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Reference Document:THE DEMANDS OF AGRICULTURAL

ORGANISATIONS

Co-ordinator: WORLD RURAL FORUM EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT.

INDEX

1. - Contextualisation .................................................................................................................... 12. - Agricultural organisations and their demands......................................................................... 2

3. - Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 11

4. - Specific proposals on the subject of demands of agricultural organisations ........................ 12

5. - Bibliographical references .................................................................................................... 13

1.- Contextualisation

Agricultural organisations are the primary representation of farming men and women and of

country-people. As in all social sectors, farmer should be able to organise themselves freely in

independent associations, which are legally recognised at diverse levels: local, national,

regional and international, in order to both analyse their socio-economic situation and to allow

for the effective defence of their rights and aspirations, conversing with their governments and

with specialised international institutions.

Bearing in mind the progressive abandonment, with notable exceptions, of agricultural policyand the scant investment in the Family Farming sector in many countries in the world, strong

agricultural organisations that condemn these deficiencies and propose adequate policies for

the sustainable development of the rural sector, seeking Food Security and Sovereignty for

people, are increasingly necessary.

At the present time there is a great variety of agricultural organisations with a considerable

diversity of aims and means. In the agricultural sector, as at all other social levels, there is a

multitude of options and approaches, applicable to democratic societies.


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Some factors obstruct the positive development of agricultural organisations capable of

assuming a strong level of political influence, these being, for example, unfavourable legislative

frameworks, the lack of freedom of association, the political disinterest of governments to

converse with civil society, rural exodus, the lack of material means to consolidate farmer

associations, etc.

The number of agricultural associations has increased in the last few years, although thisgrowth was more quantitative than qualitative. The common problems which farmers'

organizations are facing have already been highlighted by the most significant institutions of the

sector, and studies over the last decade shows that they have not changed. In order to fullyexpand their possibilities of influencing and proposing political improvements for rural

development, it is vital that they are endowed with sufficient human and material means to be

able to fulfil their vital role in the agricultural and rural world, and in society overall. All of this

refers to national, regional and international frameworks, in which they must establish their own

strategies and the most appropriate alliances for their approaches and objectives.

2.- Agricultural organisations and their demands.

Types of agricultural organisations

Agricultural and producer organisations are independent, non-government organisations

situated in the agricultural, coastal and rural spheres. They are geared towards the needs ofimprovement in the living conditions of their members, who are primarily family farmers,

shepherds, traditional fish harvesters, landless farmers, women, small businesses and

indigenous peoples. Various forms of agricultural organisations exist, beginning with formal

groups that have a national legal framework, such as cooperatives and trade unions, to informal

self-help and savings groups (SARD 2007, AGRITERRA 2011).

In general, they may be oriented towards the market and the production of one or variousproducts, or towards the development of the community or both 1 (AGRITERRA 2011). There

are cooperative companies, trade unions that defend the social rights of farmers (men and

women), federations that create networks etc. They operate locally, nationally andinternationally and carry out very varied functions, such as political influence, representation

before institutions, provision of technical, economic and training services, involvement in local

development projects, the coordination of networks etc. They were promoted either through a

top-down process by governments, cooperation programmes, etc. or from the base upwards

depending on the farmers necessities (Wennink/Heemskerk 2006). The latter are often more

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In this document, for purposes of generalisation, no specific difference is made between farmersorganisations and producers organisations, except in particular cases.


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long-lasting and relevant since they emerge from specific realities and needs (SARD 2007,

AGRITERRA 2011).

As specific examples it is possible to mention, among others, movements at a national, regional

or international level, such as the Panafrican Farmers Forum PAFFO, the five Regional FarmersNetwork that comprise it (ROPPA, PROPAC, UMAGRI, EAFF and SACAU), AFA (South-east

Asia), CIFA (India) COPROFAM (extended MERCOSUR), the world movement Via Campesina,COPA-COGECA (Europe) and the World Farmers Organisation, more recently created

(ActionAid/FoodFirst, Holt-Gimenez 2010, WRF/PROCISUR 2010, WF 2010).

At the core of some of these organisations there are still differences in the level of

representation of men and women farmers, their participation in decision-making and activities,

gender equality, the condition of rendering accounts, strategic potential, professional

capabilities, diversity of income and their focus on the development of their community

(AGRITERRA 2011).

Globally, agricultural organisations find themselves in diverse socio-economic contexts, whichcan create difficulties for mutual understanding, especially between industrialised countries and

developing countries. All of this requires an intense process of dialogue and mutual knowledge,

in the interests of advancing towards a more shared and united view of the present and the

future of agriculture, as well as the legitimate aspirations of the rural world in all continents.

