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Assuring members that the government would not allow any 'injustice' to happen to the farmers, Somashekar moved the bill The amendment to the Land Reforms Act enables any individual purchase agricultural land, whereas the APMC Act allows farmers to sell their produce directly to private players

Mint spoke with farmers in different states and reports their views on the new laws that seek to liberalize India’s agriculture markets

Maharashtra is the worst-hit state, with over 30,000 cases while Mumbai has so far reported 18,555 cases AMPC Mumbai has been shut since last Monday after it reported a spike in cases

The ordinance would allow farmers to sell their produce directly to anyone

After a few APMC employees tested positive recently, the rising curve of covid-19 cases in Mumbai is being partly attributed APMC's functioning

The rise in the number of covid-19 cases has severely hit supplies and there is fear among traders and buyers. Food grains are the only items that are supplied to retail markets via APMCs, while for vegetables and fruits, the state allowed direct supply from farms to retailers

APMC authorities in Mumbai have decided to issue special employee ID cards, approved by FSSAI and endorsed by Maharashtra police The state has allowed APMCs to act as self-regulatory firms to ensure there is no disruption in supply chains of essential food items

In the past week, rates of foodgrains--rice, wheat flour, pulses, lentils, grams and sugar have risen by 5-10% in Mumbai APMC markets for vegetables, fruits have shut down but those for food-grains are open

e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal, which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agri commodities Initially started with 25 commodities, e-trade facilities have been provided on 124 commodities with tradable parameters on e-NAM portal

The Maharashtra government's attempt at agricultural reform is welcome, but it won't be enough