New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The North Eastern Region Agri-Commodity e-Connect (NE-RACE) portal has become fully operational, facilitating market linkages between farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations, self-help groups and cooperatives from the North Eastern Region and buyers across the country.

In written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Dr. Sukanta Majumdar said that a total of 6,807 sellers including farmers and Farmer Producer Companies and 735 buyers have been onboarded on the platform as on January 2026.

The portal currently hosts 1,797 agri-commodities, with total sales facilitated through NE-RACE amounting to Rs 895.56 lakh.

The minister said the platform has...