Kerala: First five-star resort in cooperative sector opening today in Wayanad

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The resort is spread across four acres and situated close to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

KOZHIKODE: In a milestone for the over-a-century-old cooperative movement in the state, the country's first five-star resort in the sector will start functioning near Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad on Tuesday. The formal inauguration is scheduled in January.
The soft launch of Rs 100-crore Saptha Resort and Spa, spread across four acres and situated close to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, will mark the foray of Kerala Land Reforms and Development Cooperative Society (Ladder), into the luxury hospitality sector.
It has 63 rooms, including four suit rooms, apart from facilities like a convention hall that can accommodate 500 guests, specialty restaurants, infinity pool, mini movie theatre and a gaming area. The three-floor resort also has a business centre and two board rooms.
"We forayed into the sector as tourism is the only dependable industry that Kerala can look forward to in the future. It offers the potential of marketing our nature, climate and destinations. We also want to give a message that nothing is impossible for the cooperative sector," said C N Vijayakrishnan, its founder chairman.

The resort is spread across four acres and situated close to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Resort is 92km from Ooty
He said the state’s cooperative sector had been able to make successful forays into sectors ranging from education to health and agriculture and its entry would speed up the tourism growth rate and tourism infrastructure creation.
Vijayakrishnan, who has steered many pioneering initiatives in the cooperative sector including the Rs 350 crore MVR Cancer Centre and Research Institute, pointed out that Wayanad has a spectacular cricket stadium in Krishnagiri but the state has not been able to exploit it fully due to shortage of hotel rooms. The resort also has a locational advantage of being close to the trijuction of three states, with just 92km from Ooty and 115km from Mysore, he added.

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Youth Day: ICA showcases 25 young men committed to co-op model

Their video stories to be included in agenda in Seoul

by Staff Reporter

August 13, 2021

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 ICA is showcasing 25 Voices, featuring the stories of 25 members of the cooperative movement who are under the age of 25. These powerful stories, which come in the form of short videos, photographs and other digital media, offer real-life examples of how cooperatives make a difference.

To help drive this agenda, the World Cooperative Congress on 1-3 December will include youth events to inspire the next generation into a more sustainable way of working.

The world marks International Youth Day on 12 August, to highlight the challenges facing young people – and campaigners are highlighting the benefits of working together through cooperatives. The cooperative model – which brings the benefits of mutual support, economic ownership and autonomy at work – is uniquely placed to help young people negotiate their uncertain future of work. It can also help Generation Z work to realise its ideals for a more just and equitable world.

They include Guilherme Gimenez de Oliveira, 21, from Brazil, who is taking a degree in cooperative management and working at Sicredi, a finance cooperative with 4 million members which works to improve local incomes.

He said: “The cooperative business model showed me a different way to look at money and people. Before I felt that to achieve goals, people had to do things for themselves, and as individuals. But I learned that through the cooperative model we can achieve goals by doing things together.”

Another member of this group, Parinaz Asareh, 20, from Iran, belongs to the Raheroshd Cooperative, which works to improve the teaching system and school curriculum.

She said: “As long as there are people who have the same goal and share the same concerns for themselves and their community, forming a cooperative is the smartest way to achieve said goal.”

Smayah Uwajeneza, 22, from Rwanda added, “Cooperatives are the best way to forge equality, diversity and inclusion.”

And from the United Kingdom, Iwan Doherty, 23, feels strongly that, “Cooperatives are the building blocks that allow power to be equally distributed which creates a society that is fairer and more prosperous.”

Meanwhile, the ICA #CoopYouth Network, formed in 2003, has been working hard on a series of initiatives to help young people form their own cooperatives and find a voice in the cooperative movement.

The Youth Network is finalising four major projects as part of its Action Plan: the creation of the ICA Youth Committee, the Replication Project to create new youth cooperatives, a mapping project to help people find cooperatives and support bodies, and the publication of best practices and a toolkit.

The best practices and toolkit will be ready for the #WorldCoopCongress, a hybrid event which will be held online and in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from 1-3 December. A workshop will be held before the Congress in Seoul to discuss the online, interactive document, designed to provide inspiration and advice for youth to form and develop cooperatives.

