District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Om Prakash Bhagat today chaired a meeting of the District Level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) to review implementation of Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) scheme in the district.
During the meeting, the DC sought a detailed report about the working of the FPOs in the district and issued instructions to the Chief Agriculture Officer to organize special camps to provide fertilizers licenses, seeds licenses, and pesticides licenses to the FPOs. He also highlighted the role of FPOs in promoting sustainable agriculture practices, improving market access, and enhancing the livelihoods of farmers.
The DDM NABARD also highlighted the salient features of the FPO scheme and broad services and activities being undertaken by the FPOs in the district.The DDC said that FPO which is an institutional mechanism to reduce the cost of production, increase per unit production and facilitate better market linkage so as to enhance the income of farmers. He also said that FPOs provide an end-to-end solution to the problems confronted by the farmers.
The DDC also instructed the line departments to have an all-inclusive and holistic approach for the farming community, to enhance their income by having successful FPOs in the district. He also directed the concerned officers to ensure that the constituted FPOs perform their functions effectively for betterment of the farmer community in the district.
The meeting was attended by the DDM NABARD, Chander Sharma; CAO, Sohan Singh; ; DHO, Shafqat Khan; Dy Registrar CS Adnan Rathar; DO NRLM.