The 

Agricultural Produce Market Committee is a marketing board established by the state

governments of India (e.g., Karnataka and Maharashtra).The state government of Karnataka,in order to
facilitate farmers to sell their produce and get reasonable price constituted APMC in many towns. Most of
the APMC have market yard where traders and other marketing agents are provided godowns and shops
for purchase of agriculture produce from farmers.Farmers can sell their produce to agents or traders
under supervision of APMC.

Apparently farmers cannot sell produce outside the APMC mechanism. This makes them vulnerable to
traders' and marketing agents' price manipulations. The Govt. of India is considering improving the
ecosystem to benefit all parties involved.

The MSAMB runs 295 APMC in Maharashtra.