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Thanks to Rikin for pointing out Farmrise which operates in the US and simplifies the process for farmers to access grant programs like Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Value Add producer Grants (VAPG) from the USDA. See more here.
There are a bunch of government schemes specifically tailored to FPOs. Haqdarshak organizes info on these schemes and makes it available via an API which could be quite useful if we pursue this track. A couple references
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Central schemes relevant for FPOs
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A grant is compelling relative to debt for obvious reasons.
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