A STUDY ON THE INDIAN AGRICULTURE ACTS OF 2020 (FARM BILLS 2020) – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO INDIAN FARMING COMMUNITY

In the month of September 2020, the Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and
Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and
Farm Services Bill, 2020 were approved and notified as legislation. The primary provisions of
the proposed legislation are intended to assist small and marginal farmers, (Farmers having
less than two hectares (five acres) of land are called small farmers and those having less than
one hectare (2.5 acres) are called marginal farmers) who have no means of either negotiating
for a better price for their produce or investing in technology in order to increase farm
productivity. The Agri market bill seeks to allow farmers to sell their produce to whoever they
want outside 'mandis'. Even at their farm gates, everyone may purchase their produce.
Although 'commission agents' of the 'mandis' and states could lose 'commissions' and 'mandi
fees' respectively (the main reasons for the protests), by competition and cost-cutting on
transport, farmers will get better prices by this law.