Page 18 - Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2021-22

Reliance Foundation also helped set up a soil-testing Nurturing and
laboratory in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh
to assist local farmers with better crop planning basis
soil conditions improving farm productivity. Reliance strengthening
Foundation also supports rural livelihoods through
partnerships with non-governmental and community-
based organisations. FPOs

Livestock Reliance Foundation is engaged with over 100

Farmer-Producer Organisations (FPOs) to help farmers
support services lower their costs and get a better return on their
produce. 25 of which were established by farmers
from Reliance Foundation’s programme locations, with
direct guidance. They have had a ripple effect on the
local ecosystem, providing capacity-building, marketing
Reliance Foundation’s 24x7 veterinary hospital and operational support to 30 other FPOs in the
in Padana, Jamnagar, has provided tele-medicine region. Over 50 FPOs are currently being supported
support during the pandemic. In FY21-22, the hospital with advisories on market prices, central and state
provided animal healthcare support to over 12,000 government schemes, compliance reminders, contacts
cases from 50 local villages. of market players and agronomical aspects.

FPOs with capacity building support from Reliance
Foundation are helping farmers aggregate their
agri-input purchases to save on input costs, as well as
aggregate their produce to secure better market prices.
Many of these FPOs have begun to use precision
technologies for early pest detection, and smart water
pumps for better water efficiency.

In FY21-22, Reliance Foundation-backed FPOs
transacted with over 55,700 farmers, to the tune
of Rs. 114 crore.

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