The various measures taken by the government to improve agricultural marketing are not entirely sufficient. While significant progress has been made, several gaps and shortcomings remain.

Regulation of markets was the first step initiated to create orderly and transparent marketing conditions. This policy benefited farmers as well as consumers. However, there is still a need to develop about 27,000 rural periodic markets as regulated market places to realise the full potential of rural markets.

Physical infrastructure facilities like roads, railways, warehouses, godowns, cold storages and processing units have been provided. However, the current infrastructure facilities are quite inadequate to meet the growing demand and need to be improved.

Cooperative marketing has been successful in transforming the social and economic landscape, as seen with milk cooperatives in Gujarat. However, cooperatives have received a setback due to inadequate coverage of farmer members, lack of appropriate link between marketing and processing cooperatives, and inefficient financial management.

Policy instruments like minimum support prices (MSP), maintenance of buffer stocks by Food Corporation of India, and distribution through PDS aim at protecting farmers' income and providing subsidised food grains to the poor. Emerging alternate marketing channels like Apni Mandi, Rythu Bazars, and Uzhavar Sandies help farmers sell directly to consumers, increasing their incomes.

In conclusion, the measures are not sufficient as gaps in infrastructure, incomplete market regulation, and setbacks in cooperative functioning persist. The 2020 laws to reform agriculture marketing are still being debated, indicating that agricultural marketing reforms remain incomplete.