Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020. Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Smallholders/peasants Business/industry/corporations Internal trade Registration Cooperative/producer organization Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Basic legislation Dispute settlement Offences/penalties Royalties/fees Cereals/grains/rice Vegetables/legumes Oils/oilseeds/fats Fish products Milk/dairy products Data collection/reporting Fruits/edible nuts Condiments/herbs/spices Swine Poultry products Agricultural commodities Animal feed/feedstuffs Crops/grasses Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Entry into force notes The Act shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th June, 2020. Abstract This Act consists of 4 Chapters: Preliminary (I); Promotion and Facilitation of Trade and Commerce of Farmers’ Produce; Dispute Resolution (II); Penalties (III); and Miscellaneous (IV). Full text English Website agricoop.nic.in References - Legislation Implemented by Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Rules, 2020. Legislation | India | 2020 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Smallholders/peasants, Cooperative/producer organization, Dispute settlement, Offences/penalties, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX