waht is farmer bill 2020
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1. Bill on agri marketFarmer's Produce Trade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
Provisions
- To create an ecosystem where farmers and traders enjoy the freedom to sell and purchase farm produce outide registered 'mandis' under states' APMCs.
- To promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade of farmers' produce
- To reduce marketing/transportation costs and help farmers in getting better prices
- To provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading
Opposition
- States will lose revenue as they won't be able to collect 'mandi fees' if farmers sell their produce outside registered APMC markets.
- What happens to 'commission agents' in states if entire farm trade moves out of mandis?
- It may eventually end the MSP-based procurement system.
- Electronic trading like in e-NAM uses physical 'mandi' structure. What will happen to e-NAM if 'mandis' are destroyed in absence of trading?
2. Bill on contract farmingThe Farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020
Farmers protest in Hisar, Haryana. (Credits: PTI)
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NEW DELHI: Amidst protest from opposition and a section of farmer's organisations, the Monsoon Session of the Lok Sabha passed three agriculture sector bills which will replace the existing ordinances once they are passed by the Rajya Sabha also. On Thursday, SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the Union council of ministers protesting against the bills which she said are anti-farmer and will destroy the agriculture sector in Punjab. Here is all you need to know about the three bills:
1. Bill on agri marketFarmer's Produce Trade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020
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Provisions
- To create an ecosystem where farmers and traders enjoy the freedom to sell and purchase farm produce outide registered 'mandis' under states' APMCs.
- To promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade of farmers' produce
- To reduce marketing/transportation costs and help farmers in getting better prices
- To provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading
Opposition
- States will lose revenue as they won't be able to collect 'mandi fees' if farmers sell their produce outside registered APMC markets.
- What happens to 'commission agents' in states if entire farm trade moves out of mandis?
- It may eventually end the MSP-based procurement system.
- Electronic trading like in e-NAM uses physical 'mandi' structure. What will happen to e-NAM if 'mandis' are destroyed in absence of trading?
Opposition
- Farmers in contract farming arrangements will be the weaker players in terms of their ability to negotiate what they need
- The sponsors may not like to deal with a multitude of small and marginal farmers
- Being big private companies, exporters, wholesalers and processors, the sponsors will have an edge in disputes.
3. Bill relating to commoditiesThe Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Provisions
- To remove commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities. It will do away with the imposition of stockholding limits on such items except under "extraordinary circumstances" like war
- This provision will attract private sector/FDI into farm sector as it will remove fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference in business operations.
- To bring investment for farm infrastructure like cold storages, and modernising food supply chain.
- To help both farmers and consumers by bringing in price stability.
- To create competitive market environment and cut wastage of farm produce.
Opposition
- Price limits for "extraordinary circumstances" are so high that they are likely to be never triggered.
- Big companies will have the freedom to stock commodities- it means they will dictate terms to farmers which may lead to less prices for the cultivators.
- Recent decision on export ban on onion creates doubt on its implementation.
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