Higher shipping charges hamper FPOs efforts to door-deliver products

[ad_1] As high shipping costs limit the sales volume of farmer-producer organisations (FPOs) for delivering small-sized orders at consumer doorsteps, the proposed policy on FPOs is likely to address the concern. However, a delay by India Post as well as...

Samunnati back in the black for FY24 on higher disbursals to agri units, FPOs

[ad_1] Agri-value chain financier Samunnati is back in the black for the financial year 2023-24 on higher disbursals to agri enterprises and farmer producer organisations (FPOs). The company reported a profit before tax (PBT) of ₹21.8 crore during FY23-24 against...

Walmart Foundation’s $1.5-million grant to support resilient agriculture in UP, Karnataka

[ad_1] SM Sehgal Foundation has announced the extension of its project ‘Bolstering Farmer Producer Organizations’ in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Initiated in 2023 for two years with a philanthropic grant of $1.5 million from the Walmart Foundation,...

Centre increases outlay for Tea Development & Promotion Scheme

[ad_1] To extend greater support to the tea sector, the outlay for the Tea Development and Promotion Scheme has been increased by 82 per cent to ₹528.97 crore for the next two financial years, per the Commerce Department.Also read: Winter...