Empowering agriculture: Assessing the progress and issues in the promotion of 10,000 farmer producer organisations
Author(s): Archana and Rajesh Kumar Kundu
Abstract: Agriculture in India is primarily focused on production and is characterized by a large number of fragmented small landholdings. It plays a vital role in the growth of the Indian economy. Small and marginal farmers form the majority of cultivators in Indian agriculture and are often exposed to numerous risks and challenges in agricultural production. To mitigate these risks and address the challenges, government came with the idea of collectivisation of small and marginal farmers into Farmer Producer Organisations in order to empowering them socially and economically. Experiences from India and across the globe demonstrate that farmer institutions that are membership-driven, financially stable, operate on a business model, and are well-connected to technology, research, markets, financial institutions, and other infrastructure can deliver significant economic advantages to their members. Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), as a hybrid of public and private companies, embody all these characteristics. In addition to achieve goals of doubling the farmer’s income government introduced its flagship scheme “Central Sector Scheme for the Promotion and Formation of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)” in 2019. This review paper is based on secondary data and author discusses the major provisions of scheme, the present status of the FPOs under the scheme and financial allocation with various types of assistance and provisions for creating a robust ecosystem to develop successful FPOs. The main objective of this paper is to describe how small and marginal farmers are empowering under this scheme through FPOs.
Archana, Rajesh Kumar Kundu. Empowering agriculture: Assessing the progress and issues in the promotion of 10,000 farmer producer organisations. Int J Political Sci Governance 2024;6(1):362-368. DOI: 10.33545/26646021.2024.v6.i1e.402
