Origin- Created in 1983 by Deep Joshi and Vijay Mahajan

Mission :
To enable the most marginalized people, especially rural women,to earn a
decent living and take charge of their own lives.

Vision :
Just and equitable society where everyone lives with dignity.

Belief :
That all people, no matter how poor, are capable of driving the change they
need
1 Study the need of FPOs in current scenario of Bihar

2 Study of different categories of farmers associated with Devki FPO

Study of major crops cultivated in various seasons & input required

3
for the cultivation.

4 Scope of Devki FPO in forward and backward linkage, Analysis

of farmers.
Mubarakpur
Beguserai
Bihar
Mubarakpur
Beguserai
Bihar
Mubarakpur
Beguserai
Bihar
 10% 15%
Services/Business 30%
Farming
25% Cattle
Service
25%
Goat Cattle
65% Goat

Landless Farmers 30%

Marginal Farmers

10%

35%
Farming
Farming
50% Cattle
Cattle
40% Goat
65%

Small Farmers Medium Farmers

 40% 10%
Maize Okra

8% 8%
Cucumber Bitter Gourd

5% 5%
Sponge Gourd Ivy Gourd

5% 4%
Chilli Soyabean

15%
others
 40% 12%
Wheat Mustard

20% 4%
Maize Cabbage

4% 4%
Tomato Cauliflower

2% 4%
Potato Chilli

10%
Others
 20% 20%
Maize Other Vegetables

10% ------------------ 50% ---------------

moong Fallow
 Land preparation
Inputs
Implements Price
Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred
3 farrow-1time Rs. 1000 40kg Urea- 100kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 700
9 farrow- 1 time Rs. 1000 Shree Ram 303( Rs.70/kg) DAP- 60Kg Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 1700
Rotavator- 1 time Rs. 2000 Cost- Rs. 2800 Potash- 20kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 750

Total= Rs.4000 calcium-10kg Rs.90-100/kg 950

Zinc-5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
Total cost of Plant Protection chemicals ( In Rs. ) sulphur-5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
Pesticide Herbicide Fungicide Total Zyme-10kg Rs. 60-70/kg 650
80 370 50 500
Total= 5100
Irrigation
Number Type Harvesting
2 to 3 Flodding Crop cutting Threshing
Rs.1600-1700/Bigha Average - 4kg/40kg
Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100
160kg/1600kg in Bigha(taken by Thresher)
Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell Cost- Rs. 3500

Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit
Rs.20,000 35,000 Rs.15,000
Average Cost= Rs. 1100 Rs. 2275/Q
(Approax) (Approax) (Approax)
Total cost= 2200-3300 Production Consumption Marketable Surplus By Product

Rs. 2500 (Approax) Avg = 15 - 16 quintals 10 quintals/yr 5 - 6 quintals Straw -14-15 Quintals
 Land preparation Inputs
Implements Price Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred
3 farrow-1time Rs. 1000 5-6kg Urea- 80kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 550
9 farrow- 1 time Rs. 1000 Syngenta 2217 DAP- 80-100kg Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 2500
Rotavator- 1 time Rs. 2000 Monsento 9081 Potash- 20-30kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 900
Total= Rs.4000 Pioneer 3522 calcium-20kg Rs.90-100/kg 1900
Cost-Rs.1800-2200 Zinc- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
Total cost of Plant Protection chemicals ( In Rs. )
Avg. Cost- Rs. 2000 sulphur- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
Pesticide Herbicide Fungicide Total
Zyme- 5kg Rs. 60-70/kg 300
150 500 150 800
Total= 6500
Irrigation
Number Type Harvesting Intercultural Practices
4 to 5 Flodding Crop cutting Threshing
Weeding Hoeing
Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100 Rs.1400/Bigha Average - 3kg/40kg
200 kg/2600 kg in bigha (taken by thresher)
Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell
Cost - Rs. 4200
Rs.4800 -
Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell
Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit
Average Cost= Rs. 1100 Rs.28,700 Rs.2090/Q Rs. 54,340 Rs. 25,500(Approax)

Total Cost= Rs.4400-Rs.5500 Production Consumption Marketable Surplus By Product

Approax= Rs. 5000 Avg = 26 quintals 8 quintals/yr 18 quintals Fuelwood

 Land preparation Inputs
Implements Price Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred
2kg- own seeds Urea- 50kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 350
9 farrow- 1 to 2 times Rs. 1000
Pioneer S46- 750-800
Rs. 1000 DAP- 50kg. Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 1400
grams
Total= Rs.2000 Cost- Rs.700-800 Potash- 20kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 750

Irrigation sulphur- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 200

Number Type calcium- 5kg Rs.90-100/kg 475

One Flodding Total= 3200

Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100

Harvesting
Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell Crop cutting Threshing

Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell 5-6 labourer Average - 3kg/40kg

Female- Rs. 200 1quintal/7quintals in Bigha (taken by thresher)
Average Cost= Rs. 1100 Rs. 1100 Rs. 5450

Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit Production Consumption Marketable Surplus By Product
Rs.11,800 Rs.5450/Q Rs.38,150 Rs.26,500(Approax) Avg = 6-8 quintals 3 quintals/yr 3-5 quintals Fuelwood
 Inputs
Land preparation Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred
Implements Price 500kg Urea- 40kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 300
3 farrow-1time Rs. 1000 C40 (Rs.5-10/kg) DAP- 80kg Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 2300
9 farrow- 1 time Rs. 1000 Red candy Potash- 20kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 750
Rotavator- 1 time Rs. 2000 Cost- Rs. 3500 calcium-5kg Rs.90-100/kg 500

Disc Harrow- 1 time Rs. 1000 Zinc- 10kg Rs.30-40/kg 350

sulphur- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 200
Total = Rs. 5000
Zyme- 10kg Rs. 60-70/kg 600
Total cost of Plant Protection chemicals ( In Rs. ) Total= 5000
4500
Harvesting
Irrigation
Crop cutting Threshing
Number Type
3 to 4 Flodding
10-12 labourer -
Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100 Female- Rs. 200 -
Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell Rs.2200 -
Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit
Rs.24,200
Average Cost= Rs. 1100 Rs.2-Rs.30/kg Rs.13,000 - Rs. 1.95lakhs Win Loss situation
+ storage cost(Rs.3/kg)
Approax= Rs.4000 Production Consumption Marketable Surplus By Product
Avg = 60 - 80 quintals 5 quintals/yr 65 quintals -
 Inputs
Land preparation Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred
Implements Price 40-50 grams Urea- 40kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 300
3 farrow-1time Rs. 1000 6000-7000 plants DAP- 80-100kg Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 2500

9 farrow- 1 time Rs. 1000 Tomato- Abhilash,seminis Potash- 20-30kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 900
Ridgegourd- seminis calcium- 20kg Rs.90-100/kg 1900
or sometimes rotavator 1 time Rs. 2000
Cucumber-east-west
Total= 4000 Zinc- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
kamini
Bittergourd- east-west
Total cost of Plant Protection chemicals ( In Rs. ) sulphur- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
pragati
1000
Cost= Rs. 1000-3000 Zyme- 5kg Rs. 60-70/kg 300
Irrigation Total= 5000
Number Type
Intercultural Practices
2 to 3 Flodding Harvesting
Weeding Hoeing
Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100
Family Labourer Rs.8000 -
Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell
Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit
Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell Rs. 24,500-
Rs. 2-10/kg Rs.29,600-Rs.1.48Lakhs Rs. 3000-5000 to Rs. Rs.1.23Lakhs
26500
Average Cost= Rs. 1100
Production Consumption Marketable Surplus By Product
Total cost= 2200-3300 Avg = 15 tons 2 quintals/yr 14.8 quintals -

Approax= Rs. 2500 Miscellaneous cost

Rs.3000
 Inputs Irrigation
Seeds Fertilizers Unit Price Cost incurred Number Type
100 grams Urea- 50kg Rs. 300-320 (45kg) 350 2 to 3 Flodding
10,000 plants DAP- 80kg Rs. 1300-1500 (50kg) 2300 Rs. 200-250/hr - Diesel - Own borewell; 1Bigha-5hrs, Cost=Rs.1100
Futleja Potash- 30kg Rs. 1700-1900 (50kg) 900
Girija calcium- 20-30kg Rs.90-100/kg 2000 Rs.800-1000/Bigha-Electricity - Own borewell

Syngenta 1522- august Zinc- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175 Rs. 1200-1400/Bigha- Other's borewell
snowpearl-august sulphur- 5kg Rs.30-40/kg 175
Average Cost= Rs. 1100
Megha- september Zyme- 5kg Rs. 60-70/kg 300
4051- september Total= 6200 Total cost= 2200-3300

wonderwall Approax= Rs. 2500

seminis Intercultural Practices

Harvesting
Weeding Hoeing
Namdhari NS43

Cost= Rs.7000
Family Labourer Rs.8000 -
Total Production Consumption Marketable surplus
Total cost of Plant Protection chemicals 40 quintals- August sown varities 20kg 38.8 quintals
Rs.1200 80-90 quintals- September sown
50kg 85 quintals
varities
Total C.O.C MSP 2024-25 Total Returns Profit
Rs.32,000 Miscellaneous cost
Rs.40-50/kg Rs.1.6 Lakhs-Rs.2 Lakhs ~1.5 Lakhs
(August)
Rs.20,000 Rs.3000
Rs. 5-10/kg Rs.42,500- Rs.Rs.85,000 ~Rs.22,000-Rs.65,000
(September)
Input Requirements for one season:

Seeds Urea DAP Potash Zinc Zyme Sulphur Calcium Total Cultivable Land 5000 Bigha
Wheat 2000 Bigha
Wheat 80 tons 200 tons 120 tons 40 tons 10 tons 20 tons 10 tons 20 tons
Maize 1000 Bigha
Maize 5500 kg 80 tons 90 tons 25 tons 5 tons 5 tons 5 tons 20 tons Mustard 600 Bigha
Potato 100 Bigha
Mustard 480 kg 30 tons 30 tons 12 tons - - 3 tons 3 tons
Cabbage & Cauli 400 Bigha
Potato 50 tons 4 tons 8 tons 2 tons 1 ton 1 ton .5 ton .5 ton Other vegetables 900 Bigha

