Balaji Farmers Producer Organisation

Farmers’ collective is a way forward to minimize some of the risks associated with farming activities. It is an added advantage for the small and marginal farmers for whom there is a limitation on the marketable lot and the problems associated with quantities.

Against this backdrop, RASS initiated a Farmer collective in Chinnagottigallu Mandal of Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh and named it ‘Balaji Farmer Producer Organization MACS Ltd.

The collective is being imparted with services of:

• Scientific services in the orchard
• Provision of inputs through collective purchase and
• Providing financial assistance for the members of orchard management
• Capacitating the farmers
• Promotion of brand.
• Standardizing the production and productivity
• Facilitating marketing
• Facilitating Value addition and Processing