Farmer Producer Organizationsand the Future of

Agriculture Marketing

Imperatives for inclusive economic growth

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium(Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation)

Govt. of India

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How FPOs benefit small producers1. Aggregating smallholders into FPOs proven pathway to

increase investment, improve bargaining power, move up value chains and improve access to technology, markets.

2. Aggregation only way to enable SMF to exploit emerging opportunities domestic and global by integrating with SMEs; retail chains

3. Climate change coping mechanisms and risk mitigation requires aggregated platforms for efficient delivery

4. Aggregation will facilitate more effective targeting of subsidies to farmers

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SFAC FPO network structure

Village level(Crop planning, seed

production, demonstration, knowledge sharing,

aggregation)

Cluster level (10-12 villages)

(Credit, inputs, technology, capacity building, marketing

linkages)

State level(Policy advocacy, explore wider markets, strategic

partnerships)

Federation of KPCs(10000+ farmers)

KPC(1000 farmers/50 FIGs in each)

FIG(15-20 farmers in

each group)FIG

Kisan Producer Co/Coop

FIG

Marketing linkage/inputs/credit S F A C

Input supply

(Seed, fertilizer,

machinery)

Financial & technical

(Credit, savings, insurance, extension)

Marketing linkages (contract farming,

procurement under MSP)

Training and Networking (HRD, policy

advocacy, documentati

on)

FPO

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)Typical range of services provided

Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations by SFAC

S.No Name of StateAchievement

Farmers mobilized/under mobilization No. of FIGs FPO Registered FPO registration

under process 1 Arunachal Pradesh 1750 94 2 02 Andhra Pradesh 34395 837 10 203 Bihar 28606 526 7 224 Chhattisgarh 26063 412 5 215 Delhi 3535 196 4 06 Goa 1810 116 0 27 Gujarat 30461 536 6 258 Haryana 7048 362 9 39 Himachal Pradesh 3850 226   410 Jammu 3000 170 1 011 Srinagar 3000 117 0 312 Jharkhand 10107 628 8 013 Karnataka 36828 864 12 2314 Madhya Pradesh 118410 5585 34 8915 Maharashtra 72917 2952 33 3516 Manipur 4750 260 2 317 Meghalaya 3750 258 2 218 Mizoram 700 35 0 1

19 Nagaland 1750 139 1 1

20 Odisha 38523 1006 6 3421 Punjab 6005 343 7 122 Rajasthan 56215 2061 22 2723 Sikkim 1876 159 2 024 Tamil Nadu 21000 50 1 2025 Tripura 1750 127 3 026 Uttarakhand 6004 359 6 027 Uttar Pradesh 39697 1034 10 3428 West Bengal 58322 3582 7 50  TOTAL 622122 23034 200 420

Name of State No. of Farmers mobilized

No. of FPOs formed

Andhra Pradesh 14395 10

Gujarat 7350 6Karnataka 16828 14

Madhya Pradesh 229403 29

Maharashtra 27187 23

Rajasthan 22092 15Uttar Pradesh 19697 10

Total 136952 108

Integrated development of 60,000 Pulses Village in Rainfed areas – an Overview

Name of State No. of FIGs with Bank Account

No. of Demo. in Kharif

Season

Andhra Pradesh 316 350

Gujarat 22 150Karnataka 304 384

Madhya Pradesh 985 1185

Maharashtra 595 2565

Rajasthan 227 433Uttar Pradesh 26 500

Total 2475 5567

4626 Audio / Visual Shows organized for

66005 participants

Red gram Transplantin

g method and

techniques to be

followed while

transplanting

LRP and BDS capacity building

programme on the pre monsoon session on red gram with INM and IPM

techniques

3234Orientation Trainings

conducted covering 64074

members

INM and IPM

Training programme

has been conducted

on demonstratio

n sites

Red gram cultivation

Krishidoot - Mobile base

Advisory Services

186 Exposure visits for 9286

farmers

KVK demonstratio

n plots

Seed processing

unit ARS Bidar

Demonstration plots

Benefit of collectivizatio

n

Mini Dal millVermicompos

t unit and dairy units of Gudur village of Gulbarga Taluk and

Sedam talukFarmers pulse industries,

Bidar

7108 Trainings conducted to enhance the capacity of

110560 members

Detailing on package and practices for

Pulse production

like line sowing, land preparation,

seed treatment, seed rate.

