PERFORMANCE OF SELECT FPCs IN MADURAI DISTRICT

T.M. KAMESH¹*, M. PRAHADEESWARAN^2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : kameshnkl@gmail.com

Received : 24-04-2019     Accepted : 27-06-2019     Published : 30-06-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 12       Pages : 8677 - 8680
Int J Agr Sci 11.12 (2019):8677-8680

Keywords : Collective Action, Farmer Producer Organization, NABARD, SFAC, SWOC Analysis
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, 625104, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Farmer Producer Company is farmers enterprise, an effective pathway to address the challenges in farming and to support farmers in profitable farm business. There are 19 FPCs in Madurai district which are registered under the MCA, GoI. The study was taken up to know the performance of FPCs in Madurai district based on the parameters like activities, support etc., and interviewed. From which, performance of three FPCs are discussed in this paper. MM- FPC Limited (Coconut & other crops producing FPC in Madurai district) is having 1080 shareholders and it procurements of coconut and copra, arrange cattle loan to members and in the process of establishing the oil extraction unit and paddy seed processing unit under development schemes. K-FPC (Kadambavanam Farmer Producer Company) is established through the NGO known as Association for Rural Development. It is involved in linking farmers with the banks and supplying inputs. It also arranges the education loans for the children of the members. SV-FPC (Sirumalai Vegetables Farmer Producer Company) works for the people living in Sirumalai hills and focusing on transport of larger quantity of vegetable from the production centre to different markets. With the support of 1000 shareholders, SV-FPC is planning to establish input shop for the benefit of farmers and sale of premium grade honey.

1. Government of India (2017) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), Situation Assessment survey of Agricultural households, NSS 70th round: Jan-Dec 2013.
2. Rani Nidhi, Gadhe Shruthi and Nayak Akhilesh (2017) International Journal of Agriculture Sciences, 9(4), 3735-3738.
3. Preeti Sawairam (2015) Journal of Management & Research, 4, 2.
4. Government of India (2013) Policy and Process Guidelines for Farmer Producer Organizations, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
5. Agarwal B. (2010) Economic and Political Weekly, 45(9), 64-78.
6. Poulton C., Dorward A. and Kydd J. (2010) World development, 38(10), 1413-28.
7. Gra J., Leighton L. and Oeschsle S. (1989) Profiles of farmers organization in Saint Lucia. Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, 125.
8. Centre for Advanced Research and Development – Farmer Producer Organization-Viewed on 10.04.2019 [http://www.cardindia.net/current_FPC.php).
9. SFA] (2019) Detailed list of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPCs-state wise), Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, Viewed on 10.04.2019 [http://sfacindia.com/List-of-FPC-Statewise.html).
10. Venkattakuma] R. and Sontakki B.S. (2012) Indian Research Journal of Extension Education Special Issue, I, 154-160.
11. Aditya R.L.S. (2015) Organizational Structure of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPCs) For Effective Value Chain Analysis - A Case Analysis of Telangana and Karnataka. Unpublished thesis submitted to Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur.
12. Shah and Tushar (1995) Making farmer co-operatives work-design, governance and management. Sage publications. New Delhi, 275p.
13. Shubhangi S. (2016) International Journal of Applied Research, 2(10), 142-146.