Coconut Producers' Societies (CPS) / Federations (CPF) / Companies (CPC)
Andhra Pradesh
Progress of Coconut Producers' Society, Federation and Company formation in Andhra
Pradesh as on 31-Mar-2019
|
Sl No.
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Districts
|
Area (ha)
|
Produ- ction (lakh nuts)
|
Prodty (Nuts/ ha)
|
CPS Regd with CDB
|
CPF Regd with CDB
|
CPC Regd
|
|
1
|
East Godavari
|
50285
|
7208.95
|
14337
|
668
|
50
|
1+1+1+1+1
|
|
2
|
West Godavari
|
21561
|
4489.03
|
20821
|
267
|
16
|
1+1
|
|
3
|
Srikakulam
|
14480
|
2498.59
|
17256
|
133
|
10
|
1
|
|
4
|
Vishakapatnam
|
6796
|
767.21
|
11290
|
50
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
Vijayanagaram
|
2711
|
435.92
|
16080
|
30
|
1
|
|
|
6
|
Krishna
|
2116
|
340.28
|
16082
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
103071
|
16100
|
15620
|
1148
|
82
|
8
|
The Board has initiated the formation of Coconut Producer Societies (CPS) by associating
40-100 coconut growers in a contiguous area with a consolidated minimum of 4000-5000
palms. The objective is socio economic upliftment of the farmers through productivity
improvement, cost reduction, efficient collective marketing and processing and product
diversification. A farmer equity contribution is also proposed to be mobilized.
A matching equity contribution will be sought from the state Government as a one
time assistance for making the CPS effective.
CPS - the concept
A non subsidized knowledge based, farmer centered approach in organizing farmers
- Total inclusive growth of the farmers - Facilitation, handholding, nurturing empowering
and finally leading to sustainability - Group Approach - Development of Infrastructure
- Reduction of wastages - Disintermediation of the supply chain - Product diversification
and value addition - Enhanced production, productivity - Market expansion.
CPS – the methodology
Organization of farmer in a contiguous area 40-100 farmers - Minimum of 10 bearing
palms for a member - Legal status by registration under Charitable Societies Act
- Registration with the Board - Common byelaw for all the societies
CPS - the activity
Regular meetings and discussion of activities - Collective purchase of all inputs
- Effective pooling of resources like labour - Production planning and marketing
plan for CPS - Integration of activities in production and marketing - Synchronizing
of harvesting - Small scale processing at CPS level - Networking of CPS to an apex
body - Better bye-product utilization - Effective logistics - Generation of rural
employment - Enhanced and sustained returns to the farmer.