Govt empanels Dvara Trust as a cluster-based business organisation to form FPOs January 20, 2021 The Small Farmers’ Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Government of India has empanelled Dvara Trust as a Cluster-Based Business Organisation (CBBO) to form nine Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) as part of the central sector scheme. As a result of this empanelment, Dvara Trust’s agfintech strategic business unit (SBU), Dvara E-Registry, will create five FPOs in Maharashtra and four in Rajasthan. The e-Registry is based at Hyderabad and wors towards building a digital platform that enables all stakeholders in the agri-value chain. Its initiative has so far reached over 55,000 farmers from over 362 villages across 19 districts in 8 States, a statement issued by the registry said.