EXTENSION SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
Not-For-Profits Developmental Organization
Registered Under Section-8 of Companies Act-2013
CIN: U74999MH2017NPL297040

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Agricultural Development Programs aim to disseminate sustainable farming practices that enhance productivity and increase net returns per unit of land. Achieving this requires a range of integrated interventions, of which establishing Fair-Price Farm Shops in village communities is a critical component.

Fair-Price Farm Shops ensure easy availability of essential production inputs such as certified crop seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, and animal feed at affordable rates. These shops are managed by selected lead farmers known as “Avocators”, and the shops themselves are referred to as “Avocations”.

The project will be implemented in 15 villages of Shamli District, Uttar Pradesh. A total of 60 Avocators will be identified at the rate of four Avocators per village. These Avocators will establish Avocations within their premises to retail certified seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals, and animal feed.

Farmers who possess adequate resources but are underperforming in agriculture will be identified and supported to operate these Fair-Price Farm Shops, thereby turning farming into a viable and sustainable avocation.

• To build a decentralized system for marketing farm production inputs through lead farmers (Avocators).
• To enable ease of farming by making quality farm inputs available at farmers’ doorsteps.
• To increase farm productivity and farmers’ income through the use of modern agricultural inputs.
• To develop a scalable and replicable model of agricultural development through Fair-Price Farm Shops.

Traditionally, farmers purchase agricultural inputs at retail prices and sell their produce at wholesale rates, allowing middlemen to capture the maximum profits. This project reverses that equation by enabling farmers to buy inputs at wholesale prices and sell their produce at retail prices.

By eliminating middlemen exploitation, Fair-Price Farm Shops significantly enhance farmers’ income, promote transparency, and strengthen the rural agricultural economy. This project stands as an epitome of farmer-centric, sustainable agricultural development.

Executive Director: ESFI
Address: C-25/2,Kendriya Vihar
Seawoods (W), Navi Mumbai-400706.
E-Mail: extensionsfi7@gmail.com
Phone : 022-3562 3562
WhatsApp: 9869409885
Country: INDIA