State Agriculture & Allied Sector Apex Council

Empowering Chhattisgarh’s Agrarian Might, Tribal FPOs & Direct Markets

FMCAS Chhattisgarh Council connects over 33 districts—uniting the Sonbhadra Tribal FPC in GPM Pendra, the biodiverse Bastar highlands, and the Mahanadi rice basin with statutory compliance, farm-gate processing infrastructure, and guaranteed institutional purchase contracts.

Tribal FPC Alliance
Sonbhadra Tribal FPC

GPM Pendra • Minor Millets, Mahua, Lac & Wild Honey Clusters

185+ Governed FPOs
GI Tag • IGKV Synergy
Nagri Dubraj & Jeera Phool

Preserving 20,000+ Indigenous Paddy Accessions & High-Value Trade

₹420+ Cr Executed Offtake
33 Districts
Statewide Network
185+ FPOs
Governed Collectives
320k MT
Storage & Aggregation
T+2 DBT
Direct Bank Settlement
Apex Institutional Mandate Statutory Governance • 33 Districts

Architecting Chhattisgarh's Agrarian Future: Governance, Scale & Market Parity

Operating under the national charter of the Farmers Consortium for Agriculture and Allied Sector (FMCAS), the Chhattisgarh State Council serves as the apex confederation uniting 185+ Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), premier agricultural universities, and leading institutional off-takers into a transparent, high-value agrarian ecosystem.

01 FPO Incubation & Compliance

Statutory Legal & Financial Empowerment

End-to-end statutory incubation for registered Producer Companies across all 33 districts—ensuring MCA ROC filings, audited balance sheets, board capability building, and credit linkage with NABARD and state apex cooperative institutions.

185+ Active FPOs Governed
100% Statutory Audit Rate
  • MCA & ROC Filings
  • NABARD Equity Linkage
  • Board Governance Training
03 Direct Trade & Remittance

Guaranteed Institutional Offtake & Settlement

Connecting rural grower clusters directly with national corporate food brands, wholesale millers, and public food programs under pre-sown buyback agreements with automated T+2 electronic bank remittance.

₹420+ Cr Institutional Trade Executed
+32% Grower Net Price Parity
  • Corporate Offtake MoUs
  • Automated T+2 DBT Settlement
  • e-NAM National Auctions
Strategic Operational Domains

Targeted Interventions across State Commodity Belts

Tailoring technical support, quality standards, and market monetization across Chhattisgarh's distinct agricultural and forest advantages:

Seed Sovereignty & GI Tag Preservation

Nagri Dubraj • Jeera Phool • Indigenous Germplasms

Safeguarding over 20,000 indigenous rice accessions in scientific collaboration with Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV Raipur). Securing GI protection protocols, dedicated sorting hubs, and premium national retail linkages for fragrant heirloom varieties.

State Millet Mission Integration

Kodo • Kutki • Ragi Superfood Corridors

Transforming the undulating tribal terrains of Bastar and Surguja into high-yield minor millet clusters. Equipping FPOs with decentralized dehulling, destoning, and flour-milling units backed by state MSP procurement and institutional mid-day meal tie-ups.

Minor Forest Produce & Tribal Collectives

Mahua • Tendu Patta • Lac • Wild Forest Honey

Organizing forest gatherers and women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) into commercially viable producer collectives. Adding primary processing, hygienic dehydration, and organic certification to fetch triple the raw commodity price in industrial and pharmaceutical sectors.

Climate-Resilient Agronomy & Soil Stewardship

Solar Pumping • Micro-Drip Fertigation • Bio-Fertilizers

Transitioning smallholder farms away from flood irrigation through solar micro-drip networks. Disseminating bio-fertilizers, organic composting formulations, and weather-indexed advisory alerts across the Mahanadi basin to restore long-term soil vitality.

Tripartite Governance Model

How FMCAS Chhattisgarh Delivers Systemic Impact

A synchronized 3-tier framework linking public policy and agronomic science directly to farm-gate execution and national commerce.

