FPO Details

Name of the Respondent

Designation
Date of interview
Start Time (record time) End time

Q1 Name of the FPO (Full Name)

Q2 Permanent address of your FPO?

Q3 Name of the President

Board
Which of the following best Admin
of Consult Member Any other
Q4 describes your role in the FPO? CEO In
Direct ant farmer
Circle the response charge
ors

In Q4, if CEO / Board of Director is mentioned then fill Q5 otherwise continue to Q6

Q5 Details of the CEO or any member of the board of the FPO
Q5a Name of person
Q5b Age
Q5c Gender
Q5d Education
Q5e Mobile Number

Q5f Address

The next set of questions is to understand the current working of your FPO. Again, the aim of this survey is to get
a clear understanding of the FPO in order to know how and where to support you. There are no right and wrong
answers. This is not an evaluation of your FPO.
In which year was the FPO formed?
Q6
(Year)
How many farmers are registered members
Q7
of this FPO?
How many farmers who are registered
Q8
members have paid their equity?
Of the farmers, how many are active
members / shareholders of this FPO?
Active member means those who have
Q9
participated in any business transaction
with the FPO - buying inputs, participating
in all meetings etc.

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 What are the villages these member farmers
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are from? (List of villages).

Distance from the FPO to the village

Q12
farthest members are from

What would be the total acreage the FPO

Q13
covers (All farmers land put together)

Acreage Number of farmers

< 1 acre
Of the farmer members of the FPO, 1-3 Acres
Q14
approximate landholding of the farmers 3 - 5 Acres
5-10 Acres
> 10 Acres
Some FPOs also support non-members for
Q15 inputs, knowledge transfer etc. Does your Yes No
FPO support non-member farmers

Has your FPO filed returns for the financial

Q16 Yes No
year 2020-21

What was the revenue of the FPO in 2020-

Q17
21? (Enter value in INR)
Different FPOs are in different stages of development. Could you let me know which of the following
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would best describe your FPO today?
We have just registered our FPO, we just have just sufficient farmers for the registration 1
We have registered our FPO and now mobilizing more farmers and collecting equity 2
We have some famers who are enrolled into the FPO and paid equity, we are mobilizing more
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farmers. We have not yet started any collective work
We have farmers enrolled with paid equity, we do some small collective activites like periodic
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meetings etc
We have farmers enrolled with paid equity, we have started some business transaction - Like
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input sale, produce aggregation etc
We have farmers enrolled with paid equity, we are doing good business transactio Like input
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sale, produce aggregation etc and clocking revenues
Our FPO is evolved, and now apart from basic produce aggregation and input selling, we are
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also creating value added products

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The next set of questions is to understand in detail the capacity and capabilities in your FPO. Again, this is more
to get a clear understanding of the FPOs and it is not an evaluation of an FPO

Many FPOs do various activities as a group – please tick what all activities that your FPO has engaged
MQ1 in – from the time of inception. Record the answer on a 3-point scale - Circle 1 if Regularly engage in
this activity; Circle 2 if sometimes engage in this activity; Circle 3 if Do not engage in this activity
Procuring and selling required chemicals (fertilizers,
MQ1a 1 2 3
pesticides etc) for the farmers
MQ1b Procuring and selling seeds / saplings for the farmers 1 2 3
MQ1c Arranging credits / loans for individual farmers 1 2 3
Leveraged loan and govt subsidies for running operations of
MQ1d 1 2 3
the FPO
Leveraged loan and govt subsidies for buying farm euipments
MQ1e 1 2 3
for use of member farmers
Leveraged loan and govt subsidies to build infrastructure for
MQ1f 1 2 3
the FPO
MQ1g Aggregation of produce for the farmers 1 2 3
MQ1h Grading and sorting services for farmers and buyers 1 2 3
Facilitated farm equipments purchase / hiring facilities for the
MQ1h 1 2 3
farmer
MQ1i Creating market linkages 1 2 3
MQ1j Consolidated farming (contract farming) for a buyer 1 2 3
MQ1k Enabling creation of value-added products 1 2 3
MQ1l Common Service centres 1 2 3
MQ1n Advisory and consultancy on crap management 1 2 3
MQ1m Awareness meetings for farmers 1 2 3
MQ1n Conducting farmer field visits for better crop practices 1 2 3
MQ1o Provide Package of practices for the farmers 1 2 3
MQ1p Any other – please mention 1 2 3
MQ1r Any other – please mention 1 2 3
MQ1s Any other – please mention 1 2 3
MQ1t Any other – please mention 1 2 3

MQ2 Has the FPO invested in any common infrastructure? Yes No

If Yes in MQ2, how many such facilities have been

MQ2a
created? (Record in numbers)
MQ3 Usage of Infra
(1- Not yet
utilised;
Infra
Cost 2 - Partially
availabl Square
What are the infrastructure facilities created of Utilised;
e (Yes / feet
Infra 3 - Fully
No)
Utilised;
4 - Running out
of capacity
MQ3a Grading and sorting
MQ3b Storage and warehousing
Pre-cooling

