What strategies can the government adopt to promote Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and cooperatives for collective marketing and value addition in millets?
Himanshu Tiwari
The government can promote FPOs and cooperatives in the millet sector through the following strategies:
- Financial support: Provide start-up grants, subsidized credit, and low-interest loans for FPO formation and infrastructure development.
- Capacity building: Train farmers in collective marketing, quality standards, post-harvest management, and value addition techniques.
- Market linkages: Facilitate direct connections with retailers, institutional buyers, and government procurement agencies to ensure fair prices.
- Infrastructure development: Support storage, processing units, and cold chains to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance value addition.
- Policy incentives: Offer tax benefits, input subsidies, and price support schemes to strengthen cooperative operations.
- Promotion of branding and certification: Encourage organic, geographical indication (GI), or nutrient-rich labels to increase market value.
These strategies enable economies of scale, improved farmer income, and wider adoption of millet-based value chains.
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Chuck A Arize
The government can promote FPOs and cooperatives in millets by providing start-up grants, credit linkages, capacity building in collective marketing, infrastructure for storage and processing, and incentives for value addition, enabling farmers to capture higher market value.
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