Also, the publication “Young people and cooperatives: a perfect match?” was released earlier this year, presenting research and analysis based upon the direct input of young people in 20 countries. Produced in the framework of the ICA-EU Partnership (#coops4dev), external support for the research was provided by the Co-operative College (UK), with conclusions and recommendations developed in collaboration with the ICA Youth Network.

 

Amul: Unleashing the power of the many

Amul’s history began just a year before India’s birth as a free nation. And like its motherland, it too emerged out of protest. Angered by the exploitative actions of middlemen, farmers in a small town in Gujarat banded together to form a milk co-operative – the Kaira District Milk Producers Union. Its first diary was set up at Anand in Gujarat. The initials of the Anand Milk Union spawned – Amul – not just India’s most powerful dairy brand but an even more powerful symbol of co-operative action. Amul spawned the ‘White Revolution’ in India, powering the nation to the top of the world milk production league. Even more important, India is the world’s largest dairy market dominated by farmer-owned cooperatives – more than 16 million dairy farmers banded together in more than 223 district co-operatives. It has changed the nutritional map of India – 12 per cent of the protein intake of Indians comes from milk and milk products, more than pulses, meat, poultry or fish. The most successful farmer cooperative leadership model in the global food industry is something which arguably no other Indian enterprise is – a role model for the developing world.

 

       MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ENTERPRENEURESHIP COOPERATIVE

 

 Online interactive webinars led by global business experts and thoughtleadersOne-on-one mentoring from senior business professionalsIndividual applied learning activities Online and offline peer networking and feedbackThe USA Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (USAWEC) is a 3-month businessleadership and management blended-learning program run by the Center forGlobal Enterprise (CGE).
The inaugural cohort of U.S.-based entrepreneurs will run from August 1-October 30, 2021 and will expose 50 female business owners to the skills neededto build successful, resilient, and scalable businesses. Delivered by renowned business leaders and covering three critical managementareas for capacity-building including finance, operations, and sales & marketing;the curriculum is designed to meet American business owners’ most pressingneeds, especially in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. CGE has a proven track record of designing innovative, collaborative, and highlyengaging applied learning programs. Participants are matched with programmentors and peer groups, enabling them to gain valuable network connectionsand practical insights. The program's blended-learning model delivers high-impact through thefollowing core program activities: The USAWEC pilot program is inspired by the success of the African WomenEntrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC), a 12-month, high-touch leadership andmanagement learning program that empowers women from across Africancontinent with the skills and networks needed to build resilient, sustainable andscalable businesses. In the past three years, AWEC has directly impacted more than 600 womenbusinesses owners from 52 African countries, enabling them to increase theirrevenue, hire new employees, raise capital, and strengthen critical businessmanagement skills, despite the challenges of a global pandemic.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
USAWECThe Center for Global Enterprise Initiative

WHO CAN APPLY ?
USAWECThe Center for Global Enterprise Initiative
Founders of businesses in the United States of America and its territories that havebusinesses in operation for at least two years in any industry, and have at least oneemployee (either full time or part-time) Past business owners in the United States of America and its territories that hadbusinesses in operation for at least two years in any industry, with at least oneemployee (either full time or part-time) and currently shut down due to the COVID-19pandemic.Individuals who are willing and able to work remotely, embrace teamwork andcollaboration, and are comfortable using digital tools (Zoom, Slack, WhatsApp, etc.)Proficient in verbal and written EnglishAble to regularly (weekly) access the Internet through a computer or tabletUSAWEC admissions do not discriminate based on race, religion, age, disability,marital status, education, business revenue, or geographic location.Women who are OR

Note: Founders of NGOs or nonprofit organizations are not eligible to apply for this pilotprogram.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR?
Vision, passion, empathy, and resilienceBusiness clarity and commitmentDesire to scale their businessUSAWEC seeks to build a diverse cohort in which participants share some consistent characteristics:HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT?
USAWECThe Center for Global Enterprise Initiative
Form connections with a diverse network of American women entrepreneurs andbusiness leadersEstablish a relationship with a senior business mentorStrengthen strategy, leadership and business management skillsGain practical skills in finance, operations, and sales and marketing needed to grow andscale their enterpriseDevelop a toolkit of soft skills, including self-confidence, resilience and collaborationUpon successful completion of the 3-month program, participants will:

