{"id":466,"date":"2020-05-03T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/?p=466"},"modified":"2020-05-20T06:56:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T06:56:26","slug":"kisan-sabha-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kisansabha.in\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/kisan-sabha-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Kisan Sabha App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: Drishtiias<br>Link:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/kisan-sabha-app\">https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/kisan-sabha-app<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why in News<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI),<\/strong>&nbsp;New Delhi has&nbsp;<strong>developed the Kisan Sabha App<\/strong>&nbsp;to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The app also intends to provide a robust supply chain management required to facilitate the timely delivery of the products at the best possible prices during the present situation of<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/covid-19-now-pandemic-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Covid-19<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Aim:<\/strong><ul><li>Kisan Sabha aims to provide the&nbsp;<strong>most economical and timely logistics support to the farmers.<\/strong><\/li><li>It also intends to<strong>&nbsp;increase the profit margins<\/strong>&nbsp;for farmers by minimizing interference of middlemen and directly connecting with the institutional buyers.<\/li><li>It will also help in providing best market rates of crops by comparing nearest mandis, booking of freight vehicles at cheapest cost thereby giving maximum benefit to the farmers.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Stakeholders Involved:<\/strong><ul><li>The app connects the farmers, transporters, Service providers (like pesticides\/ fertilizer\/ dealers, cold store and warehouse owner), mandi dealers, customers (like big retail outlets, online stores, institutional buyers) and other related entities for a timely and effective solution.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Function:<\/strong><ul><li>It acts as a&nbsp;<strong>single stop for every entity related to agriculture,<\/strong>&nbsp;be they a farmer who needs better price for the crops or mandi dealer who wants to connect to more farmers or truckers who invariably go empty from the mandis.<\/li><li>Kisan Sabha also&nbsp;<strong>provides a platform for people who want to buy directly from the farmers.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) was established in 1952 as a constituent laboratory of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/important-institutions\/drishti-specials-important-institutions-national-institutions\/council-of-scientific-and-industrial-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>It is located in Delhi.<\/li><li>It is the&nbsp;<strong>premier national research organization for highways traffic and transport planning<\/strong>&nbsp;and all other allied aspects.<\/li><li>It carries out R&amp;D in the areas of road and road transportation and provides the highest level of professional consultancy.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: DrishtiiasLink:https:\/\/www.drishtiias.com\/daily-updates\/daily-news-analysis\/kisan-sabha-app Why in News The&nbsp;CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI),&nbsp;New Delhi has&nbsp;developed the Kisan Sabha App&nbsp;to connect farmers to the supply chain and freight transportation management system. The app also intends to provide a robust supply chain management required to facilitate the timely delivery of the products at the best possible prices during the present 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