Tirhut Honey: Unfolding new concept of Agri business in Bihar

Despite the important role played by the farming community, majority of the farmers are facing distress due to a combination of several factors which include small land holding, lack of access to quality inputs (seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, credit, etc.) and problems related to marketing of output. These problems are faced more by small, marginal and tenant farmers who constitute 90% of the total farmers in India.

So in this regard Tirhut honey a Farmers’ Producer Organizations (FPOs) has emerged as one of the most effective Organization which clatters the need and tries to resolve the challenges faced by these farmers. The FPOs facilitate hassle free access to financial and non-financial services at doorstep of the farmer at the right time.

Farmer Producer Organization is formed with the chief aim to develop the socio economic status of the farmers through enhancement in food productivity, efficient aggregation facilities, cost reduction in food processing by utilization of efficient marketing tools and technique.

Tirhut Honey Farmers Producer Organization is one such trusted name which works day and night to improve the social, economic and physical resources available to the farmer’s community. This makes the organization programs very unique and efficient. Furthermore, the organization invests in local leadership and helps marginalized section of the farm labours to earn their livelihood in a better way.

The farmers associated with Tirhut Honey Farmers Producer Organization have made this village a role model already, but we have miles to go as said by the President of the organization Dr Sadhana Kumari. The objectives of FPOs are to avoid middlemen during the purchase of agriculture produce, fertilizers and pesticides and seeds to have common agriculture machinery such as transport vehicle, godowns and others.

The FPO is located in Sarhanchiya village in Aurai Block of, Muzaffarpur Distt Bihar and engaged in producing numerous agri based product like as Bee keeping, Vermi-compost making, Desi cow sanrakshan and samvardhan, Gonile making and producing seeds of major vegetable and cereals in and around the 6 blocks of Muzaffarpur District i.e.-Aurai, Katara, Bochacha, Kurahani, Gayaghat and Meenapur. Meanwhile, the FPO would also facilitate farmers to sell their produce without involving the role of middlemen.

Moreover, the setting up of FPOs will give better aggregate solidarity to improved access to quality information, innovation, motorization, credit and better showcasing access. This will assist cultivators with cutting their homestead creation costs, while improving their profits as the FPOs will all in all can anticipate them.

Moreover, the administration will likewise make arrangements of value award to reinforce the monetary base of these FPOs. Through NABARD and different offices.

Till date the association has changed the life of 791 little and peripheral ranchers who are extremely content with the working of the association and ready to be related with the association till their final gasp. Furthermore, the organization has helped around 620 minor ranchers in getting Kisan Credit Card, Mudra advance to 18 individuals and stand up advance to 3 townspeople of Aurai Block. A portion of the recipients of FPO are Mukesh Paswan, Janikiya Devi, Vivek Kumar, Ramesh Kumar and parcels more…