In fact, a variety of documents, research and data about organizations has been published,

stating their weaknesses and strengths, however, little has been translated into concrete actions

in support over the past decades.

Practical and strategic work of agricultural organisations

On a practical level, organisation in groups is convenient for various reasons:

Group work reduces the risk of being exploited by large buyers because it offers greater power

of negotiation and reduces the risk of fluctuations in individual income. It also reduces the costs

of access to resources (water, land, etc.) of transaction, transport, storage, processing,

technology and quality control through achieving economy of scale (Abaru/Nyakuni/Shone

2006, SARD 2007, IFAD 2010a).

The possibility to create common funds facilitates access to financial services such as credits.

On occasions, the organisations themselves can provide financial services and in this way

generate a certain economic autonomy. In addition, being organised opens up more channels

of commercialisation, niches of production and therefore diversified sources of income

(Abaru/Nyakuni/Shone 2006, IAASTD 2009, IFAD 2010a, AGRITERRA 2011).


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It is also important to highlight that the majority of farmers' organisations provide services of

extension, advice, training and research. They rely on the dissemination of information through

networks and communication technology (IAASTD 2009, IFAD 2010a).

On a strategic level, if we compare individual farmers (men and women) with the

organisations, the latter have greater possibilities of exercising political influence in order toparticipate in the decision making processes at local and national government levels. The

greater the representativeness of the organisations and their level of institutional development,

the greater will be their level of impact, depending also in part on the predisposition of thegovernment to their demands (Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk 2007, IAASTD 2009, IFAD 2010A,

IFAD 2010b).

In general, the majority of the organisations strengthen the cohesion of the rural community and

contribute to rural development as they invest in the area and curtail rural exodus by providingbetter conditions for farmers and the community in general (health, education, infrastructures,

etc.) (Abaru/Nyakuni/Shone 2006, Wennink/ Heemskerk 2006, IFAD 2010b).

It should be noted that, for governments, a good development of agrarian organizations is

convenient due to several reasons:

At economical level. These organizations generate real wealth and rural

development through economies of scale, the production of food that is consumed

locally o sold, reducing the necessity to import food and, therefore, augmenting

Food Security and Sovereignty. Furthermore, they support better techniques ofcommercialization, create local employment and develop human capital. Since

farmers can pass over from informal to formal economy, they generate tax incomeand resources that benefit the whole community, such as infrastructures which

could be used in projects of collaboration between the government and the

organizations.

At political level. Organizations with good operational modus represent a big share

of the rural population and can articulate their desires much better than other

interlocutors. Hence, these organizations can play a pivotal role in the

intermediation between local o national governments and the rural population ingeneral, since they focus on concrete demands and suggestions. They can be

important interlocutors and advisers when elaborating rural policy and meeting rural

needs. Thus, decentralized structures can be created which offer channels of

articulation and participation of the population.

At social level. Often, rural and agrarian organizations are involved in offering

certain services such as education and health care which are not completely


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developed in the locality. Therefore, governments can take advantage of already

created structures and boost them in order to not duplicate efforts and guarantee a

better distribution of these services.

In short, agricultural organisations that work well not only provide technical and practicalservices to support farmers, they also create a dynamic approach to rural development through

empowerment, strengthening cohesion and a sense of community (LEISA 2007). They are, inaddition, the intermediaries throughout the production chain, for governments, etc. taking active

part in decentralization processes (IAASTD 2009).

For instance, at a workshop in Costa Rica, the members of some local agricultural organisations

formulated the following criteria in order to carry out relevant work (Faure 2004):

Generate income for a decent standard of living.

Help to sell good quality products and generate added value.

Stimulate autonomy to reduce risks.

Generate rural employment.

Strengthen the social fabric.

Manage natural resources.

Generate services for the society.

Strengthen the processes of rural development.

These and other criteria must be reflected in the work of the organisations and in policies of

support to the same.

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and restrictions

Organised men and women farmers are capable of analysing their problems and needs by

themselves and as a result can propose innovative and appropriate solutions for endogenous

development, promoting democratic forms of organisation (Abaru/Nyakuni/Shone 2006,

IAASTD 2009). The participative focus and the search for alternative forms of agriculture meanthat many of them are involved in the creation of concepts of sustainable agriculture, creating

their own research and services of agricultural extension (LEISA 2007, IAASTD 2009).

