Table 1.

Operational details of FPC I and II.

	FPC I	FPC II
Year of registration	2014	2015
Promoting Organization	National Agro Foundation	Self-Promoted (Trust)
Funding support	Tamil Nadu Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium	Self-funded
Membership size	1000	250
Group Constitution	Farmer Interest Groups	Clusters
Farming method	Chemical inputs	Natural farming
Geographic coverage	3 administrative blocks of a district	4 districts
Cropping details	Oilseeds, pulses, paddy and fodder crops	Paddy, millets, pulses and horticultural crops