Lok Sabha Question No. 1175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Small Farmers Agrobusiness Consortium
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1175

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## SMALL FARMERS AGROBUSINESS CONSORTIUM

1175.  SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the initiatives and  achievements  made  through  Small  Farmers Agrobusiness Consortium (SFAC) in Bihar, district-wise; and
- (b) the details of the FPOs functioning in Bihar and Maharashtra along with the changes witnessed in the life of farmers through the said FPOs, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): Government  of  India  through  Small  Farmers'  Agribusiness  Consortium  (SFAC),  a registered society under Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Government of India, is promoting Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) by mobilizing the farmers and helping them in registering as companies and providing them with handholding support and training for  their  sustainability.  SFAC  has  undertaken  various  FPO  promotion  programmes  in  the country  through  various  schemes.  SFAC  is  one  of  the  Implementing  Agencies  under  the Central Sector Scheme for formation and promotion of FPOs. Further, SFAC is implementing schemes of Venture Capital Assistance(VCA) and National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).

In  the  state  of  Bihar,  SFAC  has  promoted  38  Farmer  Producer  Companies  till  date under under different programmes and schemes. The district wise details of the same is at Annexure-A. Further, under the new Central Sector Scheme for formation and promotion of FPOs, the SFAC is promoting 24 FPCs in the State of Bihar.

SFAC has extended equity grant to 25 FPCs amounting to Rs. 1.30 Cr.

In Bihar, SFAC has provided Venture Capital Assistance(VCA) of Rs. 1.63 Cr.  to five Agri-Entrepreneurs.

Under e-NAM scheme, the concerned State/UT had to submit the proposal in the form of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) to integrate their mandis with e-NAM portal following the

O.I.H.

e-NAM  scheme  guideline.  As  per  targets  earlier  set,  1000  mandis  have  been  integrated based  on  proposals  received  from  various  States/UTs.  However,  no  DPRs  has  been received  from  Government  of  Bihar  for  implementation  of  e-NAM  in  Bihar  within  targeted number.

(b): As informed by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, the district wise list of Farmer Producer Companies in Bihar is at Annexure-B

As  informed  by  the  Commissionarate  of  Agriculture,  Maharashtra  State,  Pune,  there are 5320 registered Producer Companies till 31 st May, 2021. The district wise list of Producer Companies is at Annexure - C.

As per the Evaluation Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on FPO component titled  'Impact  Study  7-  Enhanced  realization  of  agriculture  produce  marketed  through PCs/FCSCs  under  Maharashtra  Agricultural  Competitiveness  Project  (MACP)'  brings  out the  following  major  points  :  (i)  sale  through  Farmer  Producers  Companies  (FPCs)  has resulted in increased price realization by members by 22%, (ii) Incidence of cost of marketing is  31% lower than other channels (iii) 28 percent of members have purchased inputs from PCs and it has resulted into net savings of Rs.1384 per acre.

## Annexure-A

## List of FPCs promoted by SFAC in the State of Bihar under different programmes and schemes

| Sr. No   | District             |   No. of FPCs promoted |
|----------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Bakhtiyarpur (Patna) |                      1 |
| 2        | Barh (Patna)         |                      1 |
| 3        | East Champaran       |                     16 |
| 4        | Gaya                 |                      2 |
| 5        | Hajipur,             |                      1 |
| 6        | Katihar              |                      2 |
| 7        | Muzaffarpur          |                      7 |
| 8        | Nalanda              |                      3 |
| 9        | Patna                |                      3 |
| 10       | Purnia               |                      1 |
| 11       | Rohtash              |                      1 |
| Total    | Total                |                     38 |

| District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   | District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   | District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   | District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   | District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   | District wise list of Farmer Produce Companies in Bihar - December 2020   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                   | Name of district                                                          | Total No. of FPC                                                          | Sr. No.                                                                   | Name of district                                                          | Total No. of FPC                                                          |
| 1.                                                                        | Patna                                                                     | 50                                                                        | 21                                                                        | Saharsa                                                                   | 12                                                                        |
| 2.                                                                        | Samastipur                                                                | 50                                                                        | 22                                                                        | Banka                                                                     | 10                                                                        |
| 3.                                                                        | Vaishali                                                                  | 45                                                                        | 23                                                                        | Darbangha                                                                 | 10                                                                        |
| 4.                                                                        | East Champaran                                                            | 29                                                                        | 24                                                                        | Katihar                                                                   | 10                                                                        |
| 5.                                                                        | Muzafferpur                                                               | 29                                                                        | 25                                                                        | Buxar                                                                     | 9                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                        | Nalanda                                                                   | 28                                                                        | 26                                                                        | Madhubani                                                                 | 9                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                        | Bhojpur                                                                   | 25                                                                        | 27                                                                        | Purnia                                                                    | 10                                                                        |
| 8.                                                                        | Munger                                                                    | 25                                                                        | 28                                                                        | Gopalganj                                                                 | 8                                                                         |
| 9.                                                                        | Bhagalpur                                                                 | 24                                                                        | 29                                                                        | Jehanabad                                                                 | 8                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                       | Jamui                                                                     | 20                                                                        | 30                                                                        | Sitamarhi                                                                 | 7                                                                         |
| 11.                                                                       | West Champaran                                                            | 20                                                                        | 31                                                                        | Supaul                                                                    | 7                                                                         |
| 12.                                                                       | Begusarai                                                                 | 18                                                                        | 32                                                                        | Arwal                                                                     | 6                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                       | Nawada                                                                    | 17                                                                        | 33                                                                        | Madhepura                                                                 | 6                                                                         |
| 14.                                                                       | Rohtas                                                                    | 17                                                                        | 34                                                                        | Aurangabad                                                                | 5                                                                         |
| 15.                                                                       | Saran                                                                     | 17                                                                        | 35                                                                        | Kishanganj                                                                | 5                                                                         |
| 16.                                                                       | Gaya                                                                      | 16                                                                        | 36                                                                        | Lakhisarai                                                                | 4                                                                         |
| 17.                                                                       | Siwan                                                                     | 15                                                                        | 37                                                                        | Sheohar                                                                   | 5                                                                         |
| 18.                                                                       | Araria                                                                    | 11                                                                        | 38                                                                        | Banka                                                                     | 10                                                                        |
| 19.                                                                       | Kaimur                                                                    | 12                                                                        |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| 20.                                                                       | Khagaria                                                                  | 12                                                                        |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
|                                                                           | Total                                                                     | 621                                                                       |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |

