The 3-Farm Bills. Will They Harm Farmers? (2Min Read)
" The Farmer is the only Man in our Economy who buys everything in retail, sell everything at wholesale, and pays freight both sides " This is the famous quote by J.F.Kennedy, Former President, U.S.A, and this applies for every economy in the world especially a country like India. Imagine when the Farmer is giving his Onion to the markets(APMCs) at ₹ 8-10/Kg and the same Onion is sold at ₹80-100/Kg to the consumers. Where does the difference price is going? The answers is the Middlemen. Any price actions in the market never benefited Farmers, the reason is same, the Middlemen. Existing APMC System! Every State has its APMC(Agricultural Produce Market Committee) , where it is divided on the basis of Areas/Market-Yards/Mandis. If a trader wants to buy the crop in the specific Area he has to acquire the license to trade from specific APMC-mandi. Similarly the Farmer in that Area must sell his Produces in the specific Mandi where he belongs to, and this is mandatory. For e.g.,...