The AGMARKNET project is being implemented throughout the country on a priority basis and some of the recent activities regarding the project are as follows: • NIC Jharkhand State Centre conducted a five-day workshop (5th-9th September) cum training program on AGMARKNET in which 20 officials including Market Secretaries and Supervisors from 13 Bazar Samitis of Jharkhand took part. At the end of the training program Sh. N L Singh, Senior Marketing Officer, DMI Ranchi presented the certificates to the participants. • A state level AGMARKNET project review meeting was held on 23rd August at Dehradun. All the Secretaries of 20 Mandi Samities in the state participated in the meeting along with Sh. P S Kutiyal, Director Mandi Parishad, Sh. Rajesh Goyal, NIC-State AGMARKNET Project Coordinator, Sh. Rajendra Singh, A.A.M.A. (DMI, Dehradun) and other officials from Mandi Parishad of Haldwani and DMI Dehradun. • The Punjab Mandi Board has included the monthly review of AGMARKNET project as a compulsory activity in their agenda. Secretary, Punjab Mandi Board has issued instructions to conduct monthly review meetings with Secretary APMCs, ICT Core Team Members, respective DIOs and further apprise the NIC AGMARKNET State Coordinator and Nodal Officer from Punjab Mandi Board. Subsequently first meeting was conducted at District Ropar on 5th July and later at Patiala and Sangrur on 8th July.