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Marketing reforms

Govt must create awareness about agricultural reforms

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms: Agri secy

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming

Educating stakeholders

Awareness campaigns a must for farm marketing reforms

Market linkage could boost farmers' turnover by 5-20%: Tata Trusts study

The report was based on a field study concluded over a year ago, covering 49 FPO clusters and 45 agriculture value chains across 52 districts in 18 states

After helping ITC cut costs, now e-Choupal model set for an upgrade

Depending on who and where, the e-Choupal model has resulted in higher farmer incomes, anywhere between 70 per cent and 300 per cent

India Inc waits for dust to settle before firming up farm strategies

The final of a two-part series looks at why investment is unlikely to be forthcoming until industry sees the new ground reality

Two Acts, one mandi, zero food safety

Indian mandis remain filthy because the Food Safety and Standards Act and the APMC Act share an intersection, but not an interaction, with each other

Experts question provisions of Centre's three agri market reform ordinances

Lack of mandatory written contracts, provision to invoke controlling powers among many bones of contention

Time for real action

Agriculture marketing reforms have been pending for long

After a week's lockdown, APMC Vashi to open on Monday with new arrangement

Limited quantity for veggies, grains and masala from Monday and rest from Thursday

Commodity arrivals surge ahead of week-long shutdown at APMC Vashi

While arrivals of vegetables remained resilient with a fewer number of trucks enter into evening also, the biggest surge was seen in fruit supply.

Welcome reforms

Several states have opened up agri-marketing

Vashi APMC traders see supplies to Mumbai impacted over movement curbs

Bar on inter-city movement. Those coming from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai will have to find a place to stay in Navi Mumbai itself

Mumbai to get uninterrupted vegetable and fruit supplies under lockdown

Vashi APMC to open on Wednesday, BMC arranges sale on large public grounds at night

PM hints at lockdown extension till Apr 30; industrial activity may begin

The motto of the government earlier was "jaan hai to jahaan hai", but now it is "jaan bhi jahaan bhi", the PM said

Good, on paper

Govt's moves on farm marketing are difficult to implement

Govt exempts cash payments above Rs 1 crore via APMC from 2% TDS

The government also gave 15 percentage points additional depreciation rate to commercial vehicles, taking it to 45 per cent

Panel seeks freedom for farmers to sell produce outside APMC

Panel on the integration of commodity spot and derivatives futures also proposes to exempt levy on such sale

Centre issues model law to end APMC monopoly

States, if they agree, will need to adopt this as farm marketing is in their jurisidiction

Maharashtra plans to delist fruits, vegetables from APMC ambit

Farmers to get a choice for selling produce directly if they don't want to come to mandi, amendment bill expected in state assembly's monsoon session