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Business EconomyPosted at: Dec 1 2022 7:19PM


TCI awarded new grant to enhance FPO database

Kolkata, Dec 1 (UNI) The Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) is embarking on the next phase of its project to support smallholder farmers in India through the promotion of effective farmer producer organization (FPO) models.
The centerpiece of this effort is the further development of TCI’s Database for Indian FPOs within the FPO hub of its Center of Excellence in New Delhi, a web-based platform that empowers FPOs, researchers and other stakeholders to access comprehensive information on thousands of FPOs launched in 2021 in India, according to a media statement here on Thursday.

To further scale TCI’s efforts, the new funding of $500,000 from the Walmart Foundation will aid in the understanding, development, and promotion of effective farm-aggregation models. This is in addition to TCI’s project on “FPO-Led Small Farm Market Access Models” which received a grant of $1 million from the Walmart Foundation in 2019.

According to official data, a majority of India’s FPOs do not actively submit annual financial information to the relevant authorities. TCI’s project aims to rectify this with a data-sharing pipeline with major FPO stakeholders in India to ensure that all data on the platform is as current and comprehensive as possible as it is the largest centralized source of data on Indian FPOs currently available.

“Strengthening FPO models is crucial to empowering India’s small farmers to take advantage of the opportunity posed by rising demand for diverse agricultural products,” TCI Director Prabhu Pingali said. “The upgrades that we are making to the Database for Indian FPOs will ensure that it continues to be an invaluable resource for all stakeholders interested in supporting FPOs.”

TCI also intends to create an Interface through which FPOs can update their own select indicators. The interface could potentially be used to link FPOs with product buyers and service providers.

“By inviting farmer organizations themselves onto the platform to interact with service providers and buyers, we aim to further empower smallholders to commercialize their efforts and improve their livelihoods,” Pingali said.

The Database for Indian FPOs features comprehensive information on more than 4,400 FPOs and will soon launch a beta version of the new platform containing information for over 26,000 producer organizations and FPOs. Stakeholders can use the interactive dashboard to access a wealth of useful information, such as crops produced, founding years, sponsoring agencies, and basic financials.

Nearly 90 percent of farms around the world measure less than 2 hectares in size. In India, the average farm is only 1.15 hectares. These small farms are disadvantaged when it comes to accessing markets, credit, and agricultural inputs such as seeds. By joining together in FPOs, farmers work to jointly reduce costs and improve market access, helping to drive higher agricultural productivity, enhanced food security, and livelihood development. UNI SJC KK SSP
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