Genesis of dairy based farmer producer companies in Kerala

Jose, Elizabeth; Meena, H. R.; Meena, B.S.

doi:10.33785/ijds.2019.v72i02.015

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“…It concludes that FPOs were highly effective in improving the members' human, social and political dimensions of livelihood. Jose et al [23] studied why farmer groups formed FPCs through five dairy-based FPCs in Kerala. Direct sales and the availability of farm inputs turned out to be the main reasons small and marginal farmers formed FPCs.…”

Section: Studies On Fpos In Indiamentioning

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Empowering Small and Marginal Farmers: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Obstacles of Farmer Producer Organizations in India

Malik,

Kajale

2024

Res. World Agric. Econ.

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Farmers' organizations worldwide are essential, ensuring collective bargaining power, sustainable practices, and knowledge-sharing. This supports small farms in commercializing and meeting the growing global demand for better and more diverse food choices. India is also experiencing an increase in Farmer Producer Originations (FPOs), crucial in enhancing economic opportunities for small and marginal farmers. FPOs provide a host of services to members, like input supply, procurement, marketing, technical services, financial services, etc. The study delves into the existing literature and policy landscape surrounding FPOs and their role in the economic development of small and marginal farmers in India. This study also analyses the problems and obstacles concerning the growth of FPOs and provides a future direction. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with leaders of the FPOs to understand the background, issues, future goals and member expectations. The results suggest that lack of working capital, poor management, absence of skilled professionals, and dependency on external agencies are the significant problems FPOs face; there is also a need for proactive government support. There needs to be more literature concerning the auxiliary services of FPOs. As the Indian government plans to add ten thousand FPOs in the next few years, the government needs to address the issues regarding lack of working capital, develop a comprehensive database of FPOs, establish performance metrics and determinants, provide management skill assistance, streamline licensing procedures, and foster social capital building initiatives. This research sheds light on the potential of FPOs to empower small and marginal farmers and suggests vital measures for the effective implementation and sustainable growth of these organizations.

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Section: Studies On Fpos In Indiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Empowering Small and Marginal Farmers: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Obstacles of Farmer Producer Organizations in India

Malik,

Kajale

2024

Res. World Agric. Econ.

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“…These producer organizations were also engaged in community mobilization through the self-help groups. In Kerala, the milk producers were found to be attached with the producer company due to better price realization, availability of inputs at a reasonable rate and receiving benefits from the government schemes (Jose et al, 2019). A study by Mukherjee et al (2020) in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India, observed that joining farmers’ producer companies helped the milk producers to enhance their annual income from milk, higher social participation with progressive dairy farmers, extension agencies and urban contacts significantly.…”

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Comparative Performance of Cooperatives and Producer Companies in Member Producer’s Income Enhancement: A Case Study of the Milk Sector in Indian Punjab

Kaur

Singla

2022

Millennial Asia

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Small producers’ participation in milk collectives such as dairy cooperatives and producer companies is seen as one of the several ways to institutionalize the dairy value chains and leverage their production and marketing strengths. In this context, the study has explored procurement practices of a dairy cooperative vis-à-vis producer company that have recently ventured into direct procurement, processing and retailing of the milk in Indian Punjab and understood their economic impact on the milk producers in Indian Punjab. The findings of the study suggest that both the milk collectives offer higher prices to the producers, resulting in higher profitability than their counterpart non-member milk producers. The findings of the study suggest that the milk collectives need to take additional responsibilities in terms of advancing credit, introducing new production technologies to increase milk productivity and encouraging participation of women milk producers to make such linkages inclusive, effective and sustainable.

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“…These organisations combine the business principles of company and welfare aspects of co-operatives. There are evidence of better price realisation when farmers join together to form dairy based producer organisations (Jose et al 2019a). Producer organization is a generic name that represents various cooperatives, self help groups, federation of SHGs, commodity interest groups, farmers club, producer company etc.…”

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Emerging trend of Dairy based Producer Organizations: Case Studies from Himachal Pradesh

Thakur

Sharma

et al. 2021

IJDS

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Dairy farming, in spite of being a major livelihood source in the hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, often faces many issues such as lower price realisation for milk. The organized milk marketing structure of the state is one of the weakest in the country. Lower remunerative returns have affected the attitude of farmers towards dairy farming. As a solution to such problems, innovative farmer organisations are making progress in the state. These organisations offer input services at lower prices at farmers' doorstep. They also buy milk at prices higher than prevailing rates. The reported evidences of dairy interventions through farmer producer organizations are still minimal from this region. The present study assessed the functioning of dairy based producer organisations in hills of Himachal Pradesh. Three farmer producer organizations engaged in community mobilization through Self Help Groups were selected for the study. The benefits accrued by members of these organisations range from input availability, extension advisory, credit support and veterinary services.

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Genesis of dairy based farmer producer companies in Kerala

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Empowering Small and Marginal Farmers: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Obstacles of Farmer Producer Organizations in India

Empowering Small and Marginal Farmers: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Obstacles of Farmer Producer Organizations in India

Comparative Performance of Cooperatives and Producer Companies in Member Producer’s Income Enhancement: A Case Study of the Milk Sector in Indian Punjab

Emerging trend of Dairy based Producer Organizations: Case Studies from Himachal Pradesh

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