Agricultural Marketing Law
Savitribai Phule Pune University · LL.B. Semester 1 · LDSE 0508
Unit 1 — Basic Concepts of Agricultural Marketing and Model Act:
1. Concept of Agricultural Marketing and Market · 2. Classification of Markets, Types of Marketing · 3. Background, Objects and Reasons and Salient Features of the Model Act on the State Agricultural Produce Marketing (The State Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2016)
Unit 2 — The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963:
1. Objects, Application and Definitions under the Act · 2. Establishment of National Integrated Produce Market · 3. Direct Marketing, Establishment of Private Market and Farmer - Consumer Market · 4. Contract Farming Agreement · 5. Marketing of Agricultural Produce · 6. Constitution of Market Committees · 7. Powers and Duties of Market Committee · 8. Cost of Supervision · 9. Officers and Servants of Market committee · 10. Market fund · 11. Trade Allowances Prohibited · 12. State Agricultural Marketing Board · 13. Control of Market committee · 14. Penalties for Contravention of Provisions under the Act
Unit 3 — Legislation on Warehousing, Food Product Export, Grading and Marketing - Introduction, Objects and Reasons and Salient Features of the Laws:
1. The Warehousing Corporations Act, 1962 · 2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act, 1985 · 3. The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act,1937
Unit 4 — The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001:
1. Objects and Definitions under the Act · 2. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority and Registry · 3. Registration of Plant Varieties and Essentially Derived Variety · 4. Duration and Effect of Registration and Benefit Sharing · 5. Surrender and Revocation of Certificate and Rectification and Correction of Register · 6. Farmers’ Rights · 7. Compulsory License · 8. Plant Varieties Protection Appellate Tribunal
Unit 5 — Relevant Provisions under the National Food Securities Act, 2013:
1. Midday Meal Scheme (MMS) · 2. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) · 3. Public Distribution System (PDS), etc.
Unit 6 — Agricultural Insurance in India – an Overview:
1. Characteristic Features of Indian Agriculture and Farmers’ Community · 2. Risk Perceptions of Indian Farmers · 3. Unified Package Insurance Scheme: · • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) · 4. Past Experience with Crop Insurance Schemes in India: · • Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) · • Experimental Crop Insurance (ECI) · • Farm Income Insurance Scheme FIIS · • National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS)