Maximization of farmers' farm income with sustainability in Farmer-Government-Bank-Institution & Private (FGBIP) partnership in a business model and generation of more livelihood opportunities.
VISION IS TRANSFORMATION | ||
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Approach | From | To |
Farming | Production centered farming | Farmer's income centered farm enterprise taking total supply chain into consideraion |
Village Hat (market) based farming | Open market farming (which is increasingly globalised) with gain | |
Traditional & Subsistence agriculture with low marketable surplus | Environmentally sustainable and technology based commercial agriculture by insuring household food security with increased marketable surplus through collective action | |
Low productivity and inefficiency | High productivity and efficiency | |
Raw/Harvest produce sale | Sale of value-added produce/by product-based on feasibility | |
Producer isolated farming with no/poor linkages | Producer-Public (Government)-Private Partnership based farm enterprise | |
Middle men dependant farming | Competitive market farming with an endeavor to gain | |
Monotonous cereal/grain dominated low value agriculture | Diversification with emphasis on high value agriculture (Horticulture or others) | |
Farmer | Image as a government dependant beneficiary and skilled producer | Farm business manager and open market player (with collective action) |
Individual efforts | Collective action/group based - both to compete and to take advantage of opportunities offered by open market | |
Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) mode | A network of FIGs/Groups/Corporations to compete and to take advantage of open market economy | |
Poor bargaining power | Good articulation and collective power | |
Corporate/Trader | Middlemen based, deficient-value and supply chain | Partnership based reliable supply and value chain from farm to firm to fork |
Institutions | Isolated endeavor | Integrated approach with convergence and synergy covering total supply and value chain |
Government | Outlook of (farmer) beneficiary/recipient | Partner in economic development |