Agency Name: | Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) |
Nativename A: | लघु किसान कृषि व्यवसाय संघ (एसएफएसी) |
Formed: | 18 January 1994 |
Jurisdiction: | Union Government of India |
Headquarters: | Hauz Khas, New Delhi |
Employees: | 15[1] |
Chief1 Name: | Maninder Kaur Dwivedi |
Chief1 Position: | Managing Director |
Chief2 Name: | Sanjeev Kumar Gautam |
Chief2 Position: | Director |
Website: | www.sfacindia.com/ |
The Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) is government owned organization in India, it was established to promote the interests of small and marginal farmers by facilitating their integration into the agribusiness sector.[2] SFAC is an autonomous society under the Department of Agriculture,[3] Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India.[4]
It was established in 1994, to solve exclusion problem of small and marginal farmers in India from modern agriculture due to resource constraints.[5] SFAC founded to bridge the gap, offering better income prospects by connecting these farmers with agribusinesses.[6]