APMC Mandis

APMC Acts are legislations that govern the functioning of mandis in most states and regulate buying and selling of agricultural produce

Improvements can reduce food price spikes

The BJP government has increased the cap and is procuring 21 quintal/acre of paddy from farmers

A high level Parliamentary panel has suggested that the government should encourage production and procurement of millets in all the states, specially those having significant tribal population

APMC mandis will now be eligible to avail financial support from the Rs 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to expand the regulated markets' capacity and provide better facilities to farmers

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In Ghazipur, where BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has been staging the protests, the farmers have dug in following reports that he might be arrested for his alleged role in inciting the protesters on Jan 26

This will complement its growing network of NABL-accredited quality testing and assaying labs along with existing storage infrastructure

A free market-based system does not reflect the diversity of the Indian agro-economy or the interests of small farmers

Unions stuck to their main demand of a complete repeal of the three Acts

Apex court offers a face-saver

Time for the Opposition to pull back on farm laws

Ask government to tap rising financial savings

Innumerable committees have recommended reforming the regulated markets much before 2003, when the first model APMC Act was framed to do precisely that in the country

Farmers' representatives refused to accept the option of amendment offered by the government

Govt cannot accept extreme demands of farmers

Over 850 academicians extend support to the three farm acts

Adamant on call for repealing three farm acts even as industry bodies claim stir has caused Rs 70,000 cr loss

The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back

The agriculture ministry has invited representatives of more than a dozen unions for the meeting at 2 p.m. in Vigyan Bhawan