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 Cold Storage
Washing lines
Primary Processing
Packaging lines
Secondary Processing
Any other please mention
Any other please mention
Any other please mention

MQ4 Has the FPO worked with any buyer in the past and had done aggregation
Yes No
for the buyer from the FPO member farmers?
MQ4a If Yes, give the details of the last three transactions
Last
Produce Volume
Name of Buyer Value in Rs. Transaction
Aggregated in Qtls.
(month, year)
B1
B2
B3

MQ4b If Yes, give the details of the highest value transaction of the FPO
Last
Produce Volume
Name of Buyer Value in Rs. Transaction
Aggregated in Qtls.
(month, year)
B1
B2
B3

The next set of questions is to understand the different produce the member farmers are growing. We are
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interested in knowing about all the produce, and not only the key produce
a) What are all the produce that were grown by the member farmers the FPOs in the last 3 years mark
response in Column A - Grown / Not grown
b) If grown, then what is the approximate acreage in which the crop is grown per year - Mention answer
in Columb B - in acres
C) If grown, the what is the approximate yield per acre of this crop in the region - Mention answer in
column C - In Quintals
Grown / If grown - If grown,
Millets / Cereals Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Ragi
Foxtail Millet (Navane)
Little Millet (Saame, Save)
Kodo Millet (Harka)
Banyard Millet (Oodalu)
Browntop (Korali)
Jowar
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)

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 Grown / If grown - If grown,
Pulses / Legumes Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Pigeon pea (toor)
Chickpea (Kabuli)
Chickpea (Brown)
Horse Gram
Green Gram
Black Gram
Peanuts
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)

Grown / If grown - If grown,

Vegetables Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Onion
Tomato
Potato
Gourd Varieties
Capsicum
Cucumber
Bean varieties
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)

Grown / If grown - If grown,

Plantation/Spices Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Coconut
Arecanut
Cashew
Coffee
Tea
Pepper
Cardamom
Turmeric
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)
Grown / If grown - If grown,
Fruits Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Banana
Mango
Chicoo
Pomogranate
Grapes
Guava
Custard Apple
Fig
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 Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)

Grown / If grown - If grown,

Value added products Not Approximate approximate
grown Acreage (in a year) yield / acre
Honey
Dehydrated Vegetables / Fruits
Pulses / Millerts powder
Fruits powder
Spices powder
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)
Others (Please Specify)

There are different FPOs at different stages of aggregation. In terms of your FPO, where do you think
you stand as an FPO across these statements. For each statement put a tick mark on the relevant boxes
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under the agreement scale

Neither
Strong
agree Disagr Strongly
ly Agree
nor ee Disagree
Agree
disagree

Our farmers are very proactive

We have full visibility about what our
farmers produce
Our farmers reach out to us for support
when required
There are a few active members and others
are relatively inactive
Most of the FPO farmers have worked
individually and found their own respective
markets

As a senior member of the FPO, please imagine a buyer is reaching out to you for aggregated buying of
MQ7 the produce from your farmers, how easy or difficult is it for you to support the buyer through your
FPO?
Somewhat
It is not possible for us at
easy to Not so easy,
this stage aggregate and
It is very easily for mobilize, there will be Very hard to
supply to buyers as
us to aggregate and we might lot of work mobilize, most of
farmers are more
start supply right have to do done to our farmers operate
individualistic in their
away some convince alone
approach
groundwor farmers
k

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MQ8 Has the FPO done any branding? Yes No
If yes to MQ8, could you mention the brand name and products under that brand. If
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more than one brand please mention accordingly
Brand Name Products under the brand
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MQ81b
MQ81c
MQ81d

MQ81e

MQ9 Does your FPO have any certifications like FSSAI, Organic, Fair trade etc? Yes No
If yes to MQ9, please list the licenses and certificates held by the FPO, please put a tick mark
Licence for chemical
(fertiliser / pesticide sales
FSSAI

FSSC22000

Organic

GAP

Any other
Any other

MQ10 Which are all the schemes the FPO has utilised and benefitted from?
Sl.No. Scheme Describe the benefit for the FPO
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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MQ11 Is there any support that if received will make the FPO function more effectively?

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 These are all the questions we have for your today, thank you for your time.

1. Please send the completely filled questionnaire in word and .pdf formats to the below mentioned email ID:
coefpo@gmail.com
2. For any further clarification please contact:
• Dr.Shashibhushana G – 99202 72456
• Dr.Itigi Prabhakar – 95387 71475
• Dr.Kumar S.- 87922 92012
• Sri. Manjunath M.- 88849 08858