Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

The current study was conducted in Shivamogga District of Karnataka State. Shivamogga district is located in the central part of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the banks of the Tunga River and the city is popularly called "The Gateway of Malnad" or “Malenaada Hebbagilu” in Kannada. Expost-facto research design was employed. The present study was intended to explain the performance of Farmers Producer Organizations and extent of facilities availed by its member farmers. Thus, a total of six actively functioning FPOs were selected for the study. The results revealed that 50.00 per cent of the FPOs were having medium level of overall performance followed by high overall performance (33.33%). Hundred per cent of the FPOs are performing activities like custom hiring services, input supply, auditing of accounts, conduct of meetings (AGM, monthly meetings etc.,), rules and regulations of the FPO, book keeping and documentation. Followed by 83.33 per cent of the FPOs possess internet facility and offering advisory/ technical services. Majority of the FPOs (66.64%) conducting training programmes. fifty per cent of the FPOs are engaged with procurement, packaging system and market linkage activities. depicted that cent per cent of the members availed the input supply services provided by the FPOs, followed by technical services (84.16%), procurement and packaging services (51.66%). The paper concludes that due to the establishment of FPOs the members are getting the services like inputs, advisory services, custom hiring services at the doorstep at reasonable prices on the other side the extension work becomes easier due to union of farmers into organization.