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Rural Kokrajhar Agro Producer Company Limited, Assam
Rural Kokrajhar Agro Producer Company Limited (RKAPCL) is promoted and funded by NERAMAC in Kokrajhar block of Kokrajhar district of Assam and is promoted by Sheel Biotech Limited (CBBO). The key objectives of promoting RKAPCL are:
- To enhance the productivity of agricultural activities in the cluster through efficient, cost effective, and sustainable resource use and realize higher returns through better liquidity and market linkages for their produce and become sustainable through collective action.
- To provide holistic and broad-based supportive ecosystem to facilitate development of vibrant and sustainable income-oriented farming and for overall socio-economic development and wellbeing of agrarian communities.
- To build capacity of board members, CEO, Accountant, and progressive farmers of RKAPCL on agriculture entrepreneurship skills to become economically viable and self-sustaining beyond the period of support from government.
- To provide handholding and support to RKAPCL up to 5 years from the year of creation in all aspects of management of institution, inputs, production, processing and value addition, market linkages, credit linkages and use of technology etc.
| Data of Rural Kokrajhar Agro Producer Company Limited | |
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Date of Registeration |
22th September 2021 |
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State |
Assam |
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District |
Kokrajhar |
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Block |
Kokrajhar |
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CBBO |
Sheel Biotech Limited |
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Shareholder Farmers (Nos) |
Total no. of shareholders : 750 Small Farmers : 203 Marginal Farmers : 399 Landless Farmers : 148 Tenant Farmers : 0 |
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State Category |
Hilly Area |
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Share Capital |
Rs. 22.42 lakh 1. Shareholders’ equity contribution: Rs. 15 lakh 2. Matching equity grant received under CSS 10,000 FPOs: Rs. 6.62 Lakh |
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Business Activities |
Rs. 5,75,545/- Lakh of business transaction done so far 1. Sale and Marketing of Lentil 2. Marketing of Black Pepper |
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Area of Success |
1. Raising of equity worth Rs. 15 Lakhs through collection of
share capital from farmers. 2. Mobilization of Third FPO management cost. 3. Initiation of input supply and aggregation and marketing of farmers produce including Lentils and Black Pepper. 4. The FPO under Institutional Convergence initiative of CBBO has been allotted one Custom Hiring center worth Rs 35 lakh from Deptt. Of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam. |
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Board of Directors |
1 Women Directors 9 Male Directors |
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