Farmer Organizations

Farmer organizations are a formal or informal (registered or unregistered) membership-based collective action groups serving its members, who receive part or all of their livelihood from agriculture (crops, livestock, fisheries and/or other rural activities). They aim to improve the livelihoods of its members by facilitating access to information, markets, inputs, and advocacy.

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