Section 3

Freedom to conduct trade and commerce in a trade area.

The Farmers Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020

  • Act 21 of 2020
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
About this Act

An Act to provide for the creation of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers produce which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels; to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free inter-State and intra-State trade and commerce of farmers produce outside the physical premises of markets or deemed markets notified under various State agricultural produce market legislations; to provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

All sections
    Subject to the provisions of this Act, any farmer or trader or electronic trading and transaction platform shall have the freedom to carry on the inter-State or intra-State trade and commerce in farmers’ produce in a trade area.
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