02/07/2026
When Wazirganj Gramren Utthan Producer Limited began operations in November 2023, its first audit cycle closed at a turnover of Rs 22 lakh. Two years on, that figure sits between Rs 2.5 and Rs 3 crore. 📈
Rajni Singh, a director of the FPO, set it up around a straightforward reading of her area. Farmers here have agriculture and little else to fall back on, and much of the actual labour on the ground is done by women who have no formal stake in the enterprise their households run on. The FPO was built to change both. A significant share of Wazirganj's shareholders today are women.
The FPO now runs on direct procurement. Farmers bring produce, mostly maize and paddy, get it weighed on the spot, and are paid on delivery. Alongside this, Wazirganj gives its shareholders access to farm equipment at 50 to 80 percent subsidy, tractors and implements that are otherwise out of reach for small farmers paying in cash. Deepak Sharma, one of the directors, used the same route to install a Spiller on his own farm.
Grameen Foundation India has supported Wazirganj's formation and growth through the UPDASP programme, under the Government of India's 10,000 FPO initiative. Rajni Singh, Shubham Kumar Singh, and Deepak Sharma walk through the journey in this video.
The ten-year target the directors have set for themselves: Rs 40 to 50 crore in turnover. 🎯
