PROMOTION OF FARMERS PRODUCER ORGANISATION (FPO) PROJECT

IFFDC is implementing the Promotion of FPOs Projects in seven States i.e Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra with Financial support of NABARD and NCDC under the Central Sector Scheme of Govt. of India for promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). The project duration is for five years from April 2021 to March 2026.

1. Out of the total allotted 50 FPOs, 46 FPOs have been formed and registered.
2. 612 meetings on FPOs awareness have been organized, in which, 15,350 farmers have participated.
3. 236 meetings of the Board of Directors of FPOs have been organized and Bank Accounts of 41 FPOs have been opened.
4. 9,378 Farmers have been mobilized for membership in 46 FPOs.
5. 9 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) of Haryana, Maharashtra, and the Gujarat States have received an Equity Grant of Rs.29.08 Lakh under Central Sector Scheme for Formation & Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations.
6. 05 Exposure visits with 245 Board of Directors of 24 FPOs were organized. 
7. 06 pieces of a training program for 342 members of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officers of 32 FPOs were organized.
8. 13 FPOs of Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and the Madhya Pradesh States have received Rs. 33.29 Lakh as the first installment towards Management Costs.