ABOUT CCS NIAM
Ch. Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (CCS NIAM) is a premier National level Institute set up by the Government of India in August, 1988 to offer specialized training, research, education and consultancy in the field of Agricultural Marketing. CCS NIAM is playing a vital role in expediting the reform process and availability of quality managers through its mandate. CCS NIAM is engaged in organizing training programmes in the field of agricultural marketing and allied areas for senior and middle-level officers from various line departments of State Governments, Cooperatives, Marketing Boards and Agribusiness Entrepreneurs. The institute is also playing an active role in orienting agricultural extension personnel towards agricultural marketing.
Our Vision / Mission
- To build marketing systems to enable primary producers, particularly small and marginal farmers to enhance their net income.
- To contribute to agri-business market development and management knowledge and practice through cutting edge applied research and its dissemination.
- To facilitate efficient, sustainable and inclusive agro value chains.
- To facilitate formulation and modification of public policy on agricultural marketing through action oriented, applied research and consultancy.
- To nurture innovative agri-prenuers and professionals to manage emerging agri-business concerns.
- To enhance international co-operation in agriculture marketing for global food security and sustainable agriculture.
Area Focus
In tune with its mandate, the Institute has organized a number of training programmes on functional areas of agricultural marketing. The focus areas of the Institute are emerging issues in agricultural marketing which is addressed through training, research, consultancy, policy advise, and education
Objectives
- To conduct research on long term projects, policy formulation, prepare status papers, conduct case studies in specific to marketing problems.
- To impart training to various levels of personnel of organizations involved in agricultural marketing activities such as State agricultural marketing board(SAMB), Co-operative marketing, Commodity Boards, Input agencies, progressive farmers, traders, entrepreneurs. To help them develop bankable projects for creation of market infrastructure& integrated value chain
- To offer consultancy services to state and Central Departments, public-sector undertaking, co-operative etc in preparation of Master plans for States
- To develop promising human resources by providing long term structured courses in agricultural marketing
- To cover a wide information network in the country in agricultural marketing to evolve efficient, innovative and competitive marketing process
- To develop as a centre for excellence in the filed of agricultural marketing by establishing adequate.
Governing body
- 1. President (Minister Incharge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Govt of India)
- 2.Vice President (Minister of State Incharge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Govt of India)
- 3-21. Eighteen Members representing various other Government Organizations.
- 22-24. Three Representatives of farmers / farmers organization
- 25-29. Five eminent persons in the field of Agricultural Marketing (Members nominated by the President)
- 30.Director General, CCS NIAM
Executive Committee
There shall be an Executive Committee of the Society. The Executive Committee shall have 7 members, nominated by the President from amongst the members of the General Body. The Executive Committee shall consist of the following members who shall hold office for the same duration for which the General Body is constituted:
| Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Krishi Bhawan,New Delhi | Chairman |
| Additional Secretary (Marketing), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi | Member |
| Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi | Member |
| Joint Secretary (Marketing), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi | Member |
| Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan | Member |
| Chairman COSAMB, National Council of State Agricultural Marketing Boards | Member |
| Director General, CCS NIAM, Jaipur (Raj.) | Member |
Institutional Linkages
NIAM has been engaged in research, consultancy, education, policy suggestions and capacity building in the field of agricultural marketing for a wide spectrum of stakeholders and has a vast network of institutional linkages
Partners
- USAID
- USDA
- World Bank
- National bank for agriculture and development (NABARD)
- NABARD Consultancy Services (NABARD)
- COSEAME
- Confedertaion of India Industries(CII)
- Federation of indian Chambers of commerce and industry(FICCI)
- Associated Chambers of Commerce of India ASSOCHAM
- Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya, Malwai and Liberial)
- State Agricultural Marketing Boards,
- Directortate of Marketing Boards,
- Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA)
- National centre for cold chain Development (NCCD),GOI
- State Development Departments Like Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandary,Fisheries, Forestry, Sericulture
- State Agricultural Universities,
- Co-oprative Marketing Societies,
- Commodity Boards,
- Input Agencies
- Progressive Farmers and Enterpreneurs
| NATIONAL LINKAGE:- | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural and Processed Food Export Development Authority, New Delhi |
| 2 | Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi |
| 3 | Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur |
| 4 | Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute, (ICAR),Barrackpur, West Bengal |
| 5 | Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal |
| 6 | Central Institute of Brackish Water Aqua Culture (ICAR), Chennai |
| 7 | Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai |
| 8 | Central Institute of Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Mathura (U.P) |
| 9 | Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal |
| 10 | GB Pant Agriculture University, Pantnagar and other Agricultural Universities |
| 11 | Coffee Board, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| 12 | Forward Markets Commission, Mumbai |
| 13 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi |
| 14 | Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi |
| 15 | Indian Institute of Packaging, Mumbai |
| 16 | National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) |
| 17 | National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi |
| 18 | National Centre for Mushroom Research and Training,Chambaghat, Solan |
| 19 | National Centre for Trade Information, Pragati Maidan,New Delhi |
| 20 | National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) |
| 21 | National Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited, Delhi |
| 22 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad |
| 23 | National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD),Hyderabad |
| 24 | National Research Centre for palm oil, Eluru (A.P) |
| 25 | North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (NEDFI) |
| 26 | Spices Board, Cochin |
| 27 | Tea Board, Kolkata |
| 28 | Tobacco Board, Guntur |
| 29 | State Agricultural Marketing Boards |
| 30 | Agricultural Universities of Bangalore, Mysore and Dharwad |
| NTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS | |
|---|---|
| 1 | US Department of Agriculture and USAID |
| 2 | The World Bank |
| 3 | Royal Government of Bhutan |
| 4 | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| 5 | World union of Wholesale Markets |
| 6 | Association of Food Marketing Agency (AFMA) |
| 7 | Asian Productivity Organization, Japan |
| 8 | Wageningen University, Netherlands |
| 9 | University of California, Davis, Michigan University and other U.S. Universities under SAMS Programme |
Citizens Charter
Citizen’s /Client’s Charter For
CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing
Kota Road, Bambala (Near Sanganer)
Jaipur -302033
(2016-17)
Address: Kota Road, Bambala, Near Pratap Nagar
Website : www.ccsniam.gov.in
Citizen’s Charter of NIAM
- About the NIAM :-
- 1.1 The CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is the premier National level Institute in the field of agricultural marketing set up by the Government of India in August 1988.
