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IMPACT OF CONTRACT Arhtiyas(middlemen) are also empowered to make

use of the contract farming law by becoming
FARMING LAW contractors themselves since they already have links
with farmers and knowledge of what they grow.

Bringing farmers together through Farmer Producer
Organizations(FPOs) will enable bargaining capacity
and economies of scale for even small farmers.

These reforms will boost investment in the
agriculture sector, through better assured prices,
and contracts for farm services.

The impact of these reforms will see India’s
agriculture and food processing industries
transformed. Private sector investments will pour
in across the entire cold chain, reducing losses and
ensuring better prices for farmers.

Better backward linkages will ensure better quality
of produce, leading India to capture a bigger share of
global export markets. So, even the global markets
will open up for Indian farmers.

Employment in the food processing sector will rise
among rural youth, and this will put India on the path
towards becoming the leading food exporter in the
world, while maintaining our food security.

Due to all of this, farming can become profitable
even for small and marginal farmers.

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