A paper on enhancing access to markets for Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)

by Pushkar Raj, Puneet Chopra, Karan Garg, Ganesh P.G. and Sridhar Easwaran
Sep 3, 2020
1 min

Though FPOs can enhance access to markets for farmers and reduce inefficiencies in agricultural value chains, most struggle to gain better market access and lack adequate opportunities. This report, based on stakeholder consultations Samunnati and MSC conducted with experts in the agriculture sector, provides recommendations to address these challenges.

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) can enhance access to both input and output markets for farmers and reduce inefficiencies in agricultural value chains. However, most FPOs struggle to gain better access to the market and lack adequate opportunities. This report is based on stakeholder consultations Samunnati and MSC conducted with a range of experts in the agriculture sector. It provides recommendations to aid the viability and sustainability of FPOs and enhance the incomes of millions of farmers in India.