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Rural Development
There is a greater need today to make rural areas more vibrant through diversification into dairying, poultry, fisheries, vegetables and fruits and linking up the rural production centres with the urban and foreign markets to realise higher returns on the investments in the products. Moreover, infrastructure elements like credit and marketing, farmer-friendly agricultural policies and a constant appraisal and dialogue between farmers' groups and state agricultural departments are essential to realise the full potential of the sector.

Today we cannot look at the environment and rural development as two distinct subjects. There is need to invent or procure alternate sets of eco-friendly technologies that lead to sustainable development in different circumstances such as organic farming. From these, each rural community can choose whatever will suit its purpose. We need to learn from, and also try out when found relevant, practices from the available set of 'best practice' illustrations to speed up this process of 'learning by doing'. A good example of such practice is creating a group and channelling their savings through micro credit whcih functions like mini banks for the development of agriculture.

Agricultural marketing policy instruments are aimed at protecting the income of the farmers and providing foodgrains at a subsidised rate to the poor. Which is NOT an instrument of the agricultural market system.

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The listed instruments are MSP, buffer stock and the Public Distribution System. The option worded "Public Distribution Support" is the one marked in the key.
Updated On: Oct 1, 2026
  • Minimum Support Prices.
  • Public Distribution Support.
  • Buffer Stock.
  • Private Trade.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Question:
We must find which option is NOT an instrument of the agricultural market system.

Step 2: Check option (1) Minimum Support Prices:
MSP is a price support instrument used to protect farmers. It is an instrument.

Step 3: Check option (2) Public Distribution Support:
The instrument of agricultural marketing policy is the Public Distribution System, not "Public Distribution Support" as worded here. The NTA key marks this option as the one that is NOT an instrument.

Step 4: Check option (3) Buffer Stock:
Buffer stock held by the government is an instrument.

Step 5: Check option (4) Private Trade:
Private trade is part of the agricultural market system and is an instrument.

Final Answer:
The option that is not an instrument is option 2 (as per the NTA final answer key). \[ \boxed{\text{Public Distribution Support}} \]
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