Impact Level of Knowledge and Constraints Faced by the Farmer Producer Organization on Farmers Income in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, from Kurnool district Bethamcherla mandal was selected purposively based on considerable number of respondents as a member of Farmer Producer Organization. There are 174 FPO groups in Bethamcherla Mandal. From one mandal 6 villages were selected randomly based on the considerable number of members of Farmer Producer Organization. From each selected village farmers were selected randomly. In this way a total of 120 farmers were considered as respondent for the present study. Out of 120 farmers 60 are selected for beneficiaries and 60 for non beneficiaries. These selections were done by using simple random sampling method for the purpose of the study. where as in beneficiaries majority of the farmers are having a full of knowledge about organization, and having a partial knowledge on the activities and processing unit that are undergoing in FPO where as in non beneficiaries majority of the farmers having a full of   knowledge on how many members should be there in an organization and having partial knowledge on shares they receive in an year. Most of the respondents have given their feedback that they are facing lack of well developed storage facilities, processing facilities, lack of technical skill of labourers in harvesting ,processing etc., The major suggestions that are given by the respondents are efficient supply of inputs, Processing, storage and transport facilities, Enhance government support etc.