Hulsoor Mahila Kisan Millets Producer Company Ltd. is Providing Farmers Farm Machinery on Rent

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) is an organization, where the members are farmers itself. FPOs provide end-to-end support and services to farmers and cover technical services, marketing, processing, and other aspects of agriculture inputs.

FPO - Hulsoor Mahila Kisan Millets Producer Company Limited is a private company that was founded on March 2, 2021. It is a Non-government company that is registered with the Registrar of Companies in Bangalore. It has a paid-up capital of Rs. 616,000 and authorized share capital of Rs. 1,500,000.

The FPO is involved in crop cultivation, market gardening, and horticulture. Hulsoor Mahila Kisan Millets Producer Company Limited has five directors - Ambika Girish Mehakare, Savita, and three others. The FPO resulted in a long-term change in the lifestyle of the farmers of Karnataka's Hulsoor block. 

Before joining the FPO, farmers used to cultivate traditional varieties of various crops using conventional farming methods. It added millet to these farmers' crop portfolios as a new crop. FPO recently established its own input shop, where members can purchase high-quality seeds, fertiliser, and other inputs at reduced prices.

The FPO also has a custom hiring center where farmers can rent farm machinery. As a result of demonstrated crop cultivation techniques and Good Agricultural Practices to FPO farmers, average crop productivity increased by 30-50%.

Hulsoor Mahila Kisan Millets Producer Company Limited has been working for the farming community for a long time and to further help the cooperative in achieving its goal, Krishi Jagran will be organizing “ACF Summit 2023” that will provide a platform for the farmers to have a b2b interaction with the Cooperatives, Agri-startups, and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).