The Govt has notified two Ordinances which seek to provide barrier-free trade for farmers’ produce outside the notified farm mandis, and empowers farmers to enter into farming agreements with private players prior to production for sale of agri-produce. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance were promulgated on June 5, 2020. However, the Union Agriculture Ministry notified the two Ordinances on July 20. According to the notification, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Ordinance allows intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers’ produce outside the Government notified mandis.