What was the aim of The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020?
1
Provides for a farming agreement between a farmer and a buyer prior to the production or rearing of any farm produce
2
Empowers the central government to designate certain commodities (such as food items, fertilizers, and petroleum products) as essential commodities.
3
State governments are allowed to levy market fee, Cess outside APMC areas.
4
To give freedom to farmers to sell their produce outside the notified APMC market yards (mandis).