Plant Protection

Improved agriculture

practices for Rabi

7256 Kisan Sabha/Goshties

held at village/block levels with a

total participation of

116392 members

Pest and diseases

control, Good agricultural

practices followed

Demonstration on Seed treatment

Red gram cultivation

FPO Formation

Intercrops in Red gram and crop diversity

1240 Workshops conducted for

imparting knowledge on

various topics to 3824

participants Hand holding support for

FIG, FPO formation and legal

aspects to be followed by Basic Live

hood school at Gulbarga

FPO Formation

Soil Testing

Ideal demonstratio

n plot

Major activities carried out so far

Details of Pulse Demonstration Plots Conducted in Kharif-2012

S.No State No of FIG Covered Crop Area

(In Acre) No of Demo's

Conducted

1 Andhra Pradesh 406

Red Gram, Bengal Gram, Green Gram major crop with Redgram as inter crop, Blackgram major crop with Redgram as

inter crop

661 406

2 Gujarat 135 Black Gram, Tur (Pigeon peas ), Mung, Math, Chana, Urad, Tur 142 131

3 Karnataka 395

Green Gram, Soyabeen, Red Gram, Composting, Green manuring, Vermi

Composting, Red gram-Dibbling Method, Red Gram-Transplanting, Seed Treatment,

Bengal Gram

442 395

4 Madhya Pradesh 933 Urad, Arhar, Moong, Pigeon pea, Black gram,Pigeon pea + Soybean 1349 933

5 Maharashtra 1255

Black Gram, Red Gram, Bengal Gram, Peagion Pea + Green Gram,

Vermicompost, Tur, MoongTur, Udid, Soil Testing to Harvesting, Compost

Demonstration, Soil

1384 1240

6 Rajasthan 480Green Gram, Black Gram, Moong, Moong

(Dinkar), Moong (Green Gram), Urad (Black Gram)

479 480

7 Uttar Pradesh 534 Arhar,Urad,Moong 1320 0Total 4138   5775 3585

Sl. No.

Name of State

Targeted No. of

Farmers

Target No.

of FPOs

1 Andhra Pradesh

10000 10

2 Uttar Pradesh

10000 10

3 Karnataka 10000 104 Madhya

Pradesh6000 6

5 Gujarat 10000 106 Chhattisgarh 10000 10

7 Bihar 10000 108 Maharashtra 10000 10

9 Odisha 10000 1010 Rajasthan 10000 1011 Tamil Nadu 10000 10

Total 106000 106

Duration: 2013-14 to 2015-16

National Demonstration Project for promotion of FPOs& Value Chain development of pulses and millets under NFSM

SFAC has already issued work order to the Resource Institutions in all States for FPO Promotion

SFAC PROCUREMENT OF PULSES & OILSEEDS AT MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE RABI 2013-14

State Commodity No. of FPOs No. of

Farmers

Cumulative purchase

(MT)

Cumulative purchase value

(Rs. in Crore)

Andhra Pradesh

Groundnut

5

111 164 0.65

Tur 590 796 3.42

Chana 3 5 0.02

Sub Total    5 704 965 4.09

Gujarat Groundnut 5 3854 14516 58.07

Sub Total    5 3854 14516 58.07

Karnataka Sunflower Seed

4203 516 1.91

Chana 78 184 0.57

Sub Total    4 281 700 2.38

Maharashtra

Black Gram

26

3 5 0.02

Chana 1726 3830 11.87

Tur 2975 4939 21.24

Sub Total    26 4704 8774 33.13

Grand Total   40 9543 24955 97.67

FIG Development & Capacity Building in Gujarat

FIG Meeting at Village level Cluster level meeting of FIG leaders

Grading of Tur Dal (Double Roller Dal Mill)

Collective procurement of fertilizer

Increasing Income Through Value Addition Name of FPO: (Akola Soy and Cotton producer Company Ltd, West Vidarbha Maharashtra)

FPO Input ShopFPO Name: Kedar Nath Kisan Agro Producer

Co. Ltd, Rajathan

FPOs make business sense

Inputs Supply Facilitation in Gujarat

Seed Procurement Fertilizer Demonstration

Activities undertaken for value addition in Mahrashtra FPO:

• Grading of Red Gram in Maharashtra• Processing of tur (leveraging the existing interventions.)• Setting up of Mini Dal mill

Value Addition

Setting up Of Mini Dal Mill in Maharashtra and Karnataka

• Capacity - 40 Qtl per day• Plans to buy low cost gravity

separator for grading

Agribusiness Centre, Halbarga, Karnataka

FPO OfficeInput Store

Warehouse

Mini Dall Mill

FPO - Jai Kissan Souharda MultiPurpose CooperativeLocation- Halbarga, Bhalki, Bidar

- Plan to have similar Agribusiness Centres for all the 5 Locations

Input Licences of “Jai Kissan Souharda MultiPurpose Cooperative”

Fertilizer & Pesticide License Seed License

Farm Mechanization Centre

• Tractor• Tanker• Trolley• Plough• Cultivator• Hand Weeder

This center is Likely to get support under “Custom Hiring Centre” from Department of Agriculture, Bidar, Karnataka

FPOs in the XII Plan

• XII Plan document endorses FPO mobilization

• Policy framework to promote FPOs under RKVY

• 2014: Year of Farmer Producer Organizations

• 2014: UN Year of Family Farming

• Equity Grant and Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Farmer Producer Companies

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Thank You

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