Spend an average of 4-6 hours per week participating in USAWEC activities, primarilyin a remote formatBe matched with a mentor and to take ownership of their mentor/mentee relationshipBe introduced to a peer group, and actively contribute to group discussions and activitiesParticipate in at least one USAWEC activity per week throughout the program,including zoom-enabled meetingsBe challenged, stretched, and inspired as they acquire new knowledge Develop skills, build their peer network, and transform their businessesGain access to a program advisor from whom they can seek support when neededRespond to periodic program surveys Participants should expect to:
WHAT TO EXPECT?
IMPORTANT DATES
The USAWEC application window will be open from June 9-June 23, 2021The inaugural Cohort will run from August 1, 2021 to October 30, 2021 including a five day
online orientation period during the last week of July 2021. Monthly activities include: a live speaker session, assignment, peer session, peer feedback and1:1 mentoring session. Welcome session will be held on August 3, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM ETLive sessions will be held on August 5, September 9 & October 7 from 11:00 AM-12:30 PM ETMid-program keynote session will be held on September 23, 10:00-11:00 ETGeneral assembly for qualified participants will be held on November 3-4 in Nashville, whichwill provide an opportunity for networking and in-person learning (following appropriatevaccination, distancing protocols, and safety protocols

 

Increasing Cooperative Activities in Agriculture Sector

August 11, 2021

New Delhi : Assistance is provided under Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC) scheme through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for promoting, developing and financing cooperatives undertaking various agriculture and allied activities. These comprise, inter alia, marketing, storage and processing of agricultural produce besides supply of agricultural inputs. Subsidy to the tune of 15% to 25% is provided to Cooperatives depending on the category of state in addition to term loan. Government also provides Guarantee for procurement operations of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED).

Under CSISAC scheme assistance is provided for providing training to farmers who are members and employees of various types of cooperative societies through National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) and National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT).

In order to ensure remunerative prices to farmers for their produce, government is implementing “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan” (PM- AASHA). Under this scheme, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) implements the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra. For oilseeds DA&FW also implements the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS).

Under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), financial assistance is provided to Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS), federation of cooperatives, FPOs, Marketing Cooperative Societies, amongst others, for post harvest management infrastructure and building community farming assets.

Government is emphasising on increasing contribution of Cooperative societies, especially PACS, in setting up Agriculture Infrastructure in the country through AIF scheme.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Cooperation,  B.L.Verma in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.

                       CONSTITUTIONAL ROUTE TO STRENGHTHEN COOPERATIVES

 The 97th Constitution Amendment, which came into effect in 2012, was a major step towards infusing autonomy, democratnic function and essintioal management. The recent judgement of Supreme Court holding the amendment unconstitutional regarding cooperative societies under the control of the States is a reminder that even well-intentioned efforts towards reforms cannot be at the cost of the quasi-federal principles underlying the Constitution. The amendment added Part IXB to the Constitution, concerning cooperative societies. Part IXB delineated the contours of what State legislation on cooperative societies ought to contain, including provisions on the maximum number of directors in each society, reservation for seats for SCs, or STs, and women, besides the duration of the terms of elected members, among others. The question before the Court was whether the 97th Constitution Amendment impacted the legislative domain of the State Legislatures and, therefore, required ratification by half the legislatures, in addition to the required two-thirds majority in Parliament. The Gujarat High Court had found the amendment invalid for want of such ratification. The Supreme Court, by a 2:1 majority, upheld the judgment holding the amendment invalid, but only in relation to cooperatives under the States. The amendment would hold good for multi-State cooperative societies, on which Parliament was competent to enact laws.

Amendments to the Constitution must be ratified by 50% of the State legislatures. The Union government believed that as the subject of ‘cooperative societies’ in the State List was not altered in any way by the 97th Amendment, and that it only outlined guidelines on any law on cooperatives that the Assemblies may enact, the ratification was not necessary. A key principle from the judgment is that the ratification requirement will apply if there is any attempt to fetter the State legislatures in any way while enacting a law in their own domain, even if there is no attempt to alter the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and States. Thus, in the absence of ratification by the States, the amendment that sought to prescribe the outlines of State laws on a State subject did not pass constitutional muster. The judgment came at the time of formation of new Ministry of Cooperation, yet it wasenacted in December 2011.

COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES : FACING CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION
Overall: By emphasizing distinctions like the one between a the capitalist firm and market allocation system, which is a much broader concept, the writers clearly explain the unique theoretical characteristics of a cooperative.

