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EXPECTED BENEFITS & POST IMPLEMENTATION SCENARIO |
a. Benefits to member farmers
• Access to warehouse, markets with prevailing price information
• Access to schemes, subsidies, modern agricultural methods, best
practices, soil testing, seeds, plantlets, fertilizers, pest control
• Facilities for grading agricultural produce and ensuring correct
price for their produce
• Logistics support, cost sharing possibilities
• Access to micro credits
• Agri Insurance support/faster claim processing
• Access to Accounting practices, Documentation support
b. Benefits to member Agricultural Input Providers
• Buyers/exporters to post their pick up quantities by date by
market-venue/warehouse
• Plan logistics routes for collection of agri-produce in advance
seeing the offer quantities from farmers in various locations
• Contact farmers producing any specific crop and confirm purchases
in advance facilitating better control over supplies.
• Select farmers for producing any specific variety of crops on
contractual basis integrating supplies of seeds/plantlets, farm
maintenance etc.
• Easy access to customers, facility for systematic campaigning/
demonstrations
• Efficient management of schemes/ programs
• e- platform assisting in real time transactions.
c. Benefits to member Agricultural Activists, NGOs, Government
organization
• Informed decision making on policy issues
• Facilitates Integrated approach
• Dissemination of agri based interventions becomes more structured
and precise and customized
• Faster and larger reach to stakeholders is ensured due to
networking
d. Post implementation Scenario
The most significant differentiator of this proposal compared to
other ICT enabling agriculture interventions implemented elsewhere
is that this initiative is built on the already existing PPP model
of Akshaya whose credibility has been established by the communities
themselves. Hence, the accessibility of the Agri-Business Center and
its ownership by the community is no longer a challenge. Hence, the
benefits expected out of the project is almost on an immediate
basis. The other expected benefits are:
1. Increased yields converting non-performing agricultural assets to
performing asset.
2. Empowering small farmers with real time information, collective
bargain of prices for his crops, agricultural engineering knowledge
& advice that is customized for the small farmer.
3. Facilitating institutional credit, Performing agriculture support
systems, Efficient and cost effective logistics support.
4. Bringing in documentation practice in Agriculture confirming
quality of produce effecting in high value products.
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