Five-day prog focuses on professional management, financial accountability, collective marketing, making farmer organisations economically viable
Srinagar : SKUAST-K has trained around 50 Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) functionaries from across Kashmir in a five-day programme focused on management, finance, governance and institutional sustainability.
Organised under the IFAD-sponsored JKCIP project, the training aimed to strengthen FPOs’ ability to improve market access, bargaining power, value addition and farmer incomes. University leaders emphasised professional management, research-based support, transparency and accountability. They also highlighted the potential of horticulture-based FPOs to increase returns through collective marketing, quality management and stronger market links.
