CGM NABARD Visit to District Kupwara

CGM NABARD Visit to District Kupwara

Shakir Bhat
Kupwara


Chief General manger(CGM) NABARD Shri. Dr. A K Sood visited the District Kupwara on 21st September 2022 for inauguration and interaction with the Bangus Dairy Farmers Producer Organization Promoted by NABARD and HELP Foundation in district Kupwara. The CGM was accompanied by DGM NABARD Shri Surinder Singh and DDM NABARD Shri Zubair Ashraf Wasil. The visit was to inaugurate the Office Premise of the Bangus Valley Dairy Farmer Organization(FPO) and the processing dairy plant of the FPO in district Kupwara. 

Talking to media persons, CGM NABARD  Dr. A K Sood highlighted the emphasis of Farmer Producer Organization and told that FPO’s aim is to enhance farmer’s competitiveness and increase their advantage in emerging market opportunities. FPO’s are catering the forward and backward linkages of the farmers and help them to organize in its sector. Recognizing the strength of Producer organization, NABARD created a dedicated fund “Producer organization development fund(PODF) during 2011, to support FPO in credit facilitation, capacity building and market linkages.
Later, CGM inaugurates the Mobile Rural Mart of the Bangus Valley Dairy FPO supported by NABARD in district Kupwara. The Mobile Mart will help the dairy FPO to cater the market at each corner of the district and help the dairy farmers to organize.
CGM NABARD Dr. A K Sood appreciate the work of Dairy FPO working in district Kupwara and congratulate them on achieving the business turnover of Rs. 38.00 lakh during 01st year of operation. He also appreciates the members of the FPO to use the FPO as a tool to organize themselves and to gain the market opportunity through FPO.

The event was also attended by the District Animal Husbandry Officer Kupwara, Project Officer HELP Foundation, and Board of Directors of the Bangus Valley Dairy FPO were also present on the occasion.

The event concluded with Vote of thanks from CEO Bangus Valley dairy FPO and Project Coordinator HELP Foundation for kind support  of NABARD in implementation of Dairy FPO in the District Kupwara.

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