Farmers and farmer groups are primary stakeholders in FPOs. Strengthening of Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs) through capacity building is critical for the success of any FPOs. This guidebook is a part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.

FPOs need to follow several statutory legal compliances. This guidebook aims to in building an understanding of the compliances to be taken care by the FPOs. It forms part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.

This guidebook is meant primarily for banks and financial institutions to build their understanding of FPOs, assess credit rating and working capital requirements of FPOs, lending models adopted by NBFCs and FPOs. It also useful for FPOs to understand how credit evaluation is done and capacity is assessed. It forms part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.

Information about marketing options, challenges in marketing of farm produce, types of markets and devising a better market strategy for FPOs are being provided in this Guidebook. It also discusses a set of tools to operationalize the output business at FPO level. It forms part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.

This is a guidebook for FPOs to manage their input business through demand assessment, efficient procurement systems, stock sourcing and management. It forms part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.

A compilation of schemes, policies, state-specific provisions, financial support available for FPOs that can help farmers, practitioners, bankers and other stakeholders. This is a part of ‘Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Capacity Building Toolkit.