Valuation of Facilitating Factors in Formation and Effective Functioning of FIG

Farming being the gambling business with Mother Nature it requires some serious tactics to win over it, one of such tactics shall be the Farmer interest groups (FIG). This study seriously attempted to cull out the facilitating factors in formation and effective functioning of FIGs. Oldayakudi Guava Farmer producer company at Palani block of Dindugul district was selected and 10 FIGs were picked out of it formed the subjects of the study. About nineteen factors have been selected for the study by reviewing various literature and discussing with several extension scientists. Findings of the study revealed that factors such as Making group decision, Like-minded members, Providing technical and market information, Improved buying and selling power and High motivation for sustainability are the identified major facilitating factors towards forming and effective functioning of FIG. Whereas, Fund mobilization and Insurance factors lies under the ?Less facilitating? tag. Some of the factors such as seed processing, watershed and post-harvest operations had fetched the response as ?not at all facilitating? ones, being the newly budding enterprise these activities might not be excised yet hence, such an outcome.