Samunnati, one of India’s largest agri enterprises, will set up a digital transformation platform for farmer producer organisations (FPOs) as part of its vision of “making the markets work for small-holder farmers”. “The platform will do seven things to help FPOs transform digitally,” he said. During the conclave Samunnati released “State of the sector report - Farmer Producer Organisations in India”. Value additionAddressing the conclave, Shaik N Meera, Director, ICAR ATARI, said FPOs should look out for value addition with digital innovation and work on an integrated digital strategy. Shireesh Joshi, Chief Business Office and President, Open Network for Digital Commerce, said 400 FPOs had joined the network and it will soon launch digital financial services.

Source: The Hindu June 26, 2023 15:16 UTC