Cabbage and
40 kg 20 tons 32 tons 12 tons 2 tons 2 tons 8 tons 10 tons
cauliflower
Total Revenue ~85 Cr
Other
45 kg 36 tons 81 tons 22.5 tons 4.5 tons 4.5 tons 4.5 tons 18 tons
vegetables
If 40% farmers will connect with FPO,
Total ~137 tons ~370 tons ~361 tons ~114 tons ~23 tons ~31 tons ~31 tons ~72 tons
then also 34Cr revenue can be
Revenue 1.31Cr. Rs. 11.5Cr. Rs. 50.5 Cr. Rs. 20.5Cr Rs. 8.05L Rs. 20.15L Rs. 10.85L Rs. 68.5L
generated in one season.
Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs)
5000 times Revenue
3 farrow- Rs. 800 Rs.40 lakhs
9 farrow- Rs.900 Rs.45 lakhs
Rotavator- Rs.1800 Rs.90 lakhs

4000 times
Thresher - 8kg/quintal (wheat)

200 times
Disc Harrow- Rs. 1400 Rs. 2.8 lakhs

Total Revenue = 178 lakhs

 Roles Of FPOs Advantages to Members
Procurement and Increasing bargaining
Input Supply Services power in buying inputs
Packaging Services and marketing of produce.
Helping farmers in
Custom Hiring reducing post-harvest
Marketing Services
Service Centre losses by storage and value
addition.
Fast dissemination of
Good Agricultural
Technical &
Insurance Services Networking Services
Practices (GAP) among the
farmer members and
access to extension services
Capacity building of
farmers through training
programmes
Assisting farmer for
getting benefitted by
different government
schemes.
By the means of contract
farming if possible in some
area, and for cash crops,
distress sale
can be avoided
 Scope of FPOs: Challenges faced by FPOs:

Collective Mobilization of Skill set of BODs

Resource Pooling
Bargaining Power farmers to FPOs & CEOs

Access to Credit Problems related

Market Linkages Equity grant
and Finance to Financing

Business plan and

Challenges
Skill Enhancement Risk Mitigation scaling
related to policy
opportunities
Capacity building of
farmers by Training and Building Strong Promoting Cold
Low Cost of
development programmes Marketing Channel storages and value
(NIAM,NAARM,MANAG Production and linkage added products
E,VAMNICOM) etc.

Sorting, Grading,
Total quality Providing Incentives
Packaging and
Branding Innovation Management to WPC members
 Formation of FIG groups to increase women's participation in earning and
provide them with several benefits according to requirements.

01 Mushroom farming for

landless farmers.
02 Azollae - To increase milk yield
for cattle and goat rearers

03 Nutrition garden - Having

minimum 1 katha farmland.
04 Nethouse - having 1.5
katha land.

05 PolyNursery - having
minimum 2-2.5 katha land. 06 Multilayer farming having
minimum 6 katha farmland.

Participated in FIG and WPC meetings
and observed the grassroot level
issues and challenges.
Learnt about Major crops cultivated
in various seasons& inputs required
for cultivation.
Observed the real term challenges
faced by the farmers e.g land
ownership, flooding, lack of access to
credit facilities, lack of proper
knowledge and awareness.
Observed the day to day
activities of the villagers, where I
was allocated.
Role of women in Agriculture,
Empowerement of women and
changes in their lifestyle.
Understood the role of FPO, it’s
functioning, challenges faced in
linking FPO with FIG.
Mastered adaptation in rural
settings, closely observed and
experienced the life of bottom of
pyramid people.
Observed the changing pattern of
cropping because of decline in
productivity and price fluctuations
e.g. Onion, , Radish, Potato etc.
Realized building strong
relationships with farmers is crucial
to get valuable data & information
from them.

Establishing Farmer meters
facilitating the process
Promoting lower cost, high
Promoting Processing varities,
yielding varities and nutritious
value added products
varities

Awareness of farmers regarding Skill development , training

Strawberry value chain
benefits and business programmes for farmers especially
opportunities of FPOs landless

Organising workshops in the villages Sharing success stories of farmers

 Azollae farming (Parna village) Banana+Mango Intercropping,
Mahogni (Border crop)

Visit to Poly Nursery (Mubarakpur village)

Visit to strawberry plantation (Parna village) Banana Plantation (Pidhouli)
 Gangotri FPO(Pakthoul) Multilayer Farming

Solar Lift Irrigation (SLI) (Piperadoj)

FIG Meeting Red Candy Potato field( Navtoliya)
 Interaction with strawberry Farmer Interaction
farmer (Alapur)

Bio Resource Center (BRC) (Alapur)

Net house; Capsicum (Alapur) Custom Hiring Centre (CHC), (Nonepur)
Collecting information from farmers

Papaya Plantation (Raatgaon) Horti Exotic Plantation;

Mango,Lemon,Mahogni (Pidhouli)
Thanks to the entire Team for the
guidance and support...