Tier 01

Policy, Science & Capital

Strategic synergy with Directorate of Agriculture CG, IGKV Raipur, NABARD, and APEDA for seed approvals, policy frameworks, and subsidized institutional equity.

Institutional Foundation
Tier 02

District Aggregation & Quality

33 FMCAS District Secretariats coordinate primary collection, moisture/pesticide screening, scientific sorting, hermetic packing, and digital inventory ledgering.

Farm-Gate Operations
Tier 03

Offtake & Direct Remittance

Direct supply allocation to corporate buyers, retail chains, and government PDS, followed by instant direct-to-bank (DBT) payment credit to FPO member accounts.

Monetization & Wealth
Statutory Alignments & Quality Accreditations:
Ministry & National Consortium Aligned NABARD Channel Synergy FSSAI & NABL Testing Protocol GI Registry Facilitation Body
Regional Agro-Ecosystems

Chhattisgarh’s 3 Agro-Climatic Zones

Explore how FMCAS Chhattisgarh tailors its value chain initiatives to the unique geography, soil conditions, and tribal communities of each distinct agro-ecological belt.

Vast paddy fields and modern irrigation in the central plains of Chhattisgarh Central Agricultural Belt
Key Districts: Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Dhamtari, Janjgir-Champa, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon

The Heart of Rice & Grain Processing

Representing the fertile Mahanadi basin, the Central Plains zone accounts for the state’s highest cereal and pulse production. FMCAS CG assists farmers with automated grading, solar grain dryers, custom hiring centers for mechanized transplanting, and direct connections to industrial millers.

✓ High-Yield Paddy ✓ Dubraj (GI) ✓ Gram & Tiwada ✓ Guava & Papaya ✓ Maize
72% State Grain Share
90+ FPOs Active Collectives
12 Aggregation Hubs Council Linked
Millets and forest landscape of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh Bastar Tribal Agro-Forestry
Key Districts: Bastar (Jagdalpur), Kondagaon, Kanker, Dantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur, Bijapur

The Epicenter of the Millet Revolution

Characterized by nutrient-rich red-yellow laterite soils and ancient forest canopies, Bastar leads the country in organic minor millets. FMCAS CG works alongside tribal women cooperatives to install primary de-hulling machinery, vacuum packaging, and certified organic branding.

✓ Kodo Millet ✓ Kutki (Little Millet) ✓ Ragi (Finger Millet) ✓ Bastar Tamarind ✓ Wild Forest Honey & Lac
100% Naturally Organic
48 FPOs Tribal-led Alliances
18 Processing Units Solar Powered
Terraced highland farming and aromatic crops in Northern Surguja, Chhattisgarh Northern Highland Spices & Rice
Key Districts: Surguja (Ambikapur), Jashpur, Koriya, Balrampur, Surajpur, Manendragarh

Highland Aromatic Rices & Horticulture

With undulating plateaus and cool winters, the Northern Hills zone is the geographical birthplace of the world-famous Jeera Phool rice. FMCAS CG empowers hill farmers with organic spice cultivation, medicinal herb aggregation, and temperature-regulated logistics.

✓ Jeera Phool (GI Tag) ✓ Jawaphool ✓ Ginger & Turmeric ✓ Tea Plantations (Jashpur) ✓ Litchi & Mangoes
Premium GI Protected Cultivars
45+ FPOs Highland Collectives
Fair Premium +35% Price Realization
Strategic Interventions

6 Pillars of Rural Transformation

Our holistic approach tackles every point along the agricultural value chain—from seed security and digital advisory to processing and institutional offtake.

Indigenous Rice & GI Tag Protection

Revitalizing indigenous aroma rices (Dubraj, Jeera Phool, Jawaphool) through DNA fingerprinting, pure seed multiplication, and Geographical Indication trace-branding.

  • Seed Bank Preservation
  • Premium Export Linkage
  • Direct Institutional Procurement
Connect on Rice Value Chains

Chhattisgarh Millet Mission

Establishing primary processing clusters for Kodo, Kutki, and Ragi with state-supported MSP procurement, school nutrition supplies, and modern ready-to-cook packaging.

