Our goal is to make farmer prosperous, boost income: Agriculture Minister

As far as contract farming is concerned we already have a model Act framed by the NITI Aayog which has been circulated to the states, Tomar said

The government has announced measures to unshackle agriculture markets and provide alternative selling channels to farmers. Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar tells Sanjeeb Mukherjee that states will not oppose the reforms, given nobody wishes to harm the interests of their growers. Edited excerpts:

Won’t the proposal to have a central law to enable barrier-free interstate trade in agricultural commodities infringe a state’s jurisdiction and lead to friction?
 

The question here is not of encroaching on a state’s jurisdiction but of ensuring farmers’ welfare. Today, farmers produce their goods, invest capital, apply hard labour, and are subject to