Initiative:
Collective decisionmaking
amongst
farmers
Beneficiaries:
Farmers of 12
villages in Bathinda
district, Punjab
The Challenge:
- Lack of technical
know-how about crops
and usage of high
doses of fertilisers and
pesticides
Financial dependence
on commission agents
for credit needs
- Absence of unity
among farmers
The Solution:
-
Farmer Producer
Organization(FPO) set
up to bring farmers
together for collective
action at a larger
scale
-
Crop weather advisory
services through SMS
were introduced
-
Portable water testing
facility was enabled
-
NABARD in
association with
Ambuja Cement
Foundation
implemented a
project to enhance
productivity and
reduce cultivation cost
of major crops
The Impact:
- Farmers’ business
groups brought under
the umbrella of an
FPO
-
Quality agricultural
inputs at lesser price
-
Professional guidance
for farmers
- Atmosphere of mutual
trust among villagers
- Considerable
improvement in the
agro-based livelihoods
of the farming
community