THE FPO MODEL
The objective of the formation of Farmer Producer Organization is to have organic links with the community institution architecture of Self Help Groups and federations and focus more on creating value chains for small & marginal farmers and producers by enabling direct market linkages.
At least three FPOs will be formulated and activation of one FPO is the main target of the project.
Key Points
- At the village level, Producer Groups are being formed by mobilising anywhere between 20–100 small farmers depending upon the commodity in focus.
- These Producer Groups will serve as effective platforms for collective orientation and capacity building of producers while facilitating backward linkages through parent producer companies.
- The small farmers are oriented on benefits of aggregation and quality control.
- Production planning is being undertaken at the start of every season to aggregate demand for inputs as well as to assess potential procurement volume.
- Village level Producer Groups are being equipped with requisite basic infrastructure and quality control tools to serve as primary aggregation hubs.
- They also serve as the interface between Producer Groups and the FPCs and deliver services like training, weighing, quality assessment and daily price communication.