Pune-based Share Croppers to launch three platforms; five tractors to be handed over to FPOs
SCPL founders Krishna Bhat, Sudha Jyoti, Dipika Khatri and Sanjay Khatri shared details of the initiative at a news conference in Pune.
Digitising and consolidating agricultural records can make this process simpler,” Bhat said. Khatri said the first phase would comprise three platforms. Khatri said the initiative would eventually expand to support sustainable village development.
“After every natural disaster, collecting crop-loss data, conducting assessments, verifying documents and preparing lists of eligible beneficiaries involve several stages. Farmers often have to visit government offices repeatedly to check whether their names have been included in the beneficiary lists. The Swayampurna Gaon Vikas Prakalp Portal will serve as a central platform connecting farmers, farmer facilitators, farmer-producer organisations (FPOs), institutions and service partners. He added that better access to information and systematic farm records could help address some of the challenges faced by farmers, including financial distress. As part of the Machinery on Fuel Cost initiative, five tractors will also be handed over to FPO partners. Those expected to attend include Seema Narode, state president of the women’s wing of the Swatantra Bharat Party; Virendra Jamdade, founder of Vrutti Group; Deepak Shukla, founder of Finso; Ramesh Jadhav, editor of Agrowon; agricultural management expert Dr Yashwant Sale; and Rahul Patil. The programme aims to familiarise farmers, FPOs, agricultural experts and other stakeholders with the digital platforms and encourage wider adoption of technology in farm management.