It is not until Chapter 7 that Zamagni and Zamagni raise the question that is my reason for purchasing this book: Is it still possible that in today's new conditions the cooperative enterprise can continue to do well-as well as its capitalist counterpart-and also serve its other purposes?

I found this frustrating because I was expecting the book to begin with this question, then spend the better part of C.E.'s 95 pages analyzing and proposing a model for the successful cooperative, or maybe making policy proposals. This was not so. The first 2/3 of C.E. is not quite what I expected, but this book is a great, compact learning experience.

And it's a shame about the price.

A. J. Sutter

June 13, 2010

This book provides a concise and informative overview of cooperative entities. Cooperatives differ from typical companies in several ways. For example, memberships aren't freely transferable, and each member has one vote, regardless of the amount, if any, of capital he or she has contributed. The return received by any outside capital is limited, with profits going to members, not the capitalists. The authors describe these and other general principles of co-operatives, and the history of the co-op movement. They also provide a survey of types of co-ops around the world (which, at least in the case of Japan, paints a somewhat rosier picture than practical reality). Perhaps less interesting for most readers will be a separate chapter (Ch. 5) that focuses on the development of co-ops in Italy, including legislative details. A bit slow, too, is the following chapter, which compares the efficiency of co-ops to that of typical corporations. It assumes some familiarity with conventional neoclassical economics, and pedantically strolls to an obvious conclusion: since efficiency is a concept drawn from (neoclassically-based) capitalism, and since co-ops aren't designed according to the principles of capitalism while corporations are, it's no surprise that conventional corporations are usually more "efficient" than co-ops. The book concludes with a discussion of co-op governance. However, despite the subtitle (new in this edition), globalization is not the main focus of the book, or even given much attention at all. The original subtitle, "between the market and economic democracy" ("tra mercato e democrazia economica") is far more pertinent.

I read the book in its Italian original, which I'd have rated 4 stars for readers outside Italy (deducting one star for the two tedious chapters and the sketchiness of the bibliography). The translation appears to have some improvements, which merit a half-star boost. First, a spot-check suggests that some of the more academically-written sections in the original have been slightly cleaned up: e.g., a ridiculously long sentence that opened Ch. 2 in the original has been divided into two here. Also, this edition includes a more formal and complete list of references than the original. One way in which the Italian original excels, however, is the price (13 Euros) -- even with express courier shipping, it will cost you less than half the price of this edition. The high price tag is a shame, because the book deserves a wider readership than it's likely to get. It describes an important real-life example of how capitalism and participation in a market economy are not the same thing.

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HOUSING SOCIETIES CAN AVAIL ONLINE DELIVERY OF GROCERIES AND VEGETABLES

To avoid crowd in markets for buying vegetables and stop citizens from making a beeline outside various grocery stores, the Maharashtra department of Co-Operation, Marketing is asking housing societies to register online and avail delivery of groceries and vegetables in their building.

Here are steps to be followed:
Step 1: The co-operative housing societies can visit this website www.mahamcdc.com and create the housing society code. Once the code is generated, the respective housing society can login on the link http://bit.ly/2WVY6pg and register their society.
Step 2: After successful registration please follow the conditions for ordering the grocery and vegetables online.
Once you place the minimum order quantities, you will get the goods delivered as per their criteria, which is vegetables in 24 hours and foodgrains in 48 to 72 hours.
According to the government officials, the initiative has been introduced to make social distancing successful and encourage people to stay in home.
Abhishek Ghosalkar, former Shiv Sena corporator and director of Mumbai Bank welcomed the initiative. He said, "It is the most suitable way to avoid gathering in markets and shops in such alarming situation. As even after warning citizens repeatedly, they are found buying vegetables and other grocery items."
In Mumbai, there are about 22,000 private co-operative housing societies and adding the government residential colonies the number goes up to 40,000. According to officials, around 6,000 co-operative housing societies have already registered and availing this service. Moreover, if any housing society is unable to generate code, they can call on these three helpline numbers issued by the department 904515537, 9225563987, 8483881018.

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Ministry of Commerce & Industry

APEDA signs MoU with SFAC

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 18 MAR 2020 4:13PM by PIB Delhi

Agri Export Policy announced by Government of India with “Farmers’ Centric Approach” suggests for developing product specific clusters in the country to help improving productivity and quality of the varieties of crops with special involvement of Farm Producer Organizations(FPOs).

