Government may set up Rs 6,000 crore fund for farmer bodies


Date & Time: 2019-10-11 12:12:52

The government is planning to set up a Rs 6,660 crore fund to nurture 10,000 farmer producer organisations (FPOs) across the country over the next five years   Under this programme, the agriculture ministry will fund, handhold, train, ensure easy credit availability and provide other support to these FPOs to make them viable. The government will also provide them with technological interventions for better output and they will be able to have access to shared affordable resources.