REVISED SYLLABUS OF GRADING SUPERVISORS COURSE
1. Venue : Nagpur
2. Duration : 45 days
3. Qualifications: : Graduate in any discipline of science.
However, it may be relaxed, if recommended by the sponsoring authority.
4. Eligibility: Grading Supervisors working in APMCs, Agricultural Marketing Department / Boards.
5. No of session : One
6.Intake capacity : 10
Theory of agricultural marketing, marketing functions and services, regulation of markets, cooperative marketing. Definition and importance of grading & standardization, role of grading in streamlining the agri-marketing system, salient features of A P (G&M) Act, 1937 and General Grading & Marking Rules, International organization for standardization (ISO) and Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), Sanitary & Phytosanitary Measures , HACCP, procurement standards for agricultural commodities prescribed by various Govt. nodal agencies. International standards of grading and packing, nature and type of packing materials (e.g. Eco-friendly, health hazardous, etc), P.F.A Act, Weights & Measures Act, Consumer Protection Act and Packaged Commodity Rules. Inspection, sampling and terminology. Definition of grading terminology of cereals, millets, pulses, fruits and vegetables, eggs, jaggery and whole spices. Mechanics of grading at Producer’s level and under AGMARK. Settlement of grading disputes. Agmarknet, Rural Godown Scheme. Marketing Infrastructure scheme.
Practicals and study tour:
Analysis and grading of cereals, pulses, millets, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, eggs, jaggery and whole spices. Determination of moisture content. Determination of oil content in oil seeds, determination of thousand-kernel weight in rice and hecto-litre weight of wheat, length and width determination of rice. Identification of various adulterants. Preparation of standard samples for various commodities. Required equipments for grading. Study tour to selected Regulated Markets, Grading centers, Co-operatives, Warehouses and Procurement Centers. Library assignments.