In diverse rural areas, agricultural organisations are practically the only actors who provide

services to the poorest people, thus enabling them to earn a living (SARD 2007, IFAD 2010b).

Those that have developed via a process of self-organisation are often strong, stable and moresupportive than those that were initiated from the outside, in spite of the various difficulties and

limitations which the former often face (SARD 2007). According to some analysts, informal

groups are even more active than those officially recognised by the institutions and do not need

external actors to detect their capacity of organisation (Meinzen-Dick/Raju/Gulati 2002,

Mercoiret et al 2011).


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However, there are also weaknesses, such as the lack of solidarity, of including women, young

people, landless farmers or those without resources in the organisations themselves or in their

decision making processes. In addition, many groups promoted from the outside do not take

into consideration the social, cultural and economic context and therefore do not manage toconsolidate themselves over time (Abaru/Nyakuni/Shone 2006, Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk

2007). There are outstanding differences of representativeness and in some cases theirlegitimacy, governance and transparency can be questioned (Diaz et al, 2004, IFAD 2010a,

IFAD 2010b).

One opportunity of peasant organisations is their power of change through political impact and

improvements at a local level to increase the sustenance of a large number of farmers (IAASTD

2009, Rondot/Collion 2011). In spite of many internal and external problems, they represent the

interests of poor men and women farmers better than any other external actor (IFAD 2010a).

In Asia, the number of people who form part of an agricultural organisation is increasing, while

in Latin America and Africa the number is at a standstill. However, it is possible to denote animprovement with regard to interrelations with other actors, the creation of networks, providing

their own research and internal levels of democracy (SARD 2007, AGRITERRA 2011). Greater

inclusion of more vulnerable actors could increase participation and representativeness in the

core of the organisations and contribute to rural development and the reduction of poverty

(Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk 2007). Social learning, social capital and collective action are

the keys to facing up to these challenges (Kruijssen/Keizer/Giuliani 2007).

In any case, current social, political and economic conditions such as the volatility of prices, theliberalisation of agricultural markets, etc. tend to restrict their power of influence and action and

impede the transfer of successful experiences to other sectors or regions (Smith/Avila/Abdi2004, IAASTD 2009, WRF/PROCISUR 2010, AGRITERRA 2011).

Agricultural organisations that represent family farmers (men and women) still lack the

necessary political, economic and social support at national and international level (Holt-Gimenez 2010).

Demands for governments and donors

On one hand, processes of democratisation and decentralisation have created new spaces ofparticipation (IFAD 2010a). While on the other hand, international mercantile policies and the

volatility of food prices do not promote prosperity and the development of family farming men

and women. The lack of resources and the absence of favourable national and international

political frameworks obstruct good organisation between farmers with less resources. Some of

their demands are (SARD 2007, IFAD 2010b, Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk 2007):


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Legislative guarantee and de facto liberty of association and participation.

Their recognition as intermediaries who represent family farming men and women and

their active participation in formulating agricultural and rural development policies

through spaces for dialogue and consultation, as the case may be, at a local, national

and international level.

Give preference to the demands of family farmers.

Recognition of the organisations of disadvantaged groups (family farmers, womenfarmers, indigenous peoples, the landless etc.) and their special involvement in the

formulation of policies.

Their support in terms of practical and strategic needs (training, involvement innetworks, research, financial services etc.) to peasant organisations.

Therefore, an explicit financial support to rural and agricultural organizations through

national budget and cooperation.

Their involvement through participatory budgeting and other forms of consultation and

participation in decision making.

Demands for research

Men and women farmers have produced abundant knowledge about appropriate agriculturaltechniques, better adapted species, local environmental conditions, etc. Generally, farmers do

not have the necessary resources to research systematically and reconcile modern and

traditional techniques (Smith/Avila/Abdi 2004). Research into more sustainable and productive

techniques is vital for the better development of the agricultural sector and the rural

environment.

Cooperation, therefore, between organizations, agricultural research institutions and thegovernments is necessary. In this context, a distinction between institutes of research and

universities which do not directly work with farmers, on the one hand, and other research

centres that intermediate between farmers and the research, on the other hand, is necessary. In

the dialogue with the latter ones, farmers can contribute their knowledge and capacity ofexperimentation and, at the same time, research institutions can contribute their scientific-

technological inspection, their access to information and their capacity to obtain funds

(Smith/Avila/Abdi 2004, SARD 2007).

