- Agmark is a certification mark that assures conformity to set of standards approved by Government agency Directorate of Marketing and Inspection.
- It is legally enforced by Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act of 1937 (amended in 1986).
- The present AGMARK standards cover quality guidelines for 205 different commodities spanning variety of cereals, pulses, vegetable oils, essential oils, fruits & vegetables, and semi-processed products like vermicelli.
- The term agmark was coined by joining the words ‘Ag’ to mean agriculture and ‘mark’ for certification mark.
- This term was introduced originally in bill presented in Parliament for the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act.