Samunnati and the Economic Times, in conjunction with its institutional partners, advisory team and editorial members launched the inaugural edition of the Samunnati – Farmer Producer Organisation Summit & Awards 2019 on 18th October 2019 at ITC Maurya, Delhi

The theme for the conference was “Working together for Farmer Centric Growth”. The summit brought key stakeholders from FPO ecosystem to celebrate successful FPOs and deliberate on how the ecosystem works together for FPOs’ growth.

Some of the Key Takeaways of the Summit include:

  • Participation from 250+ members from Farmer Producer Organisations
  • Participation from 300+ stakeholders from the agriculture ecosystem that included policymakers, ag-tech institutions, financial institutions, global thought leaders, NGOs and other development organisations working in the FPO sector.
  • Strong participation from Government of India (SFAC, PM-Kisan, Ministry of Agriculture and National Rainfed Farming Authority)
  • 17 Awards presented to the FPOs and 8 Awards presented to FPO enablers from across the country

Download the conference round-up report to know more about the Summit.