This is one in a series of ideas for financing sources which could be a galvanizing offering for farmer group digitization.
Mar 11 Update:
Received this summary of central and state level schemes (in AP and Odisha) relevant for FPOs and for farmer member households.
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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
API spec:
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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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