Government of Karnataka in its budget for the year 2016-17, committed to the establishment of Centre of
Excellence for Farmers Producers Organizations (CoE-FPO) for the overall development of Farmers Producer Organizations (FPO) in Karnataka promoted by the Karnataka State Department of Horticulture.
As per the Government Order –DOH17/2017 Bengaluru dated 30-03-2017, the Government of
Karnataka issued necessary directions to establish CoE-FPO under Karnataka Societies Registration Act
1960. The COE-FPO was registered on 21-08-2017 The Registered Office of COE-FPO is located at the
University of Horticultural Sciences Campus, GKVK Post, Bengaluru-560065, Karnataka, India.