Farming and Food Security
- Contract Farming:Tamil Nadu has become the first State in the country to enact a law on contract farming. The law would safeguard the interests of farmers when there is a bumper crop or during major fluctuation in market prices. In such a scenario, the farmers will be paid a predetermined price arrived at the time of signing agreements with buyers.
- Model Contract Farming Act, 2018: This act brings in all services in the agriculture value chain, including pre-production, production and post-production services, under its ambit along with contract farming activity. One of the key features of the Model Act, to be ....
