(i) A repeal or a long suspension of these Farm Laws would be unfair to the ‘silent’ majority who support the Farm Laws.
(ii) States may be allowed some flexibility in implementation and design of the laws, with the prior approval of the Centre, so that the basic spirit of these laws for promoting effective competition in agricultural markets and creation of ‘one nation, one market’ is not violated.
(iii) Alternative mechanisms for dispute settlement, via civil courts or arbitration mechanism, may be provided to the stakeholders.
(iv) The government should take urgent steps towards strengthening agricultural infrastructure, enabling aggregation, assaying and quality sorting of agri produce through cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and closer interaction between farmers and warehouses/processors/exporters/retailers/bulk buyers.
(v) An Agriculture Marketing Council, under the chairpersonship of the Union Minister of Agriculture, with all States and UTs as members, may be formed on lines of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to reinforce cooperative efforts to monitor and streamline the implementation of these Acts.
(vi) A large-scale communication exercise needs to be taken up by the government to alleviate the apprehensions, doubts, and concerns of rest of stakeholders.
Source: Barandbench
