Balakrishna Ankalam

Farmer Producer Organisations and Smallholder Welfare: Evidence on Input Benefits, Marketing Performance, and Livelihood Impact from Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Balakrishna Ankalam · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2026

Background: FPOs in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Guntur district, have become crucial institutions supporting high-cost agriculture by enabling input access, collective marketing, and linking farmers to credit, technology, and welfare schemes. Aims: The study is to analyze the i...