Performance Analysis of Farmer Producers Company in promotion of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants cultivation: A Case Study in Bihar
Shivnath Das1 , Prabhat Kumar1 , Ajit Kumar Pandey1 , Shanti Bhushan*2 , Ramesh Nath Gupta3 , Shambhu Prasad4 , Ranjit Kumar5 , Mahesh Kumar6 , Shashikant6 , Nagaraja Reddy7
Abstract:
Farmer Producer Company help farmers in earning more returns through collective action approach. Due to influenced of Utkarsh Farmers’ Producers Company Limited, majority of the farmers (60.0.30 %) were expressed their interest in the cultivation of aromatic crop mentha in 15.5 acre area Maximum efforts made by FPC in Bettiah district where 52.50% farmers were motivated towards cultivation of aromatic crop mentha in 13 Acre land. Bihar farmers are excellent producers but they struggle to market their medicinal and aromatic herbal products. It is found that the FPC is operating better in terms of supplement of inputs i.e., backward linkage whereas there is a lack in marketing linkage for sale of high value produce of medicinal and aromatic plants. Thus, there is need to improve the constraints felt by the members of Utkarsh Farmers’ Producers Company Limited to overcome the challenges faced by small and marginal farmers who lack access to resources and services in the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic Plants.