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Farmers' clubs planned in Erode

ERODE: The Department of Cooperative Societies has planned to establish Farmers' Clubs in all the primary agricultural cooperative credit societies (PACCS) in the district.

The clubs, which are grassroots level informal forums of farmers, will serve as a bridge between the societies and the farming community in the villages, said Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies S. Babu here.

Participating at a programme held in Ezhumathur PACCS in Modakurichi block, near here, recently, he said that the clubs would be formed with the support and financial assistance of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.

The primary objectives of Farmers Clubs includes facilitating transfer of technology, strengthening of agricultural extension services, encouraging collective purchase and distribution of inputs, collective marketing, and capacity building of members.

The clubs would coordinate with societies to ensure credit flow among its members and help forge better society-borrower relationship.

They would also interface with subject matter specialists in the various fields of agriculture and allied activities and various agencies for technical know-how upgradation. The district currently has 10 farmers clubs, Mr. Babu said.

Erode District Central Cooperative Bank Special Officer P. Loganathan said the concept of joint liability groups was aimed at helping farmers who had small land holdings.

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