Sessions Details of LMS Training for Shareholders and Board of Directors of MKPC
Module 1- Concept and Governance of FPO:
Session 1: Working together versus individual action
Session 2: Basic concepts of an FPO
Session 3 F: formation and functions of FIG and FPOs
Session 4: Board of Directors and Management: Who they are, how to select and monitor
Session 5: Specific and shared responsibilities of BODs, CEO.
Module 2- FPO Statutory provisions and compliances:
Session 1: Importance of Share capital. How to collect and how to maintain
Session 2: Statutory Compliances under Companies Act 1956 and Companies Act 2013 - meetings and registers
Session 3: Statutory compliances – certification/licenses for trading
Module-3 Market, Marketing, and Market linkages for FPOs:
Session 1: Analysis of Current Market Practices - Buying and Selling of Produce
Session 2: Aspirations of Farmers versus Market Realities
Session 3: Assessing the market need and demand: realistic versus ideal; short-term versus long-term
Session 4: How can an FPO respond to the fluctuating market?
Session 5: Planning for Short-Term Strategies to Mitigate Market Risk
Session 6: Networking and Stakeholder Engagement
Session 7: Special situations where networking skills are required
Session 8: Methods of Stakeholder Engagement
Module-4 Resource Planning for Business Development of FPOs:
Session 1 Introduction to HR and roles of the staff in the FPO operations
Session 2 Introduction to basics of finance in an FPO
Session 3 FPO Operations – Need for understanding and planning various resources - Part 1
Session 4 FPO Operations - Need for planning resources in an FPO- Part 2
Session 5 Introduction to the Recruitment Process.
Session 6 How to leverage available resources and provision for future needs
Session 7 Different scenarios in efficiently managing resources using simulation
Module-5 Access for Finance:
Session 1: Basics of Finance: Budgeting, Working Capital, Cash flow; Raising funds; Managing share capital; Investment financing
Session 2: Basics of Finance: Price fixation (of FPO’s produce) and Profitability
Session 3: Assessing the Financial position of the FPO for its operations
Module-6 Business Planning for FPO:
Session 1 Understanding the Customer
Session 2 Business Module Canvas components
Session 3 Broad Components of a Business Plan and Data Required to Prepare a Business Plan
Session 4 Identifying the potential business to pursue by the FPO
Session 5 Learnings from an existing FPO’s business – exposure visit
Session 6 Basic understanding of Risk-taking
Session 7 Impact on business in different scenarios using simulated models
Session 8 Role of FIG in the overall FPO’s business
Session 9 How to prepare and MIS using farmer data
Session 10 Preparation of a plan for FIG activities contributing towards the FPO business plan.
