Work Experience - FPOs

Promoted 3 FPOs and extend support to 7 FPOs and Cooperatives in the States of Rajasthan, MP and Chhatisgarh covering more than 12,000 smallholders as shareholders.
Cumulative annual turnover is Rs 22.8 Cr for the last FY 2019-2020
Capacity Building

Training Calendar developed for Institutional and Business Strengthening –

  • Training Program to the Board of Directors/Management Personnel of FPOs/Producer Cooperatives
    • Governance
    • Legal and financial compliances
    • Strategic and business plan
    • Bylaws design and institutional structure
  • Training program to the CEOs of FPOs/Producer Cooperatives
    • Legal and financial compliances
    • Strategic and business plan
    • Business and market development
    • Production and quality assurance
    • Supply chain management
    • MIS and M&E
    • Financial planning
  • Program to the Accountants of FPOs/Producer Cooperatives
    • Financial compliances
    • Tally design and structure
    • Book keeping
    • Technical training on subjects
  • Market Linkages
    • Forged more than 30 institutional tie ups with different buyers for commodities like Maize, Wheat, Pulses, Spices, Gram and Oil Crops
    • Successfully established four Agri. value chains –
      • Seed Production – Processing – Marketing (> 10,000 Quintals of certified seed annually)
      • Organic Commodities with 5,000 farmers; >4,000 Quintals of different organic commodities
      • Commodity trading – aggregation and bulk supply to institutional buyers; nearly 6,000 MT annually
    • Promoted a brand “Satvik” for Organic Commodities, to connect the farmer with the buyer
    • Opened three retail stores in Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur for promotion of Processed Organic Commodities
  • Financial Linkages
    • Mobilised credit from different Financial Institutions like Nabkisan, Samunnati etc to an extent of 5-8 Cr annually
    • Facilitated credit to the farmers directly for purchase of Inputs
    • Helped in extending credit to the tune of Rs 70 Lakhs to the farmers directly in the last FY 2019-20