One Nation,One Market means??

What is One Nation,One Market?

Need of one nation ,one market?

With the increase in commercialisation of agriculture, the share of farm produce that is gold with in the state shrinks and the share sold outside increases.

Moreover,consumption patterns in the country are getting diversified largely due to an increase in per capita income.

People want to consume a range of products often grow outside the state and even outside the country .

This necessities seamless flow of farm produce across the country without regulatory restrictions and barriers and excessive. Intermediation.

This requires  supply chains and value chains that move products from one state to another state quickly and efficiently and integrate consumer with producer at dsitant demographics.

This development is speed up we have uniform rules of game across the country with freedom to farmers and traders to sell ,buy and move produce with uncessary procedure and rules this Is the main need of one nation and one market 

It will create a better system for farmers to sell their crops anywhere at any cost .

*States role in this system 

1- Most of the reported transactions are intra mandi ,inter mandi and state mandi and inter state trading on the platform are minimal.

NAM have not been able to provide farmers with better price discovery in other mandis of the same state or other states.

2- E- payment facility is not available in most mandis and that there is no competitive bidding reported in these states.

3-States alone cannot revamp the agricultural marketing sector primarily due to lack of funds and poor technology.

CHALLENGES FACED BY APMC'S

#Fragmentation of state into multiple market areas ,each administered by separate APM.

#Seprate licenses for each mandi are required for trading in different market areas within a state .This means that there is a limited first point of sale for farmers.

##key Highlights

1- The ordinance is titled farming produce and trade commiiitee.Its aims to set up an ecosystem where farmers and traders both have the freedom of choice of sale and purchase of agricultural produce.

2- The ordinance will remove restrictions on the sale of farm goods and enable their farmers to sell produce outside APMC provide electronic platforms with any taxes.

# The central government has approved the farming produce trade and commerce ordinance 2020 which will pave the way for creating one india one agricultural market 

# Farmers no longer compelled to sell their products only to designated mandis .

# In amending the essential commodities act the centre has finally acknowledge that india has transitioned from a food scarce economy to a net exporter of the world.

ACCORDING TO , AGRICULTURE MINISTRY THE ORDINANCE WILL CERTAINLY PAVE THE WAY FOR CREATING ONE INDIA ,ONE AGRICULTURAL MARKET