?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9870%2F&rft.title=Farmer+Producer+Organization+in+Andhra+Pradesh%3A+A+Scoping+Study.+Rythu+Kosam+Project.+Research+Report+IDC-16.&rft.creator=Raju%2C+K+V&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+R&rft.creator=Vikraman%2C+S&rft.creator=Shyam%2C+M&rft.creator=Rupavatharam%2C+S&rft.creator=Kumara+Charyulu%2C+D&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.subject=Agriculture&rft.subject=Andhra+Pradesh&rft.subject=Rural+Development&rft.subject=Rural+Economy&rft.subject=Indian+Agriculture&rft.description=The+declining+profitability+and+rising+risk+associated+with+agriculture+and+allied+its+activities+is+being+considered+some+of+the+major+challenges+in+improving+the+livelihoods+of+the+rural+population+in+India.+Mainly+small+and+marginal+farmers+constitute+the+largest+group+of+cultivators+(about+85%25)+in+Indian+agriculture%3B+having+smaller+than+or+about+two+hectares+of+operational+holdings.+The+vulnerability+to+these+households+is+largely+attributed+to+lower+scale+of+operation%2C+lack+of+information%2C+poor+access+to+cheaper+credit%2C+weak+participation+in+the+consumers%E2%80%99+markets+and+consequently%2C+exploitation+by+intermediaries+in+procuring+inputs+and+marketing+of+their+produce.+A+variety+of+approaches+have+emerged+over+the+years+to+address+these+problems.+Agricultural+cooperatives%2C+formed+under+the+Co-operative+Credit+Societies+Act%2C+1904%2C+have+long+been+the+dominant+form+of+farmer+collectives%3B+however%2C+the+experience+with+cooperatives+point+to+many+limitations%2C+except+few+successful+exceptions+in+the+field+of+dairy+farming.+In+recent+years%2C+collectivization+of+producers%2C+especially+small+and+marginal+farmers%2C+into+producer+organizations+has+emerged+as+one+of+the+most+effective+pathways+to+address+the+many+challenges+of+agriculture.+Hence%2C+on+the+recommendations+of+a+high-power+committee%2C+the+Government+of+India+introduced+the+Companies+(Amendment)+Act+2002%2C+which+paved+the+way+to+Producer+Companies+(PCs)...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9870%2F1%2FResearch%2520Report%2520IDC%2520-%252016%2520-%2520Rythu%2520Kosam%2520Project.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9870%2F7%2FRythu%2520Kosam%2520Book%2520with%2520Title-Telugu%2520Final-Low.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9870%2F19%2FFinal%2520FPO%2520part%25202.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9870%2F25%2FRaithu%2520Kosam%2520Part-2%2520-%2520Book-low.pdf&rft.identifier=++Raju%2C+K+V+and+Kumar%2C+R+and+Vikraman%2C+S+and+Shyam%2C+M+and+Rupavatharam%2C+S+and+Kumara+Charyulu%2C+D+and+Wani%2C+S+P++(2017)+Farmer+Producer+Organization+in+Andhra+Pradesh%3A+A+Scoping+Study.+Rythu+Kosam+Project.+Research+Report+IDC-16.++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru.+++++