Role of Farmer Producer

Organisations
in
Value chain integration,
technology dissemination and
accessing investments and
markets

Proposed structure of FPO

network

FPO outcomes
Economic Impact

Per hectare production up 10%+ in 2 yrs

Increase in net return to farmers:
(Inflation +10%)
Reduced gap in availability of inputs by 2025%
Increased food & nutritional security
Market linkage for the backward and
forward integration
Additional employment generated due to
increased intensity of farming
Reduction in Migration

FPO outcomes (contd)

Social Impact
Social capital built in the form of FPOs: deepens
democracy
Improved gender relation & decision making of
women farmers in FO & FPOs given board member
positions
Institutional viability
Increased bargaining power for input purchase and
output marketing
Reduced social conflicts and risks and enhanced
welfare at household level
Improve food and nutritional value
Leadership role of producers in technology absorption
Positive health and nutrition impact on consumers
Environment- carbon credit benefits

Project Objective: 1

Mobilising farmers in groups and build their associations (FPOs)

to plan and implement product specific cluster/ commercial crop
cycles

Activities

1. Organize Farmers into

informal groups (FG)
2. Train members and leaders in
matters relating to group
functioning, group norms and
systems.

3. Form associations/FPOs of
FGs
4. Train members and leaders of
FPOs to nurture FGs and
mediate vis--vis external
resource institutions such as

government, financial
institutions and markets.

Outputs

1000 farmers from 5-10

villages in close geographic
cluster organized into FGs
prepared for intensive
vegetable/pulse based
livelihoods interventions.
FGs organized into
FPOs/Informal associations
supporting productivity,
efficient access to input and
output markets, linkages with
agriculture programs.
75% meet or exceed quality
benchmarks on group
functioning

Outcomes
Farmers in 80% FGs confident
and keen to positively change
their current condition and
have developed plans to
synergise planning and market
access on the clusteridentified products

Project Objective: 2

Strengthen farmer capacity through agricultural best practices for enhanced

productivity

Activities

Outputs

1.

2.

3.

4.

Conduct exposure for selected men

and women from project villages to
villages/ farms practicing modern
farming methods, such as different
crop mixes, modern techniques and
intensive farming.
Discuss alternate farming systems
with groups of farmers suitable to
their specific situations and
generate household farming plans/
portfolios.
Identify training and extension
needs and potential LRPs to
function as community based
extension agents.
Train LRPs to provide extension
support to farmers adopting new
farming systems.

Outcomes

60% of all families interested to

take up improved crops have access
to quality inputs.

40 % of participant land brought

into intensive farming
80% families cultivate a diversified

basket of locally suitable crops.

LRP training modules being
implemented in large number.

Trained LRPs supporting

implementation of the household
and cluster level farm plans

High adoption rates of new

practices promoted under this
project.
75% project families report over
50% increase in yields in preexisting crops.
75% project families have
diversified their cropping pattern to
cluster-identified crop
The expertise and services of a
cadre of rained LRPs being utilised
by the community effectively.

Project Objective: 3

Ensuring access to and usage of quality inputs and services

for intensive agriculture enhancing cluster competitiveness

Activities

Outputs

Helping families access

working capital from
SHG/MFI, banking sector
and other sources.
Link / develop supply
channels for inputs and
services:
On-field handholding
support by LRPs to ensure
appropriate usage of
quality inputs
Demonstration of usage
and effectiveness of
relevant farm
mechanisation practices

Outcomes

70 % of participating
families using quality
inputs

FPOs/Producer
Aggregations promoted,
families covered by these
collectives

Gross Crop Output per

hectare increase by 100 %
in rupee value terms

Participating families have

assured supply of quality
inputs and services,
Network of input and
services delivery
mechanisms developed in
the local area.
Participating families feel
confident to intensify their
agriculture.

Project Objective: 4

Facilitate access to fair & remunerative markets including linking

producer groups to marketing opportunities by market aggregators

Activities

Developing production
clusters for producing
significant volume of

marketable surplus
Identifying and building

aggregation /
desegregation centers in
production cluster

wherever required
Linking these clusters with
market players (e.g.

vegetable traders,
commission agents,
retailers, etc.)
Producer collectives taking
output marketing
Formation of FPOs

Outputs
intensive, market oriented
production clusters
developed.
Surplus produce marketed
at remunerative prices.
participant families

engaged in coordinated
market-oriented production
Producers collectives
aggregate and market

produce from members.

Market aggregators/
retail chains buy
produce from
producer collectives.

Outcomes
Sustainable and competitive
linkages for marketing exist
for their produce,
families in production
clusters have multiple
options to sell farm produce,
The prevailing rates in the
cluster are fair vis--vis
large markets in the region.

Integrated development of 60,000 Pulses Village in Rainfed

areas an Overview
State

Budget
Provision (in
Lakhs)

No. of Farmers
to be mobilized

Andhra Pradesh

280

13998

Gujarat
Karnataka

140
330

7000
16500

Madhya Pradesh

580

29000

Maharashtra

540

27000

Rajathan
Uttar Pradesh

450
400

22500
20000

2720

135998

Total

Progress as on 16th January 2012

Total No.
of
Farmers
to be
mobilized

Total No.
of
Farmer
mobilizd

Total
No. of
FIGs to
be
Formed

135998

53217

6800

Total
No. of
FIGs
formed

2868

Status of mobilization of Farmers State wise

State

Target

Achv.

Andhra Pradesh

13998

2000

Gujarat

7000

2590

Karnataka

16500

5520

Madhya Pradesh

29000

15252

Maharashtra

27000

4819

Rajasthan

22500

6083

Uttar Pradesh

20000

16322

Total

135998

52586

Andhra Pradesh
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

13998

700

14

2000

134

3 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Gujarat
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

7000

350

2590

98

4 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Karnataka
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

16500

825

17

5520

276

3 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Madhya Pradesh
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

29000

1450

29

15252

821

6 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Rajasthan
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

22500

1125

23

6083

414

4 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Maharashtra
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

27000

1350

27

4819

260

6 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Uttar Pradesh
Target

TOTAL

Achievement

Farmers

FIGs

FPOs

Farmers
mobilized

FIGs

FPOs

20000

1000

20

16322

831

6 Resource Institutions engaged for formation of FPOs in the State

Major activities carried out so far

Activities ahead (next 6

months)

Mobilization of FGs to be completed by March 2012

FPORG formed; to start intensive training of FPO
promoters and FPO members
Development of tool kits for FPOs
NABARD to roll out M&E network for process
monitoring
Linking FPOs to extension and input services of
State Ag Depts to prepare for Kharif 2012
Engagement with market players, financial
institutions and input suppliers to leverage
collective bargaining power
Pilot value chain integration models: setting up of
mini dal mills by FPOs; direct marketing; organic
certification.

STATUS OF RELEASE OF
FUNDS
State

Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Total

Total
outlay
(Rs. In
lakhs)

279.96
140.00
330.00
580.00
540.00
450.00
400.00
2719.96

Assistanc
e
received
by SFAC
from
State
Govt.
(Rs. In
lakhs)
140.00
260.00
270.00
670.00

Assistance
yet to be
received from
State Govt .
(Rs. In
lakhs)

Assistanc
e
released
by SFAC
to RI s
(Rs. In
lakhs)

279.96
0.00
330.00
320.00
270.00
450.00
400.00
2049.96

50.39
3.60
59.40
81.35
97.20
81.00
72.00
444.95