  • De-hulling Infrastructure
  • Fortified Millet Flours
  • Tribal Producer Incentives
Explore Millet Clusters

FPO Infrastructure & Cold Chain

Setting up village-level micro-warehousing, hermetic grain storage bags, and solar pack-houses to prevent post-harvest distress sales by smallholders.

  • Scientific Warehousing
  • Solar Cold Rooms
  • Electronic Warehouse Receipts
Join Infrastructure Drive

Minor Forest Produce (NTFP)

Unlocking the wealth of Chhattisgarh’s 44% forest cover—formalizing the collection and refining of Mahua, Tendu Patta, Lac, Harra, Baheda, and pure Forest Honey.

  • Women SHG Leadership
  • Lac Processing Units
  • Chemical-free Certification
Partner on NTFP Chains

Soil Health & Regenerative Farming

Equipping growers with mobile soil-testing kits, Cow-dung bio-fertilizer formulations (Gauthan scheme synergy), and solar-powered drip irrigation for water conservation.

  • Bio-fertilizer Scaling
  • Carbon Sequestration Audits
  • Micro-Drip Adoption
Inquire About Green Agronomy

Direct Institutional Market Access

Bypassing exploitative intermediaries by connecting verified FPOs with large corporate food brands, national poultry feed buyers, retail chains, and state agencies.

  • Contract Farming MoUs
  • Export Facilitation
  • Instant Digital Settlement
Explore Buyer Linkages
Action Framework • Comprehensive Institutional Support

Our Programmes: Integrated Agriculture & Allied Sector Support

FMCAS Chhattisgarh is committed to strengthening farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), women-led enterprises, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Van Dhan Committees, and rural entrepreneurs through integrated institutional support. Our programmes focus on enterprise development, agricultural productivity, sustainable farming, value addition, market access, and technology-enabled services to create resilient rural livelihoods and competitive agricultural value chains.

01
Enterprise & Inclusivity

Women Enterprise & SHG Empowerment

FMCAS supports women-led enterprises and Self-Help Groups by facilitating entrepreneurship development, skill enhancement, product development, value addition, branding, packaging, and market linkages. We aim to transform women’s collectives into sustainable, market-oriented enterprises across agriculture, food processing, forest produce, and allied sectors, enabling greater economic participation, financial inclusion, and livelihood opportunities for rural women.

Skill Enhancement Branding & Packaging Market Linkages Financial Inclusion
02
Forest & Tribal Livelihoods

NTFP & Van Dhan Market Development

FMCAS promotes sustainable Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) value chains by supporting tribal collectors, Van Dhan Committees, FPOs, and community enterprises in collection, aggregation, grading, processing, storage, branding, and market development. Through institutional buyer linkages and transparent procurement systems, we aim to enhance value realisation, reduce post-harvest losses, and strengthen sustainable livelihoods based on Chhattisgarh’s rich forest resources.

Van Dhan Committees Scientific Aggregation Storage & Grading Loss Reduction
03
Trade & Institutional Growth

National & International Market Access

FMCAS facilitates market access for farmers, FPOs, SHGs, and producer groups through local market intelligence, mandi price information, institutional procurement, and national and international buyer linkages. Our support includes inter-state trade facilitation, particularly for agricultural and vegetable produce, market-oriented aggregation, quality improvement, logistics coordination, and export readiness for eligible products, enabling informed selling decisions and improved market opportunities.

Mandi Price Intel Inter-State Trade Export Readiness Buyer Linkages
04
Regenerative Agronomy

Natural & Organic Farming Support

FMCAS promotes sustainable agriculture through natural and organic farming support, farmer training, soil health management, bio-input access, crop planning, and specialised farmer groups. We facilitate the development of organic and natural farming clusters, quality assurance, applicable certification support, value-added products, and market linkages, helping farmers adopt sustainable practices and build credible, market-oriented agricultural enterprises.

