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Organic FPO ships its 1st export to US.
Sep 26, 2023

Organic produce grown by farmers in Gujarat is now finding a market in the United States (US).
The One Gujarat Organic Farm Producers Co-operative Society — set up as an exclusive organic FPO and touted to be first in Gujarat — on Monday shipped its first export order to the US. Organic produce, especially millets, grown by 45 farmers from across the state, was shipped.
'In line with the mandate and vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marking the International Year of Millets, our shipment consists of organic/natural millets, basically the five positive millets — foxtail millets (korralu), browntop millets (andu korralu), little millets (samalu), kodo millets (arikalu) and barnyard millets (oodalu) — apart from seed spices, powder spices and pulses,' said Devesh Patel, president of the organic FPO that was registered in 2021.
The FPO currently has 340 farmers as shareholders from across Gujarat. 'We had registered the FPO as co-operative society on the lines of Amul. We are proud that ours is the first organic FPO that has exported organic products to the US and that too millets,' he said.
The value of the 1,500kg organic products that will be shipped from Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai is Rs 5.55 lakh. 'But it is the first step. The a San Francisco-based entrepreneur has imported it as sample after which bulk orders will be placed,' he said.
Within a span of less than two years, the FPO has registered a turnover of Rs 1.5 crore through domestic sales of organic products sold under brand name ‘Or Farm’.
'In addition to selling organic products produced by farmers registered with us, we are also selling those produced by organic farmers of other states. For instance, when there was a requirement of apples, we facilitated it by procuring it from northern states,' he said.
 
After the organic products were shipped, ‘Bharat to America export’ programme was organized in the presence of Anand Agricultural University vice-chancellor Dr K B Kathiria and others
Farmers were provided training on criteria for certification for export of organic products, processing and marketing the agriculture produce.
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