Annexure-C

| MAHARASHTRA : Division and District wise List of Producer Companies (till   | MAHARASHTRA : Division and District wise List of Producer Companies (till   | MAHARASHTRA : Division and District wise List of Producer Companies (till   | MAHARASHTRA : Division and District wise List of Producer Companies (till   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                     | Division wise List of FPCs                                                  | 31.05.2021) District                                                        | No. of PCs                                                                  |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 1.Thane                                                                     | 29                                                                          |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 2.Palghar                                                                   | 17                                                                          |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 3. Raigad                                                                   | 33                                                                          |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 4. Ratnagiri                                                                | 36                                                                          |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 5. Sindhudurg                                                               | 29                                                                          |
| 1                                                                           | KONKAN DIVISION                                                             | 6. Mumbai City                                                              | 35                                                                          |
|                                                                             | Total Konkan division                                                       | Total Konkan division                                                       | 179                                                                         |
| 2                                                                           | NASHIK DIVISION                                                             | 1.Dhule                                                                     | 80                                                                          |
| 2                                                                           | NASHIK DIVISION                                                             | 2 Nandurbar                                                                 | 42                                                                          |
| 2                                                                           | NASHIK DIVISION                                                             | 3. Nashik                                                                   | 434                                                                         |
| 2                                                                           | NASHIK DIVISION                                                             | 4. Jalgoan                                                                  | 137                                                                         |
|                                                                             | Total Nashik division                                                       | Total Nashik division                                                       | 693                                                                         |
| 3                                                                           | PUNE DIVISION                                                               | 1.Pune                                                                      | 403                                                                         |
| 3                                                                           | PUNE DIVISION                                                               | 2. A'Nagar                                                                  | 465                                                                         |
| 3                                                                           | PUNE DIVISION                                                               | 3. Solapur                                                                  | 161                                                                         |
|                                                                             | Total Pune division                                                         | Total Pune division                                                         | 1029                                                                        |
| 4                                                                           | KOLHAPUR DIVISION                                                           | 1.Kolhapur                                                                  | 164                                                                         |
| 4                                                                           | KOLHAPUR DIVISION                                                           | 2. Satara                                                                   | 214                                                                         |
| 4                                                                           | KOLHAPUR DIVISION                                                           | 3. Sangali                                                                  | 154                                                                         |
|                                                                             | Total Kolhapur division                                                     | Total Kolhapur division                                                     | 532                                                                         |
| 5                                                                           | AURANGABAD DIVISION                                                         | 1.Aurangbad                                                                 | 334                                                                         |
| 5                                                                           | AURANGABAD DIVISION                                                         | 2. Jalana                                                                   | 263                                                                         |
| 5                                                                           | AURANGABAD DIVISION                                                         | 3. Beed                                                                     | 300                                                                         |
|                                                                             | Total Aurangabad division                                                   | Total Aurangabad division                                                   | 897                                                                         |
| 6                                                                           | LATUR DIVISION                                                              | 1. Latur                                                                    | 350                                                                         |
| 6                                                                           | LATUR DIVISION                                                              | 2. Osmanabad                                                                | 191                                                                         |
| 6                                                                           | LATUR DIVISION                                                              | 3. Nanded                                                                   | 245                                                                         |
| 6                                                                           | LATUR DIVISION                                                              | 4. Parbhani                                                                 | 86                                                                          |
| 6                                                                           | LATUR DIVISION                                                              | 5. Hingoli                                                                  | 101                                                                         |
|                                                                             | Total Latur division                                                        | Total Latur division                                                        | 973                                                                         |

| 7                       | AMRAVATI DIVISION       | 1.Amravati              |   184 |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------|
| 7                       | AMRAVATI DIVISION       | 2. Buldhana             |   184 |
| 7                       | AMRAVATI DIVISION       | 3. Akola                |    97 |
| 7                       | AMRAVATI DIVISION       | 4. Washim               |    90 |
| 7                       | AMRAVATI DIVISION       | 5. Yavatmal             |   112 |
|                         | Total Amravati division | Total Amravati division |   667 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 1.Nagpur                |    86 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 2. Wardha               |    71 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 3. Bhandara             |    47 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 4. Gondia               |    49 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 5. Chandrapur           |    65 |
| 8                       | NAGPUR DIVISION         | 6. Gadchiroli           |    32 |
|                         | Total Nagpur division   | Total Nagpur division   |   350 |
| TOTAL MAHARASHTRA STATE | TOTAL MAHARASHTRA STATE | TOTAL MAHARASHTRA STATE |  5320 |

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