Review meeting / interaction programme held at CAU Imphal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 22 2024:
The Directorate of Extension Education, Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal organised a review meeting of Cluster Based Business Organisation (CBBOs) cum interaction programme on "CSS on Formation and Promotion of 10 K FPOs" today.
The programme held at the conference hall of CAU Headquarters in Lamphelpat was attended by CAU Imphal, Vice Chancellor, Dr Anupam Mishra; Director of Instructions, Prof Indira Sarangthem; and Director of Research, Dr L M Garnayak.
Representatives of Farmers Producer Organisation (FPOs) and CBBOs from New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur also participated in the review meeting cum interaction programme.
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During the event, Prof Dipak Nath of the Directorate of Extension Education, CAU, Imphal spoke on the topic, "Formation & promotion of FPOs; Past, present and the future" .
Director of Extension Education, CAU Imphal, Prof Ph Ranjit Sharma said that the Ministry is focused on the development of FPOs to enable farmers enhance their bargaining power, leverage economies of scale, reduce cost of production and enhance farmers' incomes through aggregation of their agricultural produce.
He asserted that the review meeting was conducted to analyse the challenges & ways to improve the relation and cooperation between CBBOs, FPOs and the implementing agency CAU, Imphal (except Assam) .