Title: FARMER PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS - AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIO PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TELANGANA STAT

Authors: Baireneni Navya, B. Jamuna Rani and M. Prasuna

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: farmer producer organisation, board of directors, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.2.0019

Abstract: Beyond the farm gate, FPOs contribute by guaranteeing that consumers receive high-quality products, assisting with social welfare programs, fostering entrepreneurship, and advancing environmental sustainability. The ex-post facto research design was used to carry out this study. The data was collected from the Board of Directors of Telangana state's FPOs that were sponsored by NABARD. From both women's and mixed FPOs, the samples were selected by random sampling technique; that is, 60 women's BoDs from women's FPOs and 60 men's BoDs from mixed FPOs. Thus, making a total of 180-respondent. The results showed that among men BoDs in mixed FPOs, majority of the respondents belonged to high level of participation in FPO activities, leadership qualities, decision making ability, and risk bearing ability. Whereas, Women BoDs in mixed and women led FPOs belonged to medium level of participation group, leadership qualities, decision making ability, risk bearing ability. The overall data also showed that, majority of the respondents from three categories (men and women in mixed FPO and women in women FPO) had medium level of economic motivation. From the results, it was also found that men BoDs attended more trainings than women BoDs. Majority of the respondents belonged to medium level to low level of self-reliance.