Across India thousands of small and marginal farmers face one common challenge they grow with dedication but rarely get a fair price for their hard work The Centre for Collective Development known as CCD was founded to change this reality by bringing farmers together through cooperative models that give them strength ownership and control
A cooperative is not just an organization it is a community of farmers who come together to share knowledge resources and decision making power CCD helps them build this system from the ground up so that farmers are not dependent on middlemen but become entrepreneurs of their own produce
How CCD Is Transforming Rural Economies
- CCD guides farmers in forming legally registered cooperatives where every farmer is a member and stakeholder
• It helps them build the skills to manage accounts production marketing and logistics
• Farmers are trained to set up value addition units such as ginning mills dal mills or oil processing centers ensuring they earn more from what they grow
• Collective strength helps farmers bargain for better prices and reduce dependency on credit agents
• Profits are shared among members building financial stability and trust in the system
The Larger Impact
When farmers organize under cooperatives the change is not just economic it is emotional and social Villages become more self reliant families are more secure and communities gain confidence
CCD has already supported hundreds of cooperatives across Andhra Pradesh Telangana Maharashtra and Karnataka helping more than forty five thousand farmers build a sustainable future based on cooperation and shared progress
Every cooperative formed under CCD represents a step towards a more equal India one where farmers are not helpless but empowered to own their growth.