Act Number: 20

Act Name: The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020.

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-24

Long Title: An Act to provide for a national framework on farming agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with agri-business firms, processors, wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for farm services and sale of future farming produce at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework in a fair and transparent manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 11: Alteration or termination of farming agreement.
    At any time after entering into a farming agreement, the parties to such agreement may, with mutual consent, alter or terminate such agreement for any reasonable cause.
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