Basic concept of the FPO Project:-

Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) are one of the most imminent tools of intervention for upliftment of the farmers’ livelihood in India. When more than 85% of the farmers are smallholders, it becomes quite challenging for them to access the modern production technologies, access, and use the market information for their advantage, transact the commodities in input or output market on their own terms, and ultimately keep their farming profitable. The collectivization of farmers through FPOs helps in bringing economy of scale in different on-farm as well as off-farm activities at all three stages- pre-production, production, and post-production levels. The Government of India is promoting the formation of FPOs through different programs & schemes, since last one decade. Not only central government but also state government, other government agency, corporate agency and private organization have focusing on FPO formation and promotion because the major concern that the livelihood of the farmers will develop through the FPO.

In this context Gram-utthan has been giving focus on FPO promotion since 2019 with support of NABARD Odisha under PODF–ID & CSS after that Gram-Utthan empanelled CBBO
for Small Farmers Agribusiness consortium (SFAC) & National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) under Central Sector Scheme.

Objectives of the formation & Promotion of FPO:-

The primary objective of the projects are “up scaling & mainstreaming climate resilience agriculture in integrated approach through mobilisation of farmers in to collectives and federating them to form the Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) in Odisha and Chhaishgarh.” Creating ultimate sources of livelihood any employment generation through farming approach like fishery, dairy, poultry, vegetable/ horticulture agriculture and allied sectors with 12,254 rural farmers of two states (Odisha and Chhattisgarh) We have formed 46 no of FPO/ FFPO/ PFCS)
in two states of India. We have covered 25 blocks of 16 districts in Odisha and 11 blocks of 6 districts in Chhattisgarh