Days After New Agri-Laws Came Into Force, UP Govt Brings Policy To Set Up 2,000 New Farmer Producer Organisations

In a major push to Uttar Pradesh's agriculture sector and its large farmer community, the Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath led state government has come out with a policy on forming and incentivising farmer producer organisations (FPOs) to ensure better price realisation for the small and medium farmers, reports Economic Times.

The policy push by UP government comes merely days after the three newly passed agriculture laws came into force, giving the farmers across the nation freedom to sell their produce anywhere and to anyone.

The state government expects as many as 2,000 FPOs to be created within the next two years under the new policy push.

Meanwhile, it should also be noted that in his latest Mann ki Baat monthly radio address to the nation, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had also spoken about the success of FPOs in Haryana and Tamil Nadu where the farmers have come together to sell their produce.