The help extended by NABARD and State Bank of India to farmers of Navalgund taluk has facilitated the establishment and operation of Farmers Producers Organisation (FPO) and it, in turn, has resulted in bringing down input cost, thus increasing their profit margin.
Speaking to presspersons during a media tour of Navalgund and Navalli in Dharwad district on Monday, District Development Officer of NABARD Mayur Kamble said that farmers of the Navalgund block were facing challenges in finding direct market and bringing down input cost.
“There was a need for the establishment of FPO (Farmers Producers Organisation), which materialised with the establishment of Kalmeshwar FPO through assistance of NABARD in 2016,” he said.
