VAPCOL was registered in the year 2004. After an initial period of building a member-base, it began operations in 2008-09; VAPCOL was formed for the purpose of carrying out the business of procurement, grading, marketing, selling, export of primary produce of the members or procurement of goods or services for their benefit. Today the producer company has a membership base of 55 producer organizat
ions spread across various States of India representing a primary membership base of about 41000 farmers. VAPCOL deals in multiple commodities produced by its members primarily fruit and nuts. Formation of VAPCOL was facilitated by BAIF, a national rural development organization. Cooperatives or/and producer organizations-registered or unregistered - generally within the project area of BAIF or its associate organisations (the promoting agencies) are the members of VAPCOL. There are 12 Cooperatives operating in Gujarat, 25 Farmer Organisations operating in Maharashtra and 18 Producer Groups from other States (namely Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan) are members of VAPCOL. These are Cooperatives, SHG federations or unregistered producer groups.
