1. Farmer Producer Organizations and the Future of Agriculture Marketing Imperatives for inclusive economic growth
Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium
(Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation)
Govt. of India
लघु कृषक कृषि व्यापार संघ
भारत सरकार, कृषि मंत्रालय

2. How FPOs benefit small producers
Aggregating smallholders into FPOs proven pathway to increase investment, improve bargaining power, move up value chains and improve access to technology, markets.
Aggregation only way to enable SMF to exploit emerging opportunities domestic and global by integrating with SMEs; retail chains
Climate change coping mechanisms and risk mitigation requires aggregated platforms for efficient delivery
Aggregation will facilitate more effective targeting of subsidies to farmers

3. SFAC FPO network structure
Marketing linkage/inputs/credit S F A C
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
( farmers)
KPC
(1000 farmers/
50 FIGs in each)
FIG
(15-20 farmers in each group)
Kisan Producer Co/Coop

4. Training and Networking
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
Typical range of services provided
FPO
(Seed, fertilizer, machinery)
Input supply
(Credit, savings, insurance, extension)
Financial & technical
(contract farming, procurement under MSP)
Marketing linkages
(HRD, policy advocacy, documentation)
Training and Networking

5. Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations by SFAC S.No Name of State
Achievement
Farmers mobilized/under mobilization
No. of FIGs
FPO Registered
FPO registration under process 1
Arunachal Pradesh
1750 94 2
Andhra Pradesh
34395
837 10 20 3
Bihar
28606
526 7 22 4
Chhattisgarh
26063
412 5 21
Delhi
3535
196 6
Goa
1810
116
Gujarat
30461
536 25 8
Haryana
7048
362 9
Himachal Pradesh
3850
226
Jammu
3000
170 11
Srinagar
117 12
Jharkhand
10107
628 13
Karnataka
36828
864 23 14
Madhya Pradesh
118410
5585 34 89 15
Maharashtra
72917
2952 33 35 16
Manipur
4750
260 17
Meghalaya
3750
258 18
Mizoram
700 19
Nagaland
139
Odisha
38523
1006
Punjab
6005
343
Rajasthan
56215
2061 27
Sikkim
1876
159 24
Tamil Nadu
21000 50
Tripura
127 26
Uttarakhand
6004
359
Uttar Pradesh
39697
1034 28
West Bengal
58322
3582
TOTAL
622122
23034
200
420

6. Integrated development of 60,000 Pulses Village in Rainfed areas – an Overview
Name of State
No. of Farmers mobilized
No. of FPOs formed
Andhra Pradesh
14395 10
Gujarat
7350 6
Karnataka
16828 14
Madhya Pradesh
229403 29
Maharashtra
27187 23
Rajasthan
22092 15
Uttar Pradesh
19697
Total
136952
108
Name of State
No. of FIGs with Bank Account
No. of Demo. in Kharif Season
Andhra Pradesh
316
350
Gujarat 22
150
Karnataka
304
384
Madhya Pradesh
985
1185
Maharashtra
595
2565
Rajasthan
227
433
Uttar Pradesh 26
500
Total
2475
5567

7. Major activities carried out so far
4626 Audio / Visual Shows organized for participants
Red gram Transplanting 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 members
INM and IPM
Training programme has been conducted on demonstration sites
Red gram cultivation
Krishidoot - Mobile base Advisory Services
186 Exposure visits for 9286 farmers
KVK demonstration plots
Seed processing unit ARS Bidar
Demonstration plots
Benefit of collectivization
Mini Dal mill
Vermicompost unit and dairy units of Gudur village of Gulbarga Taluk and Sedam taluk
Farmers pulse industries, Bidar
7108 Trainings conducted to enhance the capacity of 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 members
Pest and diseases control, Good agricultural practices followed
Demonstration on Seed treatment
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
Soil Testing
Ideal demonstration plot

8. 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 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 4
Madhya Pradesh
933
Urad, Arhar, Moong, Pigeon pea, Black gram,Pigeon pea + Soybean
1349 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
480
Green Gram, Black Gram, Moong, Moong (Dinkar), Moong (Green Gram), Urad (Black Gram)
479 7
Uttar Pradesh
534
Arhar,Urad,Moong
1320
Total
4138
5775
3585

9. & Value Chain development of pulses and millets under NFSM
National Demonstration Project for promotion of FPOs
& Value Chain development of pulses and millets under NFSM
Duration: to
Sl. No.
Name of State
Targeted No. of Farmers
Target No.
of FPOs 1
Andhra Pradesh
10000 10 2
Uttar Pradesh 3
Karnataka 4
Madhya Pradesh
6000 6 5
Gujarat
Chhattisgarh 7
Bihar 8
Maharashtra 9
Odisha
Rajasthan 11
Tamil Nadu
Total
106000
106
SFAC has already issued work order to the Resource Institutions in all States for FPO Promotion

10. Cumulative purchase value
SFAC PROCUREMENT OF PULSES & OILSEEDS AT MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE RABI
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
0.02
Sub Total 
704
965
4.09
Gujarat
3854
14516
58.07
Karnataka
Sunflower Seed 4
203
516
1.91 78
184
0.57
281
700
2.38
Maharashtra
Black Gram 26
1726
3830
11.87
2975
4939
21.24
4704
8774
33.13
Grand Total 40
9543
24955
97.67

11. FIG Meeting at Village level Cluster level meeting of FIG leaders
FIG Development & Capacity Building in Gujarat
FIG Meeting at Village level
Cluster level meeting of FIG leaders

12. Increasing Income Through Value Addition Name of FPO: (Akola Soy and Cotton producer Company Ltd, West Vidarbha Maharashtra)
Grading of Tur Dal (Double Roller Dal Mill)
Collective procurement of fertilizer

13. FPOs make business sense
FPO Input Shop
FPO Name: Kedar Nath Kisan Agro Producer Co. Ltd, Rajasthan

14. Inputs Supply Facilitation in Gujarat
Seed Procurement
Fertilizer Demonstration

15. Value Addition
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

16. Setting up Of Mini Dal Mill in Maharashtra and Karnataka
Capacity - 40 Qtl per day
Plans to buy low cost gravity separator for grading

17. Agribusiness Centre, Halbarga, Karnataka
FPO - Jai Kissan Souharda MultiPurpose Cooperative Location- Halbarga, Bhalki, Bidar
Warehouse
Mini Dall Mill
Input Store
FPO Office
- Plan to have similar Agribusiness Centres for all the 5 Locations

18. Input Licences of “Jai Kissan Souharda MultiPurpose Cooperative”
Fertilizer & Pesticide License
Seed License

19. Farm Mechanization Centre
This center is Likely to get support under “Custom Hiring Centre” from Department of Agriculture, Bidar, Karnataka
Tractor
Tanker
Trolley
Plough
Cultivator
Hand Weeder

20. 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

21. Thank You