BDS Support to Farmer Enterprise Groups

After the FEGs formation and capacity building activities have been carried out and the FEGs attain maturity level, the concerned RSPs/NGOs assist these FEGs to submit grant applications for ASF’s support in setting up and operating profitable agribusiness ventures.

This component of ASF grant funding has shown the maximum success with a variety of agribusiness activities being undertaken by the groups. Five of the NGOs/RSPs have achieved their full targets of FEG formation and also aided 100% of their groups in submitting suitable proposals. ASF has also been actively assisting the partner NGOs/RSPs in developing suitable grant proposals on behalf of FEGs.

To-date ASF has received 635 grant proposals from FEGs of which 575 grant proposals have been approved by the appraisal panel. Some of the activities undertaken by FEGs so far include:

• Milk collection, chilling, and distribution
• Establishment of Apricot Dehydration Units, processing, and marketing of product
• Establishment of Tomato Paste Plant
• Establishment of common facility centre for apple growers 
• Nurseries Development
• Off-season vegetable
• Improvement in packing of grapes & apples and access to new markets
• Establishment of Potato Chips Making Unit
• Support in strawberry cultivation, packing, & market access
• Support in pickles preparation, packing and marketing
• Support in production, packing and marketing of cut-flowers
• Support in setting up a Cattle Breeding & Extension Services Center
• Mushroom production & marketing
• Onion seed production
• Potato seeds production