Institutional innovation by Bagma Agri- Producer Company Ltd., Tripura - An exploratory research based case study

The study was carried out to explore the innovation, interest of registered members and their satisfaction level of being members of a multi-product based Farmer Producer’s organization located in rural area of the North Eastern State, Tripura. Descriptive analysis was carried out through SWOT analysis and it was observed that the selected FPO namely Bagma Agri Producer Company Limited (BAPC Ltd.) has future opportunities for overall development of concerned farming community. Ordinal Linear Regression estimation considering the level of satisfaction of being member as dependent variable against different socio-economic variables showed that except gender and income from non-farming income didn’t showed significant influence on level of satisfaction of being member of BAPC Ltd. Coefficients of other variables were positive as well as significant at 10 % of significance which indicated a positive influence towards level of satisfaction being a member. The results and findings of the study would be usful for that selected FPO for future strategic planning as well as would be help for other FPOs planning and management in general.