Walmart Foundation
Empowering 12,500 Farmers of 10 FPOs for Economic Development and Climate Resilience
Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra Pradesh
- 12,500
- Farmers targeted
- 10
- FPOs
- 52%
- Women members
Ongoing
Tata Capital
Pasumaithayagam FPO: Corporate Partnership
Tamil Nadu
Pasumaithayagam FPO: Corporate Partnership is an ongoing project run by National Agro Foundation (NAF) in partnership with Tata Capital in Tamil Nadu. Under NAF's Agri-Business Division, its key interventions include sale of agricultural inputs to member farmers; and aggregation of groundnut and Seeraga Samba paddy. It is one of 7 ongoing Agri-Business Division projects.
About this project
Tata Capital's CSR support has strengthened Pasumaithayagam Farmer Producer Organisation's business and its services to member farmers. The FPO sells agricultural inputs and aggregates groundnut and Seeraga Samba paddy, so farmers reach better markets and better returns through collective marketing.
The project is part of NAF’s Agri-Business Division. Turning farmers from producers into entrepreneurs, promoting Farmer Producer Organisations and Fish Farmer Producer Organisations that reach inputs, credit, technology and profitable markets.
Key interventions
- 01Sale of agricultural inputs to member farmers
- 02Aggregation of groundnut and Seeraga Samba paddy
- 03Next: drone-based crop spraying services
- 04Next: commodity trading under Fairtrade certification
Project at a glance
- Status
- Ongoing
- Division
- Agri-Business Division
- Partner / funder
- Tata Capital
- Location
- Tamil Nadu
- Key figures
- ₹2.40 crTurnover in its second year
Related projects
More ongoing projects from the Agri-Business Division
District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Rural Livelihood Missions: Technical Support Agency
Puducherry and Karaikal
- 3
- FPOs strengthened
