Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said agriculture sector has to be seen holistically to ensure maximum benefits for the farmers. <br/><br/>He also called for change in the sector according to global requirement to make the agri products more profitable. Launching the National Agriculture Market portal( e-NAM) in New Delhi, Mr. Modi also asked farmers to adopt modern and scientific methods in farming to boost country's economy. <br/><br/>He said the e-NAM is a pan-India e-trading portal to network existing APMC and other market yards to create a unified national market for agri commodities. The Prime Minister said the portal will provide a single window service for all APMC related information and services. <br/><br/>He said earlier farmers used to get to know rate of their crops only after reaching Mandis but now it enables them to know the rate of their crops and production even before they load it on a tractor or cart. He said, laboratories will be established in mandis to check quality of the crops. He added this initiative will usher in transparency which will greatly benefit the farmers.<br/><br/>Describing the portal as a turning point for the agriculture sector, Mr. Modi said it will not only benefit farmers but also other stakeholders and consumers.<br/><br/>He also said unfortunately, the country does not have real time data on agriculture production and these structures need to be changed. He said, even in many states there is no laws on agriculture market. The Prime Minister urged states to amend the APMC rules to facilitate farmers to take benefit of the scheme.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said, Government will connect 200 mandi by September this year. He said, by March 2018 all 585 mandis will be connected with e-NAM. <br/><br/>The portal will connect e-mandis in several states and is aimed at ushering in much needed agri marketing reforms to enable farmers to get better price of their produce and double their income.