AGRICULTURE OUTPUT MARKETING AND INPUT LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT OF FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS (FPOs) IN MADHYA PRADESH
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2024-07-05
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UHF Nauni
Abstract
The study was done to know the agri-output market operations and input logistics
management of Farmer Producer Organizations in Madhya Pradesh. Multistage sampling has been
used for the study. Primary data has been collected from 20 FPOs of Madhya Pradesh. In the first
stage Madhya Pradesh has been selected for study purposively. At the second stage CBBOMBCFPCL
has been selected purposively for the study. At the third stage of sampling 20 FPOs has
been selected purposively for the study. In fourth stage of sampling 5 BoD & CEO and Farmer or
shareholders from each FPO has been selected for the study making the total sample size of 300.
Secondary data is collected from various government sources. For analyzing the data Frequency,
percentages, mean, AHP, FPC effectiveness Index, PCA, Perception Index and Garett ranking has
been used. The finding reports that there are more female directors and shareholders in newly formed
FPOs. All the FPOs are found to be active meeting all the regulatory compliances given by
government. Nascent FPOs are not performing capital intensive activities while growing and mature
FPOs mostly performs all activities. The effectiveness index of all FPOs for output and input
operations found to be highly effective which shows the positive outcome of FPOs.
Farmers/shareholders perception towards FPOs found to be positive for both output and input
operations among all categories of FPOs. Nascent FPOs has turnover of less than 20 lakhs while
growing FPOs has turnover in between of 41-60 Lakhs and mature FPO has more than 60 lakhs of
turnover. Local resource utilization and group fund were the main motivating factor for farmers/
shareholders to join FPO. Capital intensive activities were mostly performed by growing and mature
FPOs. The effectiveness index was found to be 53.28per cent and 45.69 per cent for output market
operations and input logistics activities respectively.