A new report from the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) and the Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) Lucknow provides the first comprehensive assessment of the Indian government’s push to promote farmer producer organizations (FPOs) as a means…

Farmer producer organizations (FPOs) have the potential to significantly aid smallholder agricultural development through the power of aggregation. In India, where most farms are smaller than a hectare, well-functioning FPOs can boost farm incomes through better market linkages and increased…

Dieter Bouma is a research support specialist at TCI working to improve agricultural markets and technical support for small farmers and generate new knowledge about farmer producer organizations (FPOs) through the development of an FPO Platform for India. Dieter has…