Is it legally allowed for farmers to sell vegetables, fruits, and pulses directly to consumers in India? What licenses or permits are required? – Page 2

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- January 22, 2025 at 4:07 pm #68540 Reply
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  I am a farmer from Uttar Pradesh, and I’m interested in selling vegetables, fruits, and pulses directly to consumers online. Currently, due to the involvement of middlemen, the end consumers in urban areas are paying a much higher price for fresh produce, while we, the farmers, are selling them at very low rates. For example, cauliflower is sold at ₹60 per kg in Noida, while we farmers are selling it at ₹2-4 per kg.
  
  I want to bypass the middlemen and sell directly to customers online to ensure a fair price for both parties. However, I’m not sure about the legalities of such an arrangement. Specifically, I have the following questions:
  1. Is it legally allowed for farmers to sell their produce directly to consumers in India?
  2. What licenses, permits, or registrations do I need to get started?
  3. Are there any regulations I should be aware of while selling agricultural products online (e.g., food safety, packaging, etc.)?
  4. Do I need to register my business or comply with any particular laws regarding e-commerce or agricultural trade?
  
  I’d appreciate any insights or advice from those familiar with the legal requirements for direct-to-consumer agricultural sales. Thanks in advance!
- January 22, 2025 at 4:44 pm #68548 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 4:44 pm
  
  If you want you can sell directly to reliance fresh or any instamart
  And if you are based on UP you can take help from my brother he is working on these area.
  Like taking the veggies from farmer at good cost and selling it to other online services
  - January 22, 2025 at 11:10 pm #68552 Reply
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    January 22, 2025 at 11:10 pm
    
    Aapka sabun slow hai kya
- January 22, 2025 at 4:58 pm #68547 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 4:58 pm
  
  Did you explored tie up with harvesting farmer network?
  - January 22, 2025 at 6:47 pm #68551 Reply
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    January 22, 2025 at 6:47 pm
    
    Nope. Let me check this.
- January 22, 2025 at 5:15 pm #68546 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 5:15 pm
  
  selling direct is not a problem but it depend on how you sell it…
  - January 22, 2025 at 6:47 pm #68550 Reply
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    January 22, 2025 at 6:47 pm
    
    Care to elaborate please?
    - January 23, 2025 at 6:50 am #68554 Reply
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      January 23, 2025 at 6:50 am
      
      i meant if you want to sell via an open shop or a cart.. for shop, you have additional costs.. nothing much for cart on road.. also we sell to middlemen as they have lot of contacts and can buy in bulk.. selling bulk as an individual is tough..
- January 22, 2025 at 6:15 pm #68545 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 6:15 pm
  
  Selling directly is 100% legal. The problem is logistics. How will you deliver your product directly to the consumer, you need to store the vegetables, you will have to either have your own logistics (mini truck etc) or work with a logistics partner. Problem is that if your scale is not large enough these expenses will render your business unprofitable.
  - January 22, 2025 at 6:50 pm #68549 Reply
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    January 22, 2025 at 6:50 pm
    
    Yeah I understand. I’m working on the logistics and as per estimations things are in favor. Only risk I see is unknown expenses especially bribes. That’s why trying to find the legal formalities.
    - January 22, 2025 at 6:54 pm #68553 Reply
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      January 22, 2025 at 6:54 pm
      
      Bribe for what bro ?
      - January 22, 2025 at 6:59 pm #68555 Reply
        
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        January 22, 2025 at 6:59 pm
        
        I don’t know. All I know is that you can’t run a business without paying the suckers. There are many people who have shared their experiences around this on different subs.
- January 22, 2025 at 6:45 pm #68544 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 6:45 pm
  
  Yes
- January 22, 2025 at 7:31 pm #68543 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 7:31 pm
  
  Try to team up with other local farmers and organise farmers market weekly
- January 22, 2025 at 11:53 pm #68542 Reply
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  January 22, 2025 at 11:53 pm
  
  I believe there are also cooperatives that may be able to help you
- January 24, 2025 at 8:51 am #68541 Reply
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  January 24, 2025 at 8:51 am
  
  Vegetable farmers in subzi mandis sell directly to consumers all the time. It is common for farmers who own lands close to urban areas to load their vegetables such as bhindi and gobhi in Tata Magic type of vehicle and sell directly to consumers in the local subzi mandi.
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