FPCs Barred from Nodal Roles in Government Procurement

The government has changed the rules about how it buys crops from farmers.

Now, Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) cannot be the main groups that handle the buying for the government.

Instead, the government will involve Primary Cooperative Societies in procurement.

The government buys crops under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and Price Support Fund (PSF) to help farmers.

Some people think this is bad because FPCs use government procurement to learn about business.

Others think this is good because the FPCs charged commission and did little work.

The move aims to improve how the government buys crops from farmers.