1Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
2Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
*Corresponding author: tripathymaitreyee61@gmail.com
Online published on 24 March, 2023.
The aggregation of small and marginal farmers into FPOs has helped increase market linkages to improve farmers’ economic strength. This study was conducted in Puri district of Odisha during the period 2020-21. Data were collected from a total of 50 respondents from eight FPOs from 2 blocks i.e., Nimapara and Brahmagiri. The data were analysed through Garrett ranking technique and the challenges were ranked under socio -political, organizational, economic and other constraints. The constraint, lack of co-ordination between members of FPO for different group activities was ranked “first” and non - availability of timely credit ranked last.
