Potential implications of 'Farm Laws 2020' on rice marketing in India: A discussion
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Authors
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Biswajit Mondal
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Jaiprakash Bisen
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Suresh Kumar
ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Research Centre, Koraput, Odisha, India
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Saddam Hossen Majumder
ICAR-NRRI-IRRI Fellow
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S K Mishra
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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GAK Kumar
ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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M K Sinha
ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Utkarsh Tiwari
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi, India
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Meenu Punia
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Abstract
The new farm laws remain a contentious issue in the political debates and discussions from their enactment. Protests are being organised across the country for their repeal. Rice is an important crop, produced and consumed by almost every farmer in India. Hence, the issue lodges an important place in the agriculture canvas of the country. In this context, this articles makes the first attempts to discuss the commodity-specific implications of these laws. In this article, we have provided an elaborate view on the three farm laws enacted in the year 2020 namely (1) The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; (2) Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; and (3) Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 and discussed their possible implications on rice marketing in India.