- 1.2 The Institute is an autonomous body operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The Union Minister for Agriculture is the president of the General Body of NIAM and the Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
- Vision :-To be an Institute of excellence and repository of knowledge, to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural marketing systems which are inclusive and empower the primary producer, by building capacity of various stakeholders through teaching, training, applied research, policy advocacy, and consultancy services.
- Mission:-
- To build marketing systems to enable primary producers, particularly small and marginal farmers to enhance their net income.
- To contribute to agri-business market development and management knowledge and practice through cutting edge applied research and its dissemination.
- To facilitate efficient, sustainable and inclusive agro value chains.
- To facilitate formulation and modification of public policy on agricultural marketing through action oriented, applied research and consultancy.
- To nurture innovative agri-prenuers and professionals to manage emerging agri-business concerns.
- To enhance international co-operation in agriculture marketing for global food security and sustainable agriculture.
- Mandate :-The mandate of the Institute includes research, training, consultancy, education and policy support to the Government.
- Training
- Research
- Consultancy
- Education
- Policy Support
List of Stakeholders/Clients :-
| S.No. | Heading |
|---|---|
| 1 | Citizens of India |
| 2 | Ministry of Agriculture & Famers Welfare |
| 3 | Farmers, Farmers Organizations, Agricultural marketing functionaries and stakeholders. |
| 4 | Central Government and its organizations. |
| 5 | State Governments and their organizations including State Agriculture Marketing Boards. |
| 6 | Private sector and industry working in the field of agriculture marketing. |
| 7 | Students of PGDABM programs, students from several Agricultural Universities and other official guests visiting NIAM, Agribusiness Companies, Banks, Development Agencies. |
| 8 | Contractors/Agencies/Vendors delivering goods and services to NIAM. |
| 9 | NIAM employees, Contract employees. |
| 10 | Vendors providing services in NIAM. |
Main Services/Transactions :-
| S.No. | Services | Unit/Service Head | Contact details | Process | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
| 2 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
| 3 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
| 4 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
| 5 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
| 6 | Training | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117, 9829210015 Fax:0141-2770595 rmittal.niam@gov.in | Coordinate with other faculty for organizing training programs. Reply to the stakeholder will be given within 15 working days of receipt of the application. | As per the norms of the Institute |
Grievances Mechanism and Time Frame for Disposal :-
| S.No. | Name of the Public Grievance Officer | Helpline Number | Mobile Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ramesh Mittal, Director | 0141-2795117 | rmittal.niam@gov.in | 9829210015 |
Contact Point :-
Director General
Ch. Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (CCS NIAM)
Kota Road, Bambala, Sanganer, Jaipur-302033- Rajasthan
Telephone: 0141-2770027, 2795104/Fax: 0141-2770595, 2771938
Thrust Area
| NIAM focuses on following areas | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Marketing system in States |
| 2 | Post Harvest Loss Reduction Aspects |
| 3 | Information Technology Application in Agricultural Marketing |
| 4 | Future and Forward Markets and Commodity Exchanges |
| 5 | Food Safety, Quality Certification & Standardization |
| 6 | Legal Reforms |
| 7 | Market Infrastructure |
| 8 | Modern Terminal Market and their operations and management |
| 9 | Public-Private Partnership and Channel Partners. |
| 10 | Ministry's Programmes and their Capacity Building |
| 11 | Organic, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants |
| 12 | Coop Marketing |
| 13 | Market Led Extension |
| 14 | Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures |
| 15 | Grading, Standardization & Certification |
| 16 | WTO |
| 17 | Warehousing and Storage |
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