Farmers across India move online, earn over 15% more for their produce

Apart from higher earning, the elimination of the middleman and commissioning agent has helped them get instant cash for their produce

Deepak Chauhan, a farmer in Sultanpur village of Aurangabad’s district, has six acres of land and he plans to buy an acre more. Chauhan is buoyed by the 20 per cent earnings he got additionally by selling his products online directly to Swarup Satkari FPC, a farmers produce company (FPC).

Swarup Satkari, one of the largest FPCs in Sultanpur, has registered around 400 farmers in the region and helps them trade maize, soybean, pulses and other agricultural commodities directly to bulk dealers and corporate consumers. There are more than 300 FPCs registered across Maharashtra that help farmers of all incomes