Farmer Producer Organisations

Syllabus: Context: The centre's project to doubling farmer’s income by 2022 appears to be making very slow progress. Most small farmers have a monthly household income of less than ₹6,000, fragmented landholdings and a 30 per cent probability of buying seeds and pesticides. They are facing the challenges of changing patterns of the monsoons. Possible solutions to these challenges include collectivisation, increasing the price the farmer receives, improved practices to reduce inputs, value addition at farm gate, insurance, and credit models that are farmer-friendly. But there is one issue that underlies all these solutions and that is of reach. There is a practical....Read More