Fixing a Broken System
In September 2020, the Government of India enacted two new farm laws for agriculture, and amended the Essential Commodities Act for agri-food stuff. The first farm law, Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act offers farmers the choice to sell their produce within the existing controlled system for marketing agricultural produce in the States or outside the States, through a physical market or on an electronic platform, and directly at farm or anywhere else.
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