Coconut Producers' Societies (CPS) / Federations (CPF) / Companies (CPC)
West Bengal
Progress of Coconut Producers' Society, Federation and Company formation in West
Bengal as on 30-Jun-2017
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Sl No.
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Districts
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Area (ha)
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Production(lakh nuts)
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Productivity(Nuts/ha)
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CPS Regd with CDB
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CPF Regd with CDB
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CPC Regd
|
|
1
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North 24 Parganas
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3651
|
472.23
|
12935
|
43
|
|
|
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2
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South 24 Parganas
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3990
|
542.16
|
13588
|
103
|
|
|
|
3
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East Midnapore
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3721
|
420.05
|
11289
|
34
|
|
|
|
4
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Nadia
|
994
|
125.8
|
12657
|
9
|
|
|
|
5
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Hooghly
|
1000
|
119.98
|
11998
|
3
|
|
|
|
6
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Murshidabad
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4664
|
644.21
|
13813
|
9
|
|
|
|
7
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Bardhaman
|
2691
|
310.49
|
11538
|
8
|
|
|
|
8
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Cooch Behar
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2691
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310.49
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11538
|
1
|
|
|
|
9
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Malda
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|
|
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1
|
|
|
|
10
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Howrah
|
|
|
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1
|
|
|
|
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Total
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|
|
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212
|
|
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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.