Organic Clusters Soil Health Management Bio-Input Access Certification Support
05
Tech & Modernisation

Farm Mechanisation & AI-Based Smart Agriculture

FMCAS facilitates access to modern agricultural machinery, Custom Hiring Centres, irrigation equipment, and technology-enabled farming services. Through AI-based advisory, digital farm records, weather-informed decision support, crop monitoring, and precision agriculture demonstrations, we aim to improve operational efficiency, support timely farm activities, and enable farmers, rural youth, and women to participate in modern agricultural service enterprises.

Custom Hiring Centres AI Crop Advisory Digital Farm Records Precision Farming
06
Supply Chain Assurance

Agriculture Input Support

FMCAS strengthens farmers’ access to quality agricultural inputs through procurement facilitation, supplier linkages, seasonal crop planning, and FPO-based input distribution. Our support covers seeds, fertilisers, bio-inputs, crop protection products, irrigation equipment, and farm tools, along with technical guidance, inventory planning, and transparent pricing. We promote timely availability of suitable and quality-assured inputs to support productive and sustainable farming.

FPO Input Distribution Seasonal Crop Planning Quality Assured Seeds Transparent Pricing
On-Ground Impact

Flagship Chhattisgarh Initiatives

Discover real programs delivering verifiable results for smallholder farmers and tribal collectives across the state.

Bastar tribal millet processing center with women collectives Millet Mission
Jagdalpur & Kondagaon, Bastar

Bastar Tribal Millet Value Hub

Empowering 4,200 tribal women farmers with primary de-stoners, grading machines, and direct procurement channels for Kodo and Kutki at MSP.

Annual Output 1,850 MT Cleaned Grain
Jeera Phool fragrant paddy fields in Surguja GI Tagged Cultivars
Ambikapur & Dhamtari

Jeera Phool & Dubraj Revival

Connecting 18 certified grower FPOs with premium organic food brands and export consortiums, boosting net grower earnings by 38%.

Participating Growers 6,100+ Farming Families
Modern grain silo and storage facility in Chhattisgarh Agri-Logistics
Raipur - Bilaspur Agri Corridor

Mahanadi Smart Grain Aggregation

Deployment of automated moisture analyzers and electronic warehouse receipts across 12 FPO grain terminals to stop post-harvest moisture deterioration.

Storage Capacity 24,000 MT Hermetic Warehousing
Tribal agro-forestry and minor forest produce gathering Agro-Forestry
Kanker & Rajnandgaon

Tribal Lac & NTFP Enterprise

Training Kusmi and Rangeeni lac rearers on host tree management (Ber, Palash, Kusum) with standardized scraper tooling and national buyer contracts.

Direct Beneficiaries 3,400 Tribal Harvesters
Millets ready for harvest in central Chhattisgarh Institutional Offtake
Kabirdham & Bemetara

Maize & Poultry Feed Linkage

Connecting maize-producing FPOs directly with poultry and feed processing giants in Central India, locking in upfront pricing and transparent weighing.

Procured Volume 45,000 MT Guaranteed Offtake
Horticulture and drip irrigation farming in Chhattisgarh Sustainable Tech
Durg & Balod Rural Clusters

Solar Micro-Irrigation Adoption

Providing solar submersible pumps and drip lines for small vegetable clusters, enabling a third Rabi/Zaid vegetable cropping cycle without grid dependence.

Water Saved 42% Reduced Extraction
Operational Framework

From Soil to Market: The FMCAS CG Pathway

A proven, accountable model designed to transform fragmented farming plots into commercially viable agricultural enterprises.

Mobilize & Cluster

Organize smallholders into registered FPOs with transparent governance and digital member registries.

Agronomy & Quality

Introduce certified seed varieties, bio-inputs, and climate-resilient sowing techniques with IGKV Raipur.

Aggregation Hubs

Establish farm-gate sorting, moisture testing, cleaning, and primary processing at the Panchayat level.

Branding & GI Tag

Assure quality benchmarks, food safety standards (FSSAI), and authentic state-origin traceability.

