**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare concluded Day 1 of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – FPO Sangam in New Delhi. The event, held in partnership with the Gates Foundation, aimed to showcase and promote Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). Over 72 FPOs from 15 states participated, with the event resuming the next day with technical sessions and a closing ceremony.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event Overview:**
* Day 1 of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – FPO Sangam concluded in New Delhi.
* Over 72 FPOs from 15 states and 33 PMDDKY districts participated.
* The event was organised in partnership with the Gates Foundation and convened by Intellecap Advisory Services
* Participating parties included senior government officials, financial institutions, private-sector buyers, and AgTech innovators.
* **Activities and Features:**
* Inauguration of FPO Exhibition showcasing diverse agri and value-added products.
* Thematic sessions highlighted FPO-led success stories and higher farmer incomes
* Keynote address by Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, emphasizing the role of FPOs in the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana.
* The Yojana aims to strengthen productivity, improve irrigation efficiency, enable crop diversification, and modernize post-harvest management.
* Thematic sessions covered integrated and natural farming, oilseeds and beekeeping value chains, protected cultivation models, micro-irrigation, institutional financing, and digital agriculture solutions.
* Experience-sharing segment highlighted success stories from Dhan-Dhaanya districts.
* Interactive quiz sessions engaged FPO members on farming practices, fertilizer use, governance, and FPO operations.
* **Objectives and Outcomes:**
* Encouraged strengthening market linkages and value addition.
* FPOs were deemed central to improving input access, building better production systems, expanding market opportunities, and unlocking higher incomes for farmers.
* Facilitated collaboration and scaling of market-led opportunities.
* The FPO stalls attracted buyers, government officials, and visitors, allowing direct purchases from the collectives.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)**
* **Impact**: FPOs had the opportunity to showcase their products, network with stakeholders, and gain insights into best practices and market opportunities. They were encouraged to strengthen market linkages and value addition.
* **Action Required**: FPOs should leverage the connections and knowledge gained to improve their operations and increase farmer incomes.
**Farmers (Members of FPOs)**
* **Impact**: Farmers will benefit from improved access to resources, enhanced market opportunities, and increased income.
* **Action Required**: Farmers should implement best farming practices, participate in governance, and utilise available resources to improve productivity.
**Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare**
* **Impact**: The Ministry is furthering its mission to strengthen productivity, improve irrigation efficiency, enable crop diversification, and modernise post-harvest management by supporting FPOs.
* **Action Required**: Continue to provide support and resources to FPOs, promote best practices, and facilitate market linkages to achieve Yojana goals.
**Buyers, Processors, and Retail Chains**
* **Impact**: Provided with the opportunity to explore long-term sourcing arrangements with FPOs.
* **Action Required**: Establish and strengthen sourcing arrangements with FPOs to support farmers and ensure a stable supply of agricultural products.
Key Entities Referenced
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana: A scheme to strengthen productivity, improve irrigation efficiency, enable crop diversification, and modernize post-harvest management.
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs): Groups of farmers aimed at improving input access, building better production systems, and expanding market opportunities.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare: The government ministry responsible for the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana and related agricultural policies.
New Delhi: The location of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – FPO Sangam event.
Devesh Chaturvedi: Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana – FPO Sangam
Day 1 concludes in New Delhi
Over 72 FPOs from 15 states participate in FPO Sangam
FPO exhibition showcases diverse agri and value-added
products
Thematic sessions highlight FPO-led success stories and
higher farmer incomes
प्रव तथ: 09 DEC 2025 8:54PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare successfully concluded Day 1 of the PM Dhan-Dhaanya
Krishi Yojana – FPO Sangam, held at the NCUI Auditorium and NCDC Complex. The event, organised in
partnership with the Gates Foundation and convened by Intellecap Advisory Services, saw enthusiastic
participation from over 72 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) drawn from 15 states and 33
PMDDKY districts. senior government officials, financial institutions, private-sector buyers, and AgTech
innovators.
The day began with the inauguration of the FPO Exhibition at the NCDC Atrium, where FPOs displayed a
diverse range of agricultural and value-added products. Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department
of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, inaugurated the exhibition, interacted with the participating farmer
groups, and encouraged them to strengthen market linkages and value addition.
Delivering the keynote address during the inaugural ceremony, Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary,
Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare highlighted the central role of FPOs in the PM Dhan-
Dhaanya Krishi Yojana. The Secretary emphasized that the Yojana aims to strengthen productivity,
improve irrigation efficiency, enable crop diversification, and modernize post-harvest management acrossdistricts. He reiterated that FPOs are the backbone of this reform, stating that "FPOs are central to
improving input access, building better production systems, expanding market opportunities, and
unlocking higher incomes for farmers."
Dr Devesh Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare further encouraged
buyers, processors, and retail chains attending the event to explore long-term sourcing arrangements with
FPOs. He stated that events like the FPO Sangam serve as important platforms for collaboration and
scaling market-led opportunities.
Throughout the day, thematic sessions were conducted on integrated and natural farming, oilseeds and
beekeeping value chains, protected cultivation models, micro-irrigation, institutional financing, and digital
agriculture solutions. Expert speakers from ICAR, National Beekeeping Mission, Kheyti, Nabkisan
Finance, and other institutions delivered practical insights and case studies.
An experience-sharing segment highlighted success stories from Dhan-Dhaanya districts, led by FPOs and
KCC beneficiaries who presented improvements in productivity, market access, and income enhancement.
Interactive quiz sessions further engaged FPO members on best farming practices, fertilizer use,
governance, and FPO operations.
The FPO stalls remained active throughout the day, attracting buyers, government officials, and visitors
who explored and purchased farm products directly from the collectives. The exhibition will continue on
Day 2.
Day 1 concluded with high tea and networking among FPO representatives, technical experts, Govt.
officials, and private-sector partners.
The event will resume tomorrow with additional technical sessions, farmer success sharing, and the
closing ceremony of the FPO Sangam.***
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