About the Company
Salamalai Horticulture Development Farmer Producer Company Limited was sanctioned under CHN-PODF-ID-FPO 23/2019-20 dated 17 May 2019 and registered on 26 June 2020. The company operates in two villages across two Panchayats in Theni District.
1200+
1,02,000
Paid-up Share Capital
Share Holders
Collective strength for better agricultural opportunities
Organize farmers into strong producer groups.
Aggregate agricultural production and strengthen collective marketing.
Provide guidance and technical support for quality production.
Help farmers obtain fair and remunerative prices.
Collaborate with like-minded organizations and institutions.
To create sustainable economic development in farmers' livelihoods by strengthening their skills, promoting modern technology and increasing the value of agricultural produce.
Chairman
A. Anandan
Chief Executive Officer
R. Panchu Priya
Farmer services
From farm support to market access
Our activities are designed around practical farmer needs, including production support, financial facilitation, training, value addition and collective marketing.
🌱 Agricultural Support
Support with agricultural inputs, equipment and production-oriented initiatives.
Facilitation of drip irrigation assistance to improve water-use efficiency.
Support for crop loans, agricultural enterprise loans and other farmer finance opportunities.
💳 Credit Facilitation
Capacity building in agriculture, business planning, marketing, finance and value addition.
🎓 Training
Developing value-added products from agricultural produce, including millet-based products.
Aggregating produce and creating better market opportunities for farmer members.
🧺 Value Addition
🛒 Collective Marketing
💧 Water Management
Training & Capacity Building
Learning that strengthens farmers and leaders
The AGM document records 26 training programmes through Vidiyal involving 409 participants, and 21 programmes through other institutions involving 179 participants — 588 participants in total.
Training Themes
Farmer Producer Company fundamentals
Shareholder and director responsibilities
Business planning and marketing
Financial management and credit support
Soil and water testing
Natural farming and vermicompost
Value addition and market development
FPO Gateway and digital management
Institutional exposure
Members participated in programmes associated with agricultural colleges and research institutions, KVK, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, MABIF, CENDECT, KVIC, CII and agriculture/horticulture departments.