Partnership Alternative: Govt. Invitations Agri-Companies to Collaborate with Farmer Teams by way of KERA Mission

The State authorities has invited agri-business corporations to companion with Farmer Producer Corporations (FPCs) below the World Financial institution-assisted Kerala Local weather Resilient Agri-Worth Chain Modernisation (KERA) venture. The initiative will provide grant help of as much as ₹2 crore per alliance for manufacturing funding and enterprise improvement.

Eligible corporations will obtain monetary help together with three years of technical help. The programme goals to create structured market linkages that join Kerala’s premium agricultural produce to native, nationwide and worldwide markets, making certain that farmers obtain higher costs and a safe market linkage.

A complete of 150 productive alliances are proposed throughout the State in three phases. Within the first section, round 50 alliances could be arrange within the northern districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode, and Malappuram.

Corporations in search of to take part should have a minimal annual turnover of ₹10 crore and prior expertise in working with farmer communities in Kerala. Farmer producer corporations eligible for the programme ought to have at the least three years’ working expertise, a minimal membership of 200 farmers and an annual turnover of ₹10 lakh.

In response to officers, the initiative is a part of a broader effort to modernise agricultural worth chains within the State whereas selling climate-resilient practices. By facilitating partnerships with the personal sector, the federal government expects to scale back market dangers confronted by farmers and create sustainable and scalable fashions of collaboration.

farmer-producer corporations can submit purposes by way of the official KERA portal at https://pa.kera.kerala.gov.in/auth/login on or earlier than December 31. Particulars can be found with the KERA regional venture director (telephone: 9037824054).