Institutional Sale

Connect produce directly to institutional procurement, processing plants, and national consumer markets.

Core Mandate • Mahila Kisan Leadership

Women Agrarian Leadership: Custodians of Soil, Seeds & Forest Wealth

Women drive more than 70% of Chhattisgarh’s agricultural workforce and wild non-timber forest produce collection. FMCAS Chhattisgarh Council transitions grassroots Self-Help Group (SHG) collectives into registered, commercial Farmer Producer Companies with statutory boardroom representation and direct bank transfers.

45,000+ Women Harvesters Mobilized

Across Bastar, Surguja, Bilaspur, and GPM Pendra tribal belts.

650+ SHG Micro-Processing Units

Primary cleaning, de-hulling, and grading at the village farm-gate.

40%+ Boardroom Directorship

Mandated women executive directorship across all council-affiliated FPOs.

₹72 Cr+ Direct DBT Remitted

100% cashless bank payment directly into women farmers' accounts.

Federated Leadership

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran & SHG Collectives

Federating village-level SHGs under DAY-NRLM / Bihan into legally compliant Producer Organizations. Women growers negotiate bulk input procurement and lock in upfront buyback rates without local money-lender exploitation.

  • Community Grain & Seed Buffers
  • Cluster Aggregation Depots
  • Institutional Working Capital Credit Linkage
Primary Processing

Village-Level Millet & NTFP Value Addition

Equipping women-led groups with solar Kodo-Kutki de-hullers, hygienic drying beds for Mahua flowers, and small-batch lac refining centers. Retaining up to 3x higher margins directly inside tribal communities.

  • FSSAI-Compliant Packaging
  • Cold-Pressed Mustard & Linseed Expellers
  • Branded Retail Supermarket Linkages
Genetic Sovereignty

Beej Mata Network: Indigenous Seed Guardians

Tribal women elders serve as hereditary guardians of over 20,000 heirloom rice accessions and minor millets. The council documents landrace DNA markers, promotes in-situ seed banks, and supports natural organic bio-inputs.

  • Rare Aromatic Paddy Preservation (Dubraj, Jeera Phool)
  • Gauthan Bio-Fertilizer (Godhan Nyay Scheme Synergy)
  • Chemical-Free Regenerative Agriculture
Financial Dignity

Digital Accounts, DBT & Board Governance

Eliminating middlemen commission by routing 100% of procurement receipts directly into women's Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Building financial independence through mobile ledger literacy and credit score establishment.

  • 40%+ Reserved FPC Directorship Seats
  • T+2 Direct Bank Settlement Architecture
  • Zero Intermediary Cash Deductions
Grassroots Spotlight

Sonbhadra Tribal Women's Processing Collective

GPM Pendra • Northern Tribal Agro-Zone

In the forested ridges of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, women tribal gatherers under the aegis of Sonbhadra Tribal FPC transformed wild Mahua flower collection and Kodo millet farming into an organized, export-certified agro-enterprise.

"When tribal women gain financial ownership over farm-gate processing, household nutrition improves, child education is safeguarded, and distress migration completely stops."

Somesh Dutt • CEO, Sonbhadra Tribal Farmer Producer Company
Support Women Agribusiness Clusters
Rural women farmers grading agricultural produce
Certified Tribal Agribusiness • FSSAI Licensed
Applied Technology • Research & Precision Sandbox

Chhattisgarh Agritech Innovation Hub & Applied Sandbox

Deploying precision agriculture, Kisan drone squadrons, spectroscopic grain quality scanners, and decentralized solar cold chains across all 33 districts in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV Raipur) and leading agritech innovators.

Field Operational

Kisan Drone Squadron & Remote Sensing

Autonomous aerial units equipped with multi-spectral NIR cameras for crop stress detection, micro-watershed mapping, and ultra-low volume spraying of nano-urea and bio-pesticides across the undulating terrains of Bastar and Surguja.

