Odisha Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Promotion Scheme

Why it matters

Helps groups of small farmers form their own collective company (FPO) to buy inputs cheaper, get better prices for produce, and access loans and government schemes more easily as a group.

What you get

Odisha actively promotes the formation of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to give small and marginal farmers collective bargaining power for both buying inputs (seed, fertilizer, machinery) and selling produce, converging with the central 10,000 FPO scheme implemented through NABARD and other Implementing Agencies. Registered FPOs in Odisha get support for initial formation costs, equity grant matching (up to a defined cap) to strengthen working capital, and priority access to other state schemes such as Shree Anna Abhiyan procurement, farm mechanization custom hiring, and crop diversification inputs, as well as easier access to bank credit through their registered company/cooperative structure.

Eligibility criteria

• Group of at least 11 small/marginal farmers willing to form a Farmer Producer Organisation
• Common produce or commodity focus for the FPO
• Registration as a Producer Company, Cooperative or Society under applicable law

How to apply

1. 1

   Form a farmer group with a Cluster-Based Business Organisation (CBBO) or NABARD-empanelled facilitator

2. 2

   Register the FPO as a Producer Company/Cooperative

3. 3

   Apply for formation support, equity grant and credit guarantee through the implementing agency

Documents required

• List of member farmers with land records
• FPO registration certificate
• Bank account in the FPO's name