District: Aligarh

Agriculture and Allied Sectors: Promotion of Agricultural Enterprises Through Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) with the Case Study of Komalika Farmer Producer Company Limited.

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE STUDY

A total of 20 Farmers' Producer Organisations (FPOs) are operating in the district of Aligarh under the direction of the District Magistrate. Establishment of the farm machinery bank by four FPOs was facilitated by the department of agriculture of the district. This was done by providing a grant of 80% of the project cost amounting to 12 lakh rupees to each of the 20 FPOs. In addition, the department of agriculture facilitated the creation of five FPOs to establish sales centers for seeds, agrochemicals, and fertilizer.

The Chief Executive Director (CED) of FPO is Shri Rajendra Prasad Pachauri, from the same village. Out of the 20 FPOs, Komalika Farmers Producers Company Ltd., formed on July 17, 2019 has 1,510 members.

OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE CASE STUDY

The FPOs were formed with the objective of seed production in the district.

Fig 1.1: Seed processing unit and godown founded by Komalika Farmer Producer Company Limited

Key Features

Through the Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) program of the Government of India (GoI), Komalika Farmers Producers Company Ltd., received a subsidy of 60 lakh rupees to establish a seed storage go-down and seed processing plant at the Gram Panchayat level.

RESULT

The FPO produced rice, wheat, mustard, and potato crops and also marked a turnover of more than 3.25 crore rupees in the Financial Year 2021-22. The seed production and sales by Komalika Farmer Producer Company Ltd., for 2021-22 is as given below-

Serial no	Crop's name	Seed production quantity(qt.)	Rate (Rs. /Qu.)	Net income(lakhs)
1	Paddy	600	7500	45
2	Wheat	700	3200	22.4
3	Mustard	100	14000	14
4	Potato	1500	2800	42
	Total	2900	--	123.40

Table1.1 Seed Production & Sales by Komalika Farmer Producer Company Limited for the year 2021-22