For governments, a better and more representative research which is applicable for farmers is

important, since it offers more autonomy and efficiency in its decisions on agricultural policies.However, right now, the majority of research is done by private institutions which do not

necessarily have in mind national interests or the interests of the rural population of their

country.


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Until now, in sub-Saharan Africa, only very few research- and agricultural training institutions

have made a move towards the demands of ordinary farmers to review their research and

education programme (IFAD 2010a).

In Latin America the movement Campesino-a-Campesino began to create a network of self-training in which innovative and sustainable techniques are taught by the farmers themselves

(Hocde et al. 2000, Holt-Gimnez 2010, Rosset et al. 2011). Research centres, which areengaged in training, such as CIPCA (Centro de Investigacin y Promocin del Campesinado) in

Bolivia, CATIE and IICA (Instituto Interamericano para la Agricultura) in Costa Rica, CEPES in

Peru, RIMISP in Chile are closely linked to the needs to family farming men and women. On theother hand, there are universities such as the Universidad Pontificia Javeriana de Bogot en

Colombia which promotes applied research (www.cipca.org.bo, www.catie.ac.cr, www.iica.int,

www.cepes.org.pe, www.rimisp.org, http://puj-portal.javeriana.edu.co).

In Asia, Farmer Field Schools showed very good results not only in terms of reducing the use ofpesticides but also at a strategic level of generating a greater sense of control over life itself by

the participants (Braun et al. 2007, IAASTD 2009, IFAD 2010a).

In Europe there are various agricultural research centres that are directly linked to the needs of

farmers, such as the FiBL (Switzerland, Germany and Austria), the Mediterranean Agronomic

Institute, CIRAD (France) etc. At university level, the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)

is quite important. (www.fibl.org, www.iamz.ciheam.org, www.upv.es, www.cirad.fr).

Demands with regard to inclusion

Within the organisations, various groups find themselves at a disadvantage. Among them arewomen who see themselves as excluded either directly from the organisation for implicit criteria

or from the processes of leadership and decision making within the existing structures, as a

result of being women and being poor. The empowerment of rural women and the change in

the structures of organisations are necessary to bring about changes(Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk 2007, IFAD 2010a, IFAD 2010b).

Due to cultural and structural restrictions linked to traditional gender roles, organisations

comprised exclusively of women limit themselves, frequently, to the local level and do not

manage to establish a higher level of political impact due to lack of time, the work overload on

women and the lack of recognition of their contributions. In mixed organisations, women do notoccupy sufficient leadership positions either.

Training on putting into practice the gender focus at the heart of the organisations is, therefore,

necessary to ensure greater equity and a higher level of representativeness. Some


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organisations have already taken action against this deficiency. In Rwanda2, for example, there

are organisations that have 50% presence of women in their governing bodies. However, the

introduction of quotas does not resolve the structural problem of underestimation of the

economic, social and cultural contribution of farming women, so, it is the rules of the game and

the discriminating stereotypes that need to be overcome. In the case of the HIV/AIDS epidemicin Africa, women are taking over a variety of formerly male jobs and are occupying their posts in

agricultural organisations (Wennink/Nederlof/Heemskerk 2007, IFAD 2010b).

It is not only women who are not adequately represented but also the poorest farmers and

those with fewer resources, young people, the disabled, the landless etc. who often do not formpart of the agricultural organisations or who do not occupy leadership positions, generally due to

the high costs entailed in such commitments and the low social prestige associated.

Systems of quota payment might favour farmers with greater financial weight as they

supposedly contribute more to the development of the organisation. (Wennink/Heemskerk2006, SARD 2007). Not all organisations mention in their articles of association the reduction of

poverty or social inclusion. Greater access of farmers, excluded up to now, would increase thecapacity of innovation of the organisations and their contributions to the development of the

community

(Wennink/Nederlof/Hemmskerk 2007).

Organisations such as Via Campesina at an international level, AFA (Asia), CONTAG (Brazil)

etc. show a greater sensitivity in this matter.

Proposals for sustainability

Agricultural organisations have been pioneers in the development of practical, sustainable and

ecological foci (IAASTD 2009). They experiment in agricultural techniques that are more

adapted and less damaging to the environment, they recover indigenous seeds, they encouragethe transmission of knowledge of innovative, environmentally-respectful techniques, they

preserve and improve the soil, they preserve the quality of the water, undertake reforestation

etc. They are concerned with the effects of climatic change and have drawn up proposals for

the establishment of Food Security and Sovereignty (IFAD 2010a, Holt-Gimenez 2010). In many

cases, the limiting factors are not of a technical nature but social and methodological, as

demonstrated by Bunch (2010) and Rosset et al. (2011):

2Country with one of the highest rates of gender equality (Social Watch 2007).


