Question

What is the relationship between cooperative marketing and the Public Distribution System in agricultural marketing?

Options

• Both are government interventions but serve different purposes in the agricultural marketing chain

• Cooperative marketing operates the PDS entirely

• They are competing systems that cannot coexist

• PDS eliminates the need for cooperatives

Answer 1

Both cooperative marketing and the PDS are government interventions, but they serve different purposes. Cooperatives help farmers get fair prices through collective action, while PDS ensures food security for the poor through subsidised distribution.