What is APC
The Agriculture Production Clusters (APC) initiative in Odisha, initially launched across 40 blocks in 12 highland districts, aims to empower small and marginal women farmers by doubling their income sustainably. The project seeks to achieve this objective through collectivisation and synchronised production in backward regions of the State.
This is a collaborative effort by Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Department of Mission Shakti, Odisha Livelihood Mission (OLM), Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), Gates Foundation, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) and partner NGOs. The available schemes with Directorate of Horticulture, Agriculture, Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM), Mission Shakti, ST &SC Development Department, AH & VS, APICOL, OAIC, OLIC and other relevant departments are being converged for institution building and creation of livelihood infrastructures required for women farmers in the APC blocks.
Considering the project’s positive impacts, the Government of Odisha decided to expand to more blocks. The project expanded to 33 more blocks (32 blocks with the support of DMF and 1 block with support of BRLF). Under this expansion, 5 blocks of Angul, 17 blocks of Sundargarh, remaining 8 blocks of Keonjhar and 2 blocks of Jharsuguda have been supported by DMF and Kashipur block of Rayagada with BRLF’s support.
As a flagship programme of Govt of Odisha, the APC targets a large coterie of women farmers, given that 93% of the farmers of the project are small and marginal holders. In the above background, the Dept of Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Govt of Odisha expressed its interest to expand the APC project to more blocks of the State by converting the project as a State Plan Scheme. In the expansion, Govt of Odisha supports the Partner NGO’s (PNGO) cost and programme cost from the State Plan fund. Under the State Plan Scheme, the initiative has been taken up in 11 districts covering 27 new blocks and Kotia in Pottangi block.
Key Highlights
Some of the major milestones, expected outputs and outcomes of the project
Project Framework
PARTNER NGOs
YCDA is a voluntary organization registered in the year 1993...
YAVARD focuses on facilitating organization building process of the people at grassroot level. In the operational areas, our activities are mostly directed towards facilitating the empowerment of poor and marginalized tribal and other backward sections of the society through issue based campaigns, developing alternative leadership from among the poor and enabling them to participate in the mainstream development. Towards this end, the organization has taken sincere efforts in initiating dialogues, organizing issue focused discussion meetings, organizing training programs and workshops on various socio-economic issues, panchayati raj, marketing of minor forest produces by the SHGs, govt. welfare schemes, spreading awareness on different local and national issues.
Convergence of government schemes and capacity building of village institutions to carry out development are the main strategy that WOSCA follows.
VIKALPA is a registered NGO, striving to improve the lives and livelihoods of the poor...
Shramik Shakti Sangathan (SSS) was established in 1984 and started...
Sambalpur Integrated Development Institute (SIDI),a non-government...
Registered in 2001, Society for Harmonious Renaissance of Ideas through...
Sundargarh Gramya Unnayan Pratisthan (SGUP) was established in 1990 to work toward social, political and economic emancipation of tribal communities of Sundargarh districts through promotion of peoples’ organization, capacity building, and livelihood development through sustainable natural resource management, networking and advocacy based on rights.
SGF aims to facilitate the resource poor to release their creative potentialities for the holistic development as a whole through integrated approach, which encompasses socio-economic, cultural and environmental development of the area of operation.
SEWAK is a grass root level organization native to Sundargarh district. Compliments to the dedicated workmanship of a team of pioneering young minds that inspired by a strong inner impulsion to add to the assuagement for marginalized people in their own and neighbouring settlements brought this organization in to existence.
SEWA, founded in 1992 and based in Jharsuguda, aspires to achieve affluence...
As we move forward, society needs to engage with compassion and empathy with those who are left behind, treating them as equals.”
Registered in 1988, Lokadrusti presently covers Nuapada, Kalahandi...
In order to overcome the emerging issues like poverty, drought ....
Janasahajya emerged in the development scenario of Kalahandi....
IMTS facilitate empowerment of marginalized class through undertaking study and research on Educational programmes, facilitate sustainable development process through localized and justified in production and distribution system, facilitate to raise voice against discrimination based on caste, gender and religion and disseminate information on potential areas for developmental interventions.
Indian Grameen Services (IGS) is a not-for-profit Company, registered under the Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding to Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013), and established in February 26, 1987 as an action research organisation.
Ideal Development Agency has been working on sustainable development...
Harsha Trust is a not for profit organization that works with the tribal and the poor....
Spread across diverse ecological and social geographies, FES works towards...
It strives to enable people to analyse the situation of their deprivation and to motivate them to confront the situation through a collective action thereby giving the reference community an opportunity to realise their fullest potential
CYSD (Centre for Youth and Social Development) is a non-government and non-profit...
BGS is working for the development of the weaker section of the society...
AJSA is a State level rights-based non-government and not-for-profit organisation...
AJKA is committed to bring about positive changes in the quality of lives of the trial communications and deprived people. Income and employment generation is a continuous process of bringing positive change in the socio-economic status of all community members, including the marginalized people integrating rights and entitlements through direct community participation.
ADHIKAR is a registered NGO based in Balangir district and working...
APC odisha Updates
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APC To Trigger Growth
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Glimpses of APC
APC aims to trigger growth in farm sector with the objective of sustainably double the income of 1- Lakh small and marginal farmers in the backward highland regions of the State. A multilateral project aims to double the income of small and marginal farmers in a span of three years. Sustainable and productive livelihood assets will also be created through converging relevant schemes from departments, with an aim to secure livelihoods of one lakh small and marginal farmers in the project areas.
