Govt to set up 1,000 farmer producer organisations, allocates Rs 6,865 crore
During 2020-21, a total of 2,200 FPO produce clusters have been allocated for formation of FPOs, which also include specialised FPO produce clusters such as 100 for organic, 100 for oil seeds
BusinessToday.In | February 9, 2021 | Updated 20:51 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched "Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations FPO)" on February 19, 2020
In a bid to transform agriculture into a sustainable enterprise through farmer producer organisations (FPOs), the central government has proposed to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs in the country with budgetary provision of Rs 6,865 crore, says Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.