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Wadhwani FPO entrepreneurship programme launched in Karnataka
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10,000 FPOs launched in 2020: the farmer collective scheme details GS3 and Prelims expect
A new programme in Karnataka aims to strengthen FPO businesses.
Why it matters: Karnataka-specific
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A Wadhwani FPO entrepreneurship programme has been launched in Karnataka to help farmer producer organisations build stronger and more sustainable businesses.
The Centre's scheme for forming and promoting 10,000 FPOs was launched in 2020.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- A Wadhwani FPO entrepreneurship programme has been launched in Karnataka to help FPOs build stronger, more sustainable businesses.
- The Centre's scheme for forming and promoting 10,000 FPOs was launched in 2020.
- FPO = Farmer Producer Organisation, a collective of farmers that can be registered as a producer company or a cooperative society.
- The central scheme is implemented through agencies such as NAFED, NCDC and SFAC.
- FPOs aim to improve small farmers' bargaining power, market access and incomes through aggregation.
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प्रीलिम्स
- The Central Sector Scheme for formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs was launched in 2020.
- A Farmer Producer Organisation can be registered as a producer company under the Companies Act, 2013 or as a cooperative society.
- FPOs help small and marginal farmers through collective aggregation of inputs and produce, which improves their bargaining power.
- SFAC, NAFED and NCDC are among the agencies that implement the FPO scheme.
मेन्स
GS3 (Agriculture) and GS2 (Government policies and interventions). Small and fragmented landholdings leave farmers with weak bargaining power; the 10,000 FPO scheme of 2020 promotes collectives, but many FPOs struggle with business skills, credit and market linkage. Entrepreneurship and capacity-building programmes such as the Wadhwani one in Karnataka point the way forward: professional management, access to finance and market linkages that make FPOs financially sustainable.
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