Tag: FPO

Cooperatives
NCDC’s focus is on rural credit: Sundeep K Nayak

NCDC’s focus is on rural credit: Sundeep K Nayak

Sundeep K Nayak is the DG of the National Productivity Council (NPC) and the MD...

National
The stereotype of “poor farmer” needs to be done away with: Kailash Choudhary

The stereotype of “poor farmer” needs to be done away with: Kailash Choudhary

Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare,...

Agri Diplomacy
UP dispatches rice, green chilli to China, UAE

UP dispatches rice, green chilli to China, UAE

Union minister of state for commerce and industry Anupriya Patel on December 4 flagged...

Agribusiness
JFPR grant to enhance market linkages for farmers in Maharashtra

JFPR grant to enhance market linkages for farmers in Maharashtra

JFPR has approved $2-million grant to provide key knowledge and technical support...

States
Amid farmers’ agitation, UP to invest Rs 722 crore in agri start-ups

Amid farmers’ agitation, UP to invest Rs 722 crore in agri start-ups

Amid the ongoing farmers’ agitation, the UP govt has planned to invest more than...

Cooperatives
Continued improved performance makes NAFED net worth positive

Continued improved performance makes NAFED net worth positive

NAFED Chairman Dr Bijender Singh has said that NAFED has been generating profits...

Agritech
Tata-Cornell Institute launches hub for FPOs to empower smallholder farms in India

Tata-Cornell Institute launches hub for FPOs to empower smallholder farms in India

In an effort to empower India’s 125 million smallholder farms to take advantage...

National
NCDEX partners with Arya for skill development sessions for FPOs

NCDEX partners with Arya for skill development sessions for FPOs

The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has partnered with Arya...

States
Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite farm protests, UP wheat procurement jumps 40 per cent to 5 million tonnes

Despite ongoing farm protests against the new central laws, the Uttar Pradesh wheat...

States
UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

UP procures more than twenty three Lakh tonnes of wheat, pays Rs 4,600 crore to farmers

Despite an unwavering second wave of Covid-19, the Uttar Pradesh government has...

States
Amid Covid-19 curbs, UP ropes in farm entrepreneurs to procure wheat

Amid Covid-19 curbs, UP ropes in farm entrepreneurs to procure wheat

Amid rising Covid-19 cases and stiffening curbs, including night curfew and containment...

National
NCDC secures a 68.87-million-euro loan from Deutsche Bank

NCDC secures a 68.87-million-euro loan from Deutsche Bank

This is for the first time that one of the largest European banks in the world is...

Agribusiness
NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

NCDC ropes in ICAR institutes and KVKs to set up FPOs

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), a cooperatives-focused...

Agribusiness
India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

India’s first FPO under Cooperative Societies Act

This FPO in Varanasi will be set up for processing high-value vegetable products....

Opinion
Hand over agriculture marketing  to farm cooperatives and collectives

Hand over agriculture marketing to farm cooperatives and collectives

The government- or corporate-sector-driven institutional arrangements may not be...