The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-farmers-empowerment-and-protection-agreement-on-price-assurance-and-farm-services-bill-2020
The Trade and Commerce Ordinance provides buyers the freedom to buy farmers’ produce outside the APMC markets without having any license or paying any fees to APMCs. The Contract Farming Ordinance provides a framework for buyers and farmers to enter into a contract (before a crop season starts) which guarantees farmers a minimum price and buyers an assured supply. The third Ordinance amends the Essential Commodities Act to provide that stock limits for agricultural produce can be imposed only when retail prices increase sharply and exempts value chain participants and exporters from any stock limit. The three Ordinances aim to increase the availability of buyers for farmers’ produce, by allowing them to trade freely without any license or stock limit, so that an increase in competition among them results in better prices for farmers.[9] While the Ordinances aim to liberalise trade and increase the number of buyers, this may not be sufficient to attract more buyers.
Gramin Agriculture Markets: The Standing Committee noted that availability of a transparent, easily accessible, and efficient marketing platform is a pre-requisite to ensure remunerative prices for farmers