A STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISTIONS (FPOs) IN KURNOOL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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Date
2018
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Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
Abstract
The present study entitled “A Study on Performance of Farmer
Producer Organisations (FPOs) in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh” was
intended to examine various economic activities, technical efficiency,
marketing practices, price spread and constraints of production and marketing
on FPO and non-FPO farms.
Kurnool district was purposively selected for present study as the
district is having nine actively functioning FPOs (six under NABARD and
three under SFAC).
The list of the mandals along with corresponding number of FPO
farmers was prepared. One mandal from the district with maximum number
of FPO farmers was selected purposively. The selected FPO was found
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covering four villages in Dhone mandal. Hence all the four villages in the
mandal were purposively selected for present study.
All the FPO farmers in selected villages were listed out and 40 farmers
were randomly selected. Another sample of 40 non-FPO farmers from the
same villages were also randomly selected to serve as a control group. The
information related to the present study was collected using a well-defined
and pre-tested schedule through personal interview method. Detailed
information was collected from the sample farms and it pertained to the
agricultural year 2016-2017. Tabular analysis and linear programming
technique (DEA) were employed to analyse the set objectives.
The average size of the farm was 2.375 ha on FPOs and 2.6 ha on non-
FPOs. The per hectare value of assets for FPOs was Rs.13,13,069 and the
same for non-FPOs was Rs. 13,35,00. Total human labour utilized was 171
and 161.2 man days per hectare on onion FPO and non-FPO farms. On an
average the total cost of cultivation per hectare of onion was Rs. 1,07,958 on
FPO farms and Rs. 1,05,031 on non-FPO farms. The price per quintal was
more on FPO farms with Rs. 920 compared to Rs.831 on non-FPO farms. The
gross income realized on FPO farms was higher with Rs. 1,97,800 as against
Rs. 1,61,600 on non-FPO farms., The net income was higher on FPO farms
with Rs. 89,842 compared to Rs. 56,568 per hectare on non-FPO onion
farms.
Total human labour utilized was 104.38 (100 per cent) and 100.4 (100
per cent) man days per hectare on groundnut FPO and non-FPO farms
respectively. The total cost of cultivation per hectare of groundnut was
Rs. 58,142 on FPO and Rs. 57,526 on non-FPO farms. The price per quintal
was slightly more on FPO farms with Rs. 4482 against to Rs.4380 on non-
FPO farms. In groundnut the gross income realized on FPO farms was
slightly higher with Rs. 78,804 as against Rs. 74,030 on non-FPO farms. The
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net income was higher on FPO farms with Rs. 20,661 compared to Rs. 16,503
per hectare on non-FPO farms.
Between FPO farms and non-FPO farms of onion and groundnut, FPO
farms were better off in respect of OTE, PTE and SE than non-FPO farms in
both onion and groundnut crops. The analysis of price spread in onion
marketing revealed that the producer was getting higher share of consumer’s
rupee in Channel I (80.29 per cent) than that of Channel II (58.1 per cent).
The same trend was observed in the case of groundnut also, where the
producer was getting higher share of consumer’s rupee in Channel I (80.71
per cent) than that of Channel II (78.4 per cent). Major problem putforth by
both FPO farmers and non-FPO farmers was labour shortage during the crop
growth period. Pests and diseases was another problem as ventilated by 70
per cent of FPO farmers and 72.5 per cent of non-FPO farmers.
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