Year: 2015 | Month: September | Volume 60 | Issue 3
Economic and Financial Efficiency of Farmers’ Produce Organisation: A Case Study of FAPRO in Hosiarpur District of Punjab
Udeshna Talukdar
Kamal Vatta
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2015.00062.5
Abstract:
The study was conducted in Ghugial village of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab during 2010-11 with an objective to examine the economic and financial efficiency of capital invested in Farms Produce Promotion Society (FAPRO). It was observed that the society earned augmented revenue with the grown in operational cost and the organization has increased rapidly. It played a proactive role in meeting the purpose of the society. Although B-C ratio has increased, current ratio was found moderate. Profit to asset ratio and profit to sales ratio were viable after few years with low capacity utilization. If the shortcomings can be met similar farmers’ organization can be imitated in other parts of the country especially for value addition of perishable products
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