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This research article discussed about the Services provided by the farmer producer organizations in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. An FPO is a specific type of PO where the members are farmers. It brings together small and marginal farmers and other small producers to create their own business enterprise managed by professionals. The Small Farmers' Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) supports the promotion of FPOs. An FPO, also known as a Farmers’ Producer Company (FPC), is a general term for an organization of producers who produce agricultural products. The table presents a ranking of various service types essential for supporting farmers, using Garrett Mean Scores (GMS) as a prioritization tool. Among the eight identified service categories, Organizational Services ranked highest (Mean Score: 1250) highlighting the importance of organizing farmers, promoting collective action, and capacity building. Production Services (Mean Score: 1217.5) and Marketing Services (Mean Score: 1157) followed as the second and third priorities, emphasizing the need for input facilitation, output marketing, and market intelligence. Financial Services ranked fourth (Mean Score: 1162.5) indicating farmers' reliance on credit and financial management support. Lower-ranked services included Technology Services (V), Education Services (VI), Management of Resources (VII), and Welfare Services (VIII), suggesting comparatively less perceived urgency but still essential roles. Garrett’s ranking technique was used to rank the preference indicated by the respondents on different factors. As per this method, respondents have been asked to assign the rank for all factors and the outcomes of such ranking have been converted into score value. The findings underscore the critical need for structured organizational support, production facilitation, and market access mechanisms in strengthening farmer resilience and productivity.