CII FPO Business Service Unit

An industry led institutional engagement with farmers aimed at benefitting Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) by enhancing their capabilities, building scale, aggregating demand, strengthening market linkages, and improving access to advanced technologies in order to help them Increase their Income.

Program Vision

Establish a unique and credible industry led initiative contributing to the agenda of increasing farmer incomes

Objectives

The Business Service Unit works closely with FPOs, Government (Center & States), Industry and Developmental Institutions towards creating economies of scale for small holder farmer by improving farm productivity, establishing market linkages, and strengthening FPO capabilities.

Improving Farm Productivity

Improving Farm Productivity

Improving on and off-farm productivity - through the introduction and dissemination of good agronomic practices and climate smart technology

Strengthening linkages

Strengthening linkages

Strengthening organized market linkages across the agriculture and food value chain with an objective of Strengthening linkages spoilage, increasing value addition and enhancing farmer incomes

Strengthening FPO capabilities

Strengthening FPO capabilities

Improving managerial capabilities of FPOs through regular capacity building and converging funding from center & state govt schemes to improve access to finance and bridge key infrastructure gaps

Where We Work

Across 8 states, 17 FPOs & Growing

Background

Value

Cumin

Turmeric

Food Grains

Chains

Chilli

Banana

Fruits & Vegetables

17

FPOs

20,000+

Farmers

8

States

Program Partners

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Rallis India

Value Chain Digitization Partner

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Samudra Network enables the complete value chain digitization with partner marketplace and mobile & web-based FPO Digitization platform.

Training Partners

Program connects to the best capacity building for the FPOs