evidence: Understanding the Mandi Farmers Market System in India To understand fully what the mandi farmers market system is we need to look back at the history of India’s agriculture and follow it through to today while acknowledging the reforms it has faced over the last century. [...] Now, this is where the mandi farmers market system comes in. Unit 2020, the first sale of agriculture produce could occur only at the market yards (mandis) of APMCs. However, after 2020 with the passing of the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, which allowed farmers to sell outside APMC mandis as well as across different states of India, in turn, removing a safeguarded from exploitation by large retailers.