The credit of making the farmers of the country financially capable also goes to the Farmer Producer Organization (FPO). Through FPO, farmers get the best facilities and new technologies for farming. That is to say, this organization provides all kinds of help to the farmers across the country.
What is FPO?
It is a producer organization created in the interest of farmers, which provides necessary agricultural equipment like fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, irrigation to the farmers for farming. However, for this, it is necessary to form an agricultural company, in which there should be at least 11 farmers. Only then farmers can take advantage of government schemes with the help of FPOs.
Advantages of FPO
Farmers associated with FPOs will be able to get better bargains at the time of sale in the market.
Large scale business will save on storage and transportation expenses.
With the help of Custom Center, farmers will be able to expand business with increased ease.
Good facilities will be available for Green House, Agricultural Machinery and Cold Machinery.
Apart from this, farmers’ organizations will also get financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh in 3 years.
Required eligibility to form an agricultural organization
If the farmer brothers want to form a farmer product organization with mutual co-ordination, then first of all they have to name their organization. After this, your organization will have to be registered under the Companies Act. For this you can apply online on the official website.
Source: Krishi samadhan
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