The NCA had the made the following suggestion to make grading and standardization popular in the country:
1) Grading and Standardization should be made compulsory for transactions in agriculture commodities at all levels for local Interstate and export trade.
2) Grading and standardization must cover all type of agricultural commodities viz, livestock and livestock products, crops including horticulture and plantation, fish and fish products, and minor forest products.
3) The grading system should be made efficient and full proof. For this trained and well qualified grades should be appointed.
4) Samples of graded commodities should be displayed in all the markets for verification by the graders and participating consumers.
5) Duplication and overlapping of functions linked with the formulation of grades standards of agricultural commodities should be abolished.
6) In order to avoid duplication the work should be distributed among the central and state government.
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