Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 New Farmer Producer Organizations

Quick facts 

• Type: Central Sector Scheme
• Purpose: Leveraging economies of scale and improving market access for members
• Beneficiaries: FPO with a minimum farmer-members' size of 300 (in plains) and 100 in (North-Eastern and Hilly areas) 
• Implementing Agencies (IAs): 9 IAs will help forming FPOs

Objectives

• To form and promote 10,000 new FPOs till 2027-28.

Salient features

FPO Definition: Includes entities registered under the Companies Act or State Co-operative Societies Act, formed to leverage economies of scale in agricultural production and marketing.  Approach: Focuses on produce cluster areas, commodity-specific strategies, and "One District One Product" for specialization.  Price Realization: FPOs onboarded on e-NAM for transparent trading and better prices.  Training: Institutes like BIRD, Lucknow, and LINAC, Gurugram provide capacity-building programs. Institutional Framework:  National Project Management Agency (NPMA): Guides, monitors, and manages MIS.  District Monitoring Committee (D-MC): Oversees district-level implementation, led by the District Collector/CEO/Zila Parishad.