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Farmer-Based Organizations: A Coalition and Proxy for Development

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Farmer association; Farmer cooperative; Farmer interest group; Farmer producer organization; Producer cooperative; Producer organization

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The plurality and diversity of organizations created by rural and agricultural sector agents for different purposes and at different levels makes it difficult to provide an inclusive and exclusive definition of farmer-based organizations. Therefore, in terms of definition, structure, role and function of farmer organizations, there are many similarities and overlaps with concepts such as producer organizations, farmer associations, and cooperatives. Moreover, because farmers are the building block of all previously mentioned organizations, it can even be claimed that recent concepts are examples of farmer organizations.

Farmer-based organizations have different types and vary according to the size (of membership) and services they provide. Based on the typology presented by the International Federation of Agricultural Producers,...

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    Mehdi Khayyati

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  2. Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

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Khayyati, M. (2020). Farmer-Based Organizations: A Coalition and Proxy for Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Zero Hunger. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95675-6_12

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