10x Faster Canopy Coverage
90% Less Water in Spraying
120+ Pilots Certified
  • Real-time NDVI vigor index heatmaps
  • GPS boundary geofencing for tribal forest plots
AI Verified

Farm-Gate AI Quality Assaying (NIR)

Portable near-infrared spectroscopic scanners that analyze paddy, millets, and pulses at the mandi gate in 60 seconds, measuring grain moisture, foreign matter, broken grain percentage, and authentic GI DNA purity.

< 60 Sec Testing Time
99.4% Lab Correlation
Zero Chemical Waste
  • Instant digital e-assay certificate on WhatsApp/SMS
  • Eliminates arbitrary deduction disputes during procurement
Off-Grid Solar

Decentralized Solar Micro-Cold Storage

Village-level 5MT cold storage rooms using Phase Change Material (PCM) thermal storage, running 100% on rooftop solar with 30+ hours of continuous thermal backup during extended grid power outages.

21 Days Extended Shelf Life
Zero Diesel Consumption
35 Units Active in Clusters
  • Prevents harvest dumping of tomatoes, chillies & forest produce
  • IoT cloud telemetry for humidity and temperature auditing
Incubation Hub

FMCAS Agri-Incubation Sandbox

An applied sandbox connecting seed-stage agritech startups, biotech researchers, and robotics teams directly with 185+ governed FPOs for real-world soil trials, protocol validation, and state procurement pilots.

18 Startups Piloted
3 Zones Field Testbeds
IGKV Academic Partner
  • Direct access to farmers for product iteration & feedback
  • Fast-track compliance and institutional scale-up linkages
Startup & Research Partnership

Are you building Agritech for smallholder farmers?

FMCAS Chhattisgarh Council invites agritech innovators, drone operators, and research labs to test and deploy proven technologies across our 185+ allied FPO network.

State Metrics • Fiscal 2026

Quantifying Our Footprint Across Chhattisgarh

Real metrics reflecting our ongoing collaboration with farmers, district collectors, research institutes, and agro-industries across the state.

0 Districts Active Complete coverage across Surguja, Central Plains, and Bastar zones.
0 FPO Alliances Formally integrated producer organizations receiving capacity support.
0 Commodities Procured Paddy, Kodo-Kutki, Maize, Pulses, and Minor Forest Produce traded.
0 Farming Families Experiencing increased margins and assured farm-gate market linkage.
Collaborative Network

Ecosystem & Institutional Alliances

FMCAS Chhattisgarh Council operates in close synergy with state institutions, universities, and financial bodies.

IGKV Raipur Agri University Synergy
NABARD Rural Credit & FPO Fund
State Warehousing Storage Integration
CG State Millet Mission Procurement & Processing
Tribal Cooperatives NTFP & SHG Alliances
Corporate Buyers Direct Offtake MoUs
Institutional Pledge • FMCAS Chhattisgarh

Our Commitment

FMCAS Chhattisgarh works towards building an inclusive and sustainable agriculture ecosystem where farmers, women, tribal communities, FPOs, and rural enterprises can access knowledge, technology, quality inputs, institutional markets, and value-chain support.

Empowering Communities

Strengthening tribal groups, women-led SHGs, and smallholder families with grassroots institutional governance, enterprise capacity, and financial inclusion.

Strengthening Enterprises

Transforming FPOs and primary processing clusters into commercially viable, creditworthy, and market-oriented rural agribusiness companies.

Connecting Markets

Establishing transparent farm-to-mandi corridors, national institutional buyer offtake contracts, inter-state trade, and export readiness linkages.

Building Sustainable Agriculture

Advancing soil health, bio-inputs, water stewardship, and climate-resilient practices for generational agrarian prosperity across Chhattisgarh.

Empowering Communities
Strengthening Enterprises
Connecting Markets
Building Sustainable Agriculture
CONTACT

Let's connect.

Have a partnership idea, project opportunity or question? Send us a message and the FMCAS Chhattisgarh team can follow up.

Leadership Somesh Dutt, CEO

Sonbhadra Tribal Farmer Producer Company Limited

Location

GPM PENDRA CHATTISGARH