MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF SOCIETY TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1860 (ACT XXI OF 1860)
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OF SMALL FARMER’S AGRI-BUSINESSCONSORTIUM, HARYANA
1. NAME OF THE SOCIETY
The name of the society shall be “SMALL FARMER’S’ AGRI-BUSINESS CONSORTIUM, Haryana (SFACH)” (herein after to be referred to as “SOCIETY” or SFACH)
2. REGISTERED OFFICE
The registered office of the society shall be situated in the Directorate of Horticulture, Haryana, UDYAN BHAWAN, Sector 21 Panchkula -134112, Haryana, India
3. AAIMS AND OBJECTIVE
The aims and objectives of the society shall be:
- To catalyze agro-industrial growth in different parts of the state based on principles of ecological sustainability, economic efficiency and social equity;
- To undertake or assist in undertaking programmers for employment generation, growth and diversification of agriculture and agro–based industries to increase food production and export of agriculture products, in both primary and processed forms;
- To organise technology transfer programmes through training and extension involving non–government organisations and farmers’ associations;
- To sponsor specific and relevant research project and technology demonstrations;
- To organise input, material supply and production services through public, private and cooperative sector;
- To identify and promote post-harvest processing/manufacturing units in the public, private and cooperative sector;
- To promote organisation of marketing chain both for domestic and export marketing;
- To build a cadre of skilled managers for managing the affairs of various units being established as a part of the development process;
- To accelerate the development of rainfed, drought-prone, and hilly regions;
- To encourage efficient use of marginal lands and augmentation of bio-mass production through agro and farm forestry;
- To revive and strengthen local institutions of the farming community as instruments of decentralization/development process in agriculture sector;
- To promote measures for increasing the utilization of irrigation potential, water conservation and its efficient management ;
- To organise/catalyze the primary producers in suitable groups towards the performance of activities related to the achievement of the objectives of the consortium;
- To influence Government policies for correcting the terms of trade to make them favourable for agriculture, thereby increasing the flow of resources and augmenting the rate of capital formation in agriculture sector;
- To pave the way for establishment of integrated producers’ organisations with forward and backward linkages;
- To assist and promote programmes aimed at conservation of the environment and natural resources.
- To prepare, print and publish papers, periodicals, monographs, pamphlets, books, movies, documentaries and any other publicity material in furtherance of the objectives of the society.