FAMCO

What FAMCO does

FAMCO is an Indian organic fertiliser manufacturing company headquartered in Mysuru, Karnataka, founded in 1984 by the late A.M. Abdul Rahim as Fertilisers and Manures Co and now led by his son Abdul Aleem as Chairman & Managing Director following a January 2022 succession. The company produces and sells Bone Meal and Neem Cake organic fertilisers under the FAMCO and Tiger Brand labels, with Mysore Meal and Swarna Meal as newer sub-brands and City Compost and Vermicompost announced as planned additions. Core technology is conventional organic fertiliser manufacturing, with a stated Bone Meal production capacity of 600 tons per month and an annual supply of approximately 3,000 tons of organic fertilisers.

FAMCO holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, Udyam MSME, Indiamart TrustSeal, and Startup India certifications, and is recognised by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka. Customers are primarily individual farmers cultivating coconut, arecanut, ginger, rubber, rose, banana, vegetables, and sugarcane, alongside agricultural dealers across Kerala, Karnataka, and other southern Indian states.

The business model is sales-led: a direct sales team led by a General Manager - Marketing with 20 years of fertiliser industry experience supplies end customers and dealers, supported by a Kolenchery (Ernakulam, Kerala) distribution depot alongside the Mysuru headquarters. Revenue is generated through one-time fertiliser purchases with repeat customer relationships, and FAMCO states annual turnover exceeding Rs 10 Crores. The company is family-owned with no external institutional investment disclosed.

Name

FAMCO

Legal name

FAMCO

Website

https://famco.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FAMCO is a Mysuru-based organic fertiliser manufacturer founded in 1984 that produces and sells Bone Meal and Neem Cake under the FAMCO and Tiger Brand labels to farmers and agricultural dealers across Kerala, Karnataka, and southern India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mysore, Karnataka

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Organic Fertiliser Sales: Manufacturing and selling organic fertilisers including Bone Meal and Neem Cake. Products supplied under FAMCO, Swarna Meal, and Mysore Meal brands. One-time purchase model with recurring customer relationships through repeat orders from agricultural dealers and farmers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FAMCO manufactures and supplies organic fertilizers including Bone Meal and Neem Cake under the FAMCO, Tiger Brand, Swarna Meal, and Mysore Meal brand names. Products are sold in bag packaging (e.g., 50kg bags) primarily to farmers and agricultural dealers across Kerala, Karnataka, and other southern Indian states. The company emphasizes organic, sustainable farming inputs as alternatives to chemical fertilizers.

Product overview

FAMCO (House of Quality Products) is an organic fertiliser manufacturing company launched in 1984, producing and supplying a portfolio of organic fertilizers under multiple brands. The core product offerings include Bone Meal and Neem Cake (supplied under the FAMCO brand), along with Mysore Meal and Swarna Meal (organic meals). The company operates with a manufacturing capacity of 600 tons per month of Bone Meal and currently supplies 3,000 tons of organic fertilizers annually. Planned future products include City Compost and Vermicompost. FAMCO serves primarily the Kerala and Karnataka markets and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tiger Brand: Tiger Brand Bone Meal became Kerala's most preferred choice for bone meal organic fertiliser.
• Swarna Meal
• Mysore Meal

Products and services

• Bone Meal High-phosphorus organic manure and slow-release fertilizer that supports continuous plant development; contains calcium for cell wall strength and phosphorus for photosynthesis, seed production, and energy transfer. Supplied under FAMCO and Tiger Brand names in 50kg bag packaging with one-year shelf life. Targeted at coconut, arecanut, ginger, rubber, and rose crops.
• Neem Cake Organic fertilizer and natural nematicide used as soil amendment to protect crops from over two hundred crop-eating insects. Non-toxic to humans and birds, reduces soil alkalinity, and improves organic matter content, water holding capacity, and soil aeration. Sold in bag packaging, suitable for coconut, rubber, banana, common vegetables, and sugarcane.
• Mysore Meal Organic meal product supplied under the Mysore Meal brand name, part of FAMCO's expanding organic fertilizer portfolio.
• Swarna Meal Organic meal product supplied under the Swarna Meal brand name, part of FAMCO's organic fertilizer portfolio.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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