Laws Relating to Agriculture

Cochin University of Science and Technology · LL.B. Semester 2 · 20-271-0209

Unit I — Introduction To Agriculture Law And Policy

Historical context · Agricultural economy at the time of independence and post-independence · Constitutional Scheme · Five year plans and rural development · New Agricultural Policy · Concept of Sustainable Agriculture

Unit II — Regulation Of Seed Industry And Plant Variety Rights

Domestic laws applicable to crop seed industry · Supervisory authorities and agencies · Review of Seeds Act1966andtheSeedsRules1968–Seeds(Control)Order1983 · PlantQuarantine(RegulationofImport Into India) Order 2003 · Farmers rights and Breeders rights · Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act 2001 (PVR Act)

Unit III — Agricultural Product Marketing, Safety And Liability

Regulatedmarketsystem–AgriculturalProduceMarketCommittee(APMC)Act,2017 · Tradepolicyand export strategy · Food safety standard setting · Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and FSSAI · Product Liability-Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020-The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 · Essential Commodities Act with latest amendments

Unit IV — Agricultural Financing In India

Rural credits and co-operatives in India · The role of NABARD · Informal credit system · Self help groups · Restructuring of rural financial institutions · Peasants and Diary co-operatives · Debt relief schemes

Unit V — International Legal Standards On Agriculture

Overview of WTO and Agriculture · UNIDROT and Agriculture · Contract Farming · Agricultural land investment contracts · International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)