Issues and challenges faced by the members of fish farmer producer companies (FFPCs) of Assam, India Kashyap Borah1, Saha Biswarup2 1Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Fishery Extension, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata-700 094 2Professor, Department of Fishery Extension, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata-700 094 Online published on 19 April, 2024. Abstract Fisheries enterprise plays a significant role in Indian agriculture not only generating high income in the rural areas, but also for earning their livelihood along with securing nutritional securities. The small-scale fish farmers having scattered holdings may get the benefits of FPO through collectivization, economies of scale, better market price and higher producer's share in consumer's rupee. However, the members were facing many challenges and issues to get the benefits. This study highlights the issues and challenges faced by the member farmers of Fish Farmer Producer Companies of Assam. Study was carried out in three most progressive districts in Assam in terms of availability of Fish Farmer Producer Companies (FFPCs) i.e. Kamrup, Nagaon and Morigaon during the year 2021-2022. 10 FFPCs were selected purposively based on their years of existence and membership. From each of the 10 selected FFPCs 20 members were selected randomly for the study. Thus, a total of 200 respondents were selected for the study. The results revealed that most severe issues faced by the farmers were poor procurement of farmers’ production, unavailability of custom hiring services, lack of team spirit, unable to create brand value, lack of loan from banks, lack of storage facilities and lack of processing facilities etc. Ultimately the study suggested that the farmer members of the FFPCs can be benefited by their organization only when they will try to mitigate these challenges by working collectively for their FFPCs. Top Keywords Issus and challenges, FFPC, Members, Assam, Constraints. Top |