NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, APRIL 29
Isha Outreach has been mentoring the farmers to work unitedly as Farmers Produce Companies and reap a rich harvest of benefits. One such FPC, Sri Velayudasamy Farmer Producer Company successfully made its first sale – a consignment of 10 tons of coconuts worth Rs 2,50,000 on Friday.
All 10 tons were procured from farmer Punithan of Kinathukadavu. He is also one of the Directors of the FPC. The FPC was established last January under the mentorship of Isha Outreach. It has 351 member farmers from the Kinathukadavu area.
In celebration of the first sale and to build awareness about the benefits of the aggregated faming model, the FPC organized a public event in which the Coimbatore District Rotary Governor Rajasekaran participated as the special guest.
He said, “There are a total of 10,000 agro farming companies in India. About 50 percent of the companies are located in the state of Maharashtra. There are about 700 agro farming companies in Tamil Nadu. We need to increase this number.”
Shri. Rajasekaran also spoke about the success of the Isha promoted FPO, Velliangir iUzhavan. “The FPO which was started in Thondamuthur under the guidance of Isha Outreach is functioning well. It has also received an award from the state government. Similarly, Sri Velayudasamy Farmer Producer Company should develop well into a successful FPO with many achievements.” He conveyed his best wishes for the success of the new FPO
The President of Sri Velayudasamy Farmer Producer Company Narayanasamy and Chairman, Velliangiri Farmer Producer Organization Kumar were among the guests who participated in the event.
