Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
Online published on 13 December, 2019.
There are 13 FPOs in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, four FPOs, of which 136 farmers were randomly selected with the help of pre-tested schedule for primary data collection to examine the performance, determinants and constraints. About 97% of the members of FPO have at least one extension visit to their fields by the extension agents supported by the FPO. Whereas 87% of the non-members had no extension visits. Besides, around 98% of the members have received training on marketing activities, in case of non-members was just 2%. Three or more extension visits in a season increase the chance of getting membership by around 50%. Similarly, undergoing training on market activities increases the probability of becoming member by 63.5%. The result of logit regression reveals that, extension visits and trainings given by the NGOs encourage farmers to enrol themselves as a member of FPOs. Lack of awareness among the farmers, marketing risk, less Government support and nexus between mandis and village traders are the major constraints in the FPOs.
