A STUDY ON PERFORMANCE AND PERCEPTION OF FARMER PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS IN KALABURAGI DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE
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2022-02-14
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The present study was conducted to analyze the performance of Farmer Producer
Organizations and perception of FPO members in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka state.
Ex-post facto research design was used for the study, total sample size was 125. Out of five FPOs selected for the study, 25 respondents were selected randomly from each FPOs. Personal interview method was used to collect the data. The study revealed that most of the respondents were belonged to middle age category (53.60%), small farmers category (44.00 %), 35.00 per cent of them have completed their high school level of education, majority of them had medium level of achievement motivation (53.60 %), management orientation (49.60 %), cosmopoliteness (56.80 %), mass media exposure (44.00 %), extension contact (52.80%) and organizational participation (52.80%). Most of the FPOs (47.20%) were having an average level of performance, followed by better (27.20%) and poor (25.60%) level of performance. With respect to perception of members, the study revealed that most of the members (43.20 %) were having average perception followed by better (30.40 %) and poor (26.40 %) level of perception about functioning of FPOs. The major constraints faced by FPO members were lack of processing units, custom hiring services and poor credit facilities. Establishment of fully equipped processing units and custom hiring services and ensuring credit facilities for the members were major suggestions expressed by FPO members. There has been substantial increase in number of FPOs in India, hence infrastructural and logistic facilities shall be provided for growth of FPOs.
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