FPOs are an institutional innovation to help small holders to reduce cost of produce by procuring necessary inputs in bulk at wholesale rates, aggregation of produce and bulk transport reducing marketing cost etc. and extend their reach to modern technology and distant markets. The policy also aims at addressing the obstacles faced by FPOs through organisation like Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) and State level organizations to expand FPO network.

APEDA has been focusing on collaborative approach to bring synergy with such organizations and has been engaged with them for mutually working together in the development of agriculture and allied sectors and its exports for bringing better value to the stakeholders.

APEDA has been in dialog with SFAC for linking of Farmer Producer organizations, farmers’ cooperatives to the export value chain through capacity building, production of the quality produce as per the requirement of importing countries, creation of infrastructure, facilitating primary and secondary processing in the clusters and also by linking them to the exporters.

To bring in better synergy in the activities, APEDA has signed MoU with SFAC on 18th March 2020.  The MoU was signed by Ms. Neelkamal Darbari, Managing Director SFAC and Mr. Paban Kumar Borthakur, Chairman, APEDA. 

Areas of cooperation:

1. SFAC to share list of all clusters in various states with APEDA for achieving scale and aggregation with export orientation. APEDA and SFAC to jointly work together to link up the FPOs/FPCs with the exporters to achieve the goal and doubling the farmers income as well.
2. To work towards capacity development, outreach programs, awareness programs and workshops of various stakeholders.
3. To work together to showcase to the Indian and Global Market, the products, technologies, processes, knowledge and services by the FPO sector stakeholders through variety of modes as may be identified by them from time to time.
4. APEDA to facilitate certification of organic produce /areas by the FPCs assisted or identified by SFAC.
5. To take-up an Agri Business Promotion Unit in the North East and to mentor and handhold the FPOs in North East.

It is expected that with the approach of joint collaboration with the organizations like SFAC, APEDA will be able to reach to a large farmer base for improving the production base of agri products quantitatively and qualitatively both for maintaining the consistency of supply and establish an image of quality supplier in the International market leading to increase in export volume and value and indirectly contribute to doubling of farmers’ income.

A brief about the organizations is as follows:

APEDA:

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), is an authority established under an act of parliament and under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It has been mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the scheduled products  viz. Fruits, Vegetables and their Products, Meat and Meat Products, Poultry and Poultry Products, Dairy Products, Confectionery, Biscuits and Bakery Products, Honey, Jaggery and Sugar Products, Cocoa and its products, chocolates of all kinds, Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Cereal and Cereal Products, Groundnuts, Peanuts and Walnuts, Pickles, Papads and Chutneys, Guar Gum, Floriculture and Floriculture Products, Herbal and Medicinal Plants. In addition to this, APEDA has been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar.

Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC):

It is pioneer in organising small and marginal farmers as Farmers Interest Groups, Farmers Producers Organisation and Farmers Producers Company for endowing them with bargaining power and economies of scale. It provides a platform for increased accessibility and cheaper availability of agricultural inputs to small and marginal farmers and in establishing forward and backward linkages in supply chain management. This initiative has triggered mobilization of farmers for aggregation across the country with ultimate aim of sustainable business model and augmented incomes. The Society has been entrusted with the task of implementation of the critically important Delhi Kisan Mandi and National Agriculture Market Scheme on e-platform to progressively free agricultural trade and offer price discovery to farmers. Currently there around 1000 FPOs/FPCs registered with SFAC.

Schemes of SFAC for FPOs support is to the equity base of FPCs by providing matching equity grants and Credit Guarantee support for facilitating collateral free lending to FPCs. The main objectives of Equity Grant Fund are enhancing viability and sustainability of FPCs, increasing credit worthiness, enhancing the shareholding of members to increase their ownership and participation in their FPC. The equity grant support to eligible FPCs is provided by the SFAC on matching basis.

Boosting FPOs: Cabinet okays continued support for 5 yrs

by Staff Reporter

February 21, 2020

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for 10,000 FPOs to be formed in five years period from 2019-20 to 2023-24 to ensure economies of scale for farmers. Support to each FPO be continued for 5 years from its year of inception. Through formation of FPOs, farmers will have better collective strength for better access to quality input, technology, credit and better marketing access through economies of scale for better realization of income, claimed govt sources.
It bears recall that a new Central Sector Scheme titled “Formation and Promotion of Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs)” to form and promote 10,000 new FPOs with a total budgetary provision of Rs. 4496.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) was launched earlier.

