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Agricultural , allied sectors contribution to GDP can further rise on strengthened marketing: Amit Shah Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has said the contribution of agriculture and allied sectors to the country's GDP can be further enhanced by strengthening marketing, for which Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are the key. The minister said agriculture can become a profitable business if modern technology and marketing methods are adopted. Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) can help in this endeavour. Further, Shah said FPOs formed by...
Agricultural , allied sectors contribution to GDP can further rise on strengthened marketing: Amit Shah
Agricultural , allied sectors contribution to GDP can further rise on strengthened marketing: Amit Shah
Source: Accord Fintech
17/07/2023 11:14:14 AM
Over 5.5 lakh farmers mobilised under central scheme for FPOs: Government More than 5.87 lakh farmers have been mobilised under the 'Formation & Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)' scheme launched in February 2020 with equity contribution by farmer members amounting to Rs 36.82 crore, the Centre announced on Thursday. Stating that the FPOs have started business transactions, the government said, "As many as 84 FPOs of 14 Cluster Based Business Organisations (CBBOs) have made transactions worth Rs 928.28 lakh and 12 FPOs of ...
Over 5.5 lakh farmers mobilised under central scheme for FPOs: Government
Over 5.5 lakh farmers mobilised under central scheme for FPOs: Government
Source: IANS
22/04/2022 9:19:00 AM
Centre urges startups to upscale value chain for millets The Centre on Saturday urged all startups to upscale the value chain for millets by creating an inclusive framework for taking the producing communities along. "We urge the startups and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to not only help in upscaling millets' value chain, connecting to domestic and international markets, but also to create an inclusive framework where we take the producing communities along," Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture &a...
Centre urges startups to upscale value chain for millets
Centre urges startups to upscale value chain for millets
Source: IANS
20/02/2022 9:59:35 AM
FPOs federation needed to enhance farmers income: Grant Thornton Bharat Federation of 'Farmer Producer Organisation' (FPO) is required in each state to exploit economies of scales as well as enhance farmers' income levels, Grant Thornton Bharat said in a report. "The next big step could be to confederate a few FPOs in a district or state into a federal body through an SPV, to carry out intensive and vigorous marketing activities with greater scale economies, and leverage upon newly proposed schemes to promote agri infrastructure, establish sto...
FPOs federation needed to enhance farmers income: Grant Thornton Bharat
FPOs federation needed to enhance farmers income: Grant Thornton Bharat
Source: IANS
20/06/2021 9:00:51 AM