Farmers Producer Organisation seminar by Agribid concludes in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) : The Agribid Pvt Ltd. Farmer Producer Organisations Seminar was held on Friday, 3rd February 2023 in Ahmedabad. Support from SAMP India Consortium of Farmer Producer Company Limited helped make this event possible. More than a hundred people attended this event, including CEOs and other high-ranking officials from FPOs in 18 different districts of Gujarat and the neighbouring state of Rajasthan.

This event is the first in a series of outreach programmes that Agribid has planned to bring to FPOs all over India, and it follows on the heels of the announcement that Agribid has launched its platform for FPOs.

Good governance of FPO management, the advantages of an aggregator-based model for small farmers, and the digital trading platform Agribid were all topics discussed at the FPO event.

Mr. Ashish Patel, Team Leader at Samarth Agro, shared in-depth insights into the Good Governance of FPO administration. Associate Director of Agribid Mr. Ganesh Murudkar led a session on how Agribid will facilitate farmers’ access to an online marketplace for the sale of their produce. Mr. Ramesh Lakhana did a wonderful job of getting across the importance of organic farming.

Mr. Ganesh Murudkar, Associate Director of Agribid, expressed gratitude to the attendees and said, “It was encouraging to see the participation of all the attendees and answering their queries made me realise that they have been waiting for a platform like ours to help them connect with a wider buyer base.” Seeing this only makes us more determined to improve the lives of our farmers.Mr. Priteshbhai Patel, Dashkoshi FPCL, CBBO,  Mangalam seeds LTD said “It was a good interaction with the Agribid team and we were able to learn how we can reach our buyers digitally.”

Mr. Palakbhai Savaliya, Rajkot krushi product FPCL, CBBO, Kashvin seeds PVT. LTD. spoke on the benefits of such platforms and  praised how this initiative of Agribid will be  helpful for farmers connected to his FPO.”

Mr. Nirmalbhai Patel, Vijapur FPCL, CBBO, Samarth Agro explained, “What I liked about this concept is that they are not charging a single rupee to farmers or FPOs but they are sharing revenues with FPOs. It is a very welcome and forward-looking initiative that has my full support.”

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