The Scheme further committed liability of Rs. 2369.00 crore for period from 2024-25 to 2027-28 towards handholding of each FPO for five years from its aggregation and formation.
Initially there are three implementing Agencies to form and promote FPOs, namely Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
States may also, if so desire, nominate their Implementing Agency in consultation with DAC&FW. The dept will allocate Cluster/States to Implementing Agencies which in turn will form the Cluster Based Business Organization in the States.
FPOs will be formed and promoted through Cluster Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) engaged at the State/Cluster level by implementing agencies. The CBBOs will have five categories of specialists from the domain of Crop husbandry, Agri marketing / Value addition and processing, Social mobilisation, Law & Accounts and IT/MIS.
These CBBOs will be platform for an end to end knowledge for all issues in FPO promotion.
There will be a National Project Management Agency (NPMA) at SFAC for providing overall project guidance, data compilation and maintenance through integrated portal and Information management and monitoring.
Initially the minimum number of members in FPO will be 300 in plain area and 100 in North East & hilly areas. However, DAC&FW may revise the minimum number of membership based on experience/need with approval of Union Agriculture Minister.
Priority will be given for formation of FPOs in aspirational districts in the country with at least one FPO in each block of aspirational districts.
FPOs will be promoted under “One District One Product” cluster to promote specialization and better processing, marketing, branding & export by FPOs.
There will be a provision of Equity Grant for strengthening equity base of FPOs.
There will be a Credit Guarantee Fund of up to Rs. 1,000.00 crore in NABARD with equal contribution by DAC&FW and NABARD and Credit Guarantee Fund of Rs.500.00 crore in NCDC with equal contribution by DAC&FW and NCDC for providing suitable credit guarantee cover to accelerate flow of institutional credit to FPOs by minimizing the risk of financial institutions for granting loan to FPOs.
States/UTs will be allowed to avail loan at prescribed concessional rate of interest under Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) approved for set up in NABARD for developing agriculture marketing and allied infrastructure in GrAMs, by making marketing & allied infrastructure including Common Facilitation Centre / Custom Hiring Centre for FPOs as eligible category for providing assistance to States / UTs.
Adequate training and handholding will be provided to FPOs. CBBOs will provide initial training. Professional training of CEO / Board of Directors / Accountant of FPOs will be provided in organizational training, resource planning, Accounting / management, marketing, processing etc in reputed National / Regional training Institutes.

CORONA CRISIS- US PRESIDENT DISTURBED

There is nothing else moving in universe than Corona nowadays. Mightiest nations are mostly effected and toll of death is increasing everyday. Death toll in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, France, United States of  America are larger than any other corner of the world. In USA it is being presumed that two laks people may die due to infections of this epidemic. President of USA Donald Trump is disturbed. Election of President of USA is coming on, may be extended due to this great epidemic.

Today in the news papers of India it was lead news that Trump threatened India for a medicine named chloroquin used in treatment of malaria. It is stated that Trump told that if India don't supply this medicine to USA, he will answer it. A day before he has talked to Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India and had requested for the same. During period of spread of this epidemic India had banned export of chloroquin.

Today ban on export of chloroquin is released.

It is not exactly known whether this is due to request or threat of Donald Trump.

But such threat, for a medicine, to India is being seen with the eyes of astonishment. Few months before when Trump visited India, it was felt that friendship of India and USA will achieve new goals and heights in service of humanity. India inherits a culture from its Golden past to serve the needy before self. It is not our weakness but tradition. It will not be understood by Trump or any other who belong to western material culture.

PATIENCE LIES WITH POWERFUL PERSONALITIES, NOT WITH THOSE WHO ACQUIRE POWER BY MONEY AND GUNS.

                                                                            LOCKDOWN 2020


Corona 19 has turned the face of world and the nations which were feeling that they are mightiest of universe. China and USA along with all developed countries are suffering more and more. India is, now, at this time of  great calamity, when thousands are dead and lacks are going to die, torch bearer of humanity. Great leadership of Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India has shown the way how humanity can combat this situation.


                                                                                                                                                                                      

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