With Farmers’ Mart, 35 Maharahtra FPCs set up a marketing system
January 03, 2021
From foodgrains to vegetables, all produce to be sold under one roof Even as the controversy over the three farm laws has evoked sharp reactions from Punjab and Haryana farmers and experts are debating their pros and cons, 35 Farmers Producer Companies (FPCs) in Satara district of Maharashtra have joined hands to cultivate, harvest, process, package and market their own produce starting a Farmers’ Mart.
These farmers believe that neither government nor private investors can change the fortunes of farmers but they themselves need to do so collectively.
“We established Rich Agri Farmer Producer Company (RAFPC) a few days back and realised that farmers are good producers but there is no market for the produce. We started discussions with other FPCs and self-help groups and the idea of a Farmers’ Mart came up,” Ravindra Kamble, founder member of RAFPC, told