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Use case

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Capacity building

Demonstration plots- Establish crop-wise demonstration plots in villages for peer learning

1. Crops 

1. Cost per demo plot.

1. How long does it take to establish demo plots?

1. Identify best agronomic practices-Who will select

1. How many farmers would benefit

1. How to select farmers for demo plots establishment/ Criteria for selection of demo plots. 

1. What are the alternate learning platforms?

1. Pineapple, Turmeric, Ginger, Millets, Tamarind, Sesame, and Hillbrooms

Advisory through KDE (Production and Value addition)- Improve production and marketability of the produce.

1. Smartphone penetration.

2. Is FPO doing Value addition activities  or  proposed to do? What is the plan?

3. At present KDE is used by the FLWs- how things can reach farmers? 

Preparation of Business plans

1. Purpose of making business plans- Credit / Govt schemes?

2. Estimated budget?

3. Do you have visibility to production / Input demand?

4. What kind of business do you want to promote? Output marketing, Input supply or Services ( renting)

5. Sources of credit, connection to the buyers?

6. Do you have the resources to implement the business plan? ( Including human resource) 

Digitise afforestation program

1. When did the program start?

2. Acreage ?

3. Species?

4. Why digitization required? and what to digitize?.

5. What are the benefits to the farmers?

6. What are the benefits to the FPOs

7. Total budget.

8. Budget breakup from different sources. MGNREGS / Forest department.

9.  

1. June 2021

2. Approximately 25 to 40 acres plantation did as a gap filling.

3. Wild Mango, Tamarind ,Jack fruit,Jamun, Mahua, Addakulu,Gade,Kagu etc.

4. To motivate the community , to sustain the motivation. Visualized growth need to present share to community and other stake holders.

5. Availability edible fruits availability will increase. Food security enhanced.

6. FPO’s covering area. Bio-diversity will increase. Bio-mass will increase. Moisture condition will develop. Soil nutrient system will improve.

Training Videos on  FPO Capacity-building 

DG has initiated this process with support from Skill Green

Marketing

Market intelligence-Price and Markets

1. Who would use this data? 

2. What is the source of market intelligence?

3. Is this regular demand or Seasonal?.

1. FPO leadership

Sorting and Grading 

1. Crops?

2. Equipment?  

3.  How many machines are required?

4. Cost of the equipment?

5. Capacity?

6. How does it help FPO business? 

Collection centers/ Drying yard/ Cold storage

1. Sources of credit.

2. Storage capacity.

3. Amount of loan procured.

4. Amount needed to complete the plan.

5. Crops.

6. Are there buyers?

7. Rate of interest? 

8. Benefits to the farmers.

9. Additional price realization if crops are stored. 

Paying capital to farmers 

1. What is the plan for procurement?

2. What are you procuring?

3. Quantum of  capital required?

4. Tenure of the capital?

5. Are there alternate methods to pay farmers?

6. What is the waiting period? 

7. Do you have a storage facility?

8. Do you have a buyer for the selected crop? 

Finance

Information about Bank Procedures to avail credit

1. Time taken to process the loan. 

2. What are the interest rates?

3. Purposes for which loans are given?

4. What are the documents to be submitted? 

5. What are repayment terms for different types of loans?

6. What happens if the loan becomes NPA? 

7.  

Visibility to Different financial institutions

1. Financial institutions around FPO.

2. Have we approached these institutions?

3. What do they need to provide credit?

4.  

Visibility to Govt schemes 

1. What are all the different schemes?

2. Which are all the departments  offer schemes for FPOS

3. What are the criterias to get these schemes?

4. What are all the documents needed to  get schemes?

5. How long does the process take to materialize ?

6. How would FPOs know about the schemes? ( Websites? WhatsApp groups, advisory etc)