WELCOME TO THE Patneswari Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
PACL has been involved in development of agro-forestry in Koraput district since January 2006. With availability of vast degraded upland with small and marginal farmers, a model was devised to bring these unused lands under pulpwood plantation and take up other crops like maize and pulses.The cooperative was also formally registered under Orissa Self Help cooperative Act in the year 2008 to further expand the activity and institutionalize the intervention.The pilot project on agro-forestry was initially supported by Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) and had been guided by Harsha Trust at the field level. ASA agencies limited provided loan and technical support to the cooperative. The loan was given to the cooperative at 8%, which subsequently passed on the loan to the Joint Liability Groups (JLGS) of 5 to 10 farmers at 9% and the JLGs to the farmers at 10%.
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