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Constitution of India does allow  Mandatory Purchase at MSP without enforcing Quality Standards This will be the violation of  Article 14:  Equality before Law By: Vijay Sardana Advocate, Delhi High Court Techno-legal expert of Agribusinesses No law can be created to force anyone to buy at a given price without telling the performance i.e. quality and other essential information is the violation of the Fundamental Rights of all Citizens. This is against the doctrine of natural justice. This can be challenged in Supreme Court of India by any citizen. All citizens are Consumers, including farmers, because farmers are also consumers of other items, which they do not grow.  Please seriously think and reply to the following questions: Can any seller of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, etc make it mandatory for farmers to buy at the printed price without knowing the quality of these products? Can we make a law to ensure that all farmers pay for medicine, fuel, cloth, utensi...

Why farmers are poor and commission agents are rich after 56 years of FCI procurement? Co mparison b etween New  Agri-Trade Laws and Existing APMC Law By: VIJAY SARDANA Advocate, Delhi High Court and Techno-legal Expert for Food & Agribusinesses   Farmers praying to God.  "Save me from the APMC cartel and ensure a fair price for my crop". S.No. Demands & Issues of Farmers Under New Laws Existing System 1.         Can any buyer approach farmers to buy their crop at market rates? Yes, under new laws anyone can pay market prices to farmers and buy the crop from farmers. No, It was not possible because the buyer can only buy at APMC mandies through license holders’ traders. This was forcing farmers to route their crop material via APMC only. Lack of freedom to sell anywhere was a major exploitation point for farmers. Buyers were not allowed to deal directly with farmers. This state-supported cartel and...

Current Minimum Support Price (MSP) Model no more relevant for Farmers' Income Security Case Study: Soybean  By: Vijay Sardana Let us look at the facts: India is a deficit in edible oils, it means there should be demand for oilseeds in India. Soybean is the largest oilseed crop in India. Today, India is importing 70% of edible oils of her requirements from the world market.  Let us build a case around soybean as see what is the future of MSP in India. Why Soybean as an example? India needs edible oils to reduce dependency on imports. It means there is a huge market for edible oils in India. Even if the government is not buying soybean, millers will buy soybean and consumers will buy the soybean oil.  The key concerns are: If farmers are poor, 60% of consumers are also poor. At what price Consumers will buy edible oils? Like farmers, every small business has a right to make a profit in business. They need edible oils at lower rates. They will buy the cheapest oil for their...