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Indian Agriculture has always faced issues with respect to exploitation of middlemen but the Farmer Producer Organizations have been turning need of the hour. The Intervention of Farmer Producer Company Concept has given rise to an active rise of agri-business in India with development of FPCs. There are around 7000 FPOs in the country. The Government of India has set a target to create 10000 more FPOs in the coming days. The FPOs act as one stop for farmers with end to end services with low cost. The FPOs are targeting the unorganized markets in existence since decades. Focusing on the issues of exploitation and gaps of connection for marketing and trade FPOs gave rise because of Y.K Alagh committee report in the year 2002- 2003. The Concept of FPOs have been focused towards making farmers livelihood and income better by letting the FPOs established where only Farmers can be the members. In an FPO irrespective of Small or Marginal Farmer, everyone has equal share holding in the company and have equal rights. FPOs are supported by SFAC for the FPOs project there has been a separate fund allotted by National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) known as Produce Organization Development Fund (PODF).
This study is a case study through primary research with Green Blend FPC in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh ,India. The FPO is ‘A’ Grade FPO’. This study is made to understand the factors which made it A Grade FPO. The primary research study also reveals the reality situations of an FPO from the Farmer Producer Company Perspective and also the Farmer Perspective. This study will help in understanding the working of FPO, to understand the approaches of FPO to make it sustainable. This helps in identifying the challenges of farmers and FPO is sustaining their FPO in terms of quality service and revenue in the upcoming days.