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Within the international institutions and also within the peasant organisations there is

widespread debate on the most sustainable agricultural models in terms of the use of natural

resources.

Supranational agricultural organisations that represent Family Farming

In Africa there are several regional peasant federations, such as ROPPA in West Africa,

PROPAC in Central Africa, SACAU in South Africa, EAFF in East Africa and UMAGRI in NorthAfrica. All of them have created the PanAfrican Organisation of Farmers PAFFO, (in the

process of incorporation), to defend Family Farming.

On the Asian continent, AFA (Asian Farmers Association) a regional alliance brings together

agricultural federations and organisations of eight countries in Asia that represent around 10

million farmers. It is working to create a strong regional impact and dynamism for agricultural

reform, sustainable rural development and the reduction of poverty ( http://asianfarmers.org ).

In India, the Confederation of Indian Farmers' Associations - CIFA, brings together numerous

farmers' associations in this country in defence of Family Farming and access to land.

In Latin America, the main aim of COFROFAM (Confederation of Family Farmers Associations

of the extended MERCOSUR) is to influence the formulation and harmonisation of public

policies for Family, Peasant and Indigenous Farming, It consists of twelve national

organisations from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay and

represents 35 million rural workers, family farmers, peasants and indigenous peoples. It was

vital for the creation of REAR (see below) in the MERCOSUR (WRF/PROCISUR 2010).

In the same continent, the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organisations (CLOC) which

forms part of the Via Campesina is drawing up a strategy of Family Farming and Food

Sovereignty for October 2011 (ibid).

European organisations have joined COPA COGECA with the aim of influencing policy in the

European Union and represent an ample variety of farmers (www.copa-cogeca.be).

In the scope of traditional fishing there are also various organisations such as the African

Confederation of Small-scale Fisheries Professional Organisations CAOPA, World Forum of

Fisher Peoples and the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish workers (www.aprapam.org,http://worldforumoffisherpeoples. blogspot.com).


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Examples of policies in favour of agricultural organisations that represent FF

In the framework of the extended MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile

and Bolivia) in 2004 a space for dialogue was created between representative Family Farming

organisations and governments - REAF (initials in Spanish for Specialist Meeting of Family

Farming). Here policy recommendations and actions favourable to family farming were

discussed and formulated. There are various specialist work groups, among them one onaccess to land and agricultural reform, facilitating trading, finance, gender, youth, etc. In

addition, member countries exchanged experiences (www.reafmercosul.org, WRF/PROCISUR2010). Another example is PDRR (initials in Spanish for Regional Rural Dialogue Programme in

Central America) inspired by the success of the experience of REAF

(www.dialogoregionalrural.org, WRF/PROCISUR 2010).

3.- Conclusions

Based on successful experiences, there is a need to encourage self-organisation of family

farmers (men and women) at a local (decentralised), national and international level in order to

contribute to sustainable rural development and pressurise governments to implement betteragricultural policies.

In many rural areas agricultural organisations are the only instances of services provided for the

local population. By creating an economy of scale, they contribute to an improvement in theeconomic conditions of their members, they offer training, advice and financial services, they

contribute to greater cohesion, they curtail rural exodus etc. Furthermore, they are important

actors for research and for achieving a change in focus towards sustainable agriculture: fair on

people and friendly with the environment. These strengths and opportunities need to be

exploited to the full.

But the associations need support to strengthen their service- and operating structures,especially with regard to amplifying their social base as well as promoting inclusion, equity and

professional capabilities.

Faced with agricultural policies that are non-integrating and that obstruct the development of

Family Farming at a local, national and international level, the agricultural organisations are

appropriate actors to make a political impact and propose substantial improvements, but to do

this they need more areas of recognition by the public authorities, through dialogue and

influence in public decision making.

There are many examples of successful and innovative organisations, and it is necessary to

learn from them through the creation of networks.


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4.- Specific proposals on the subject of agricultural organisations

For governments:

- Legal and true recognition of agricultural organisations through laws, programmes,

freedom of association and communication, as privileged intermediaries of the pubic

powers so that agricultural and rural policies are formulated that defend Food Security

and Sovereignty in every country.

- Legal and real recognition of socially, economically and culturally excluded persons orgroups, such as indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, etc. and its representation in

organizations.

- Encourage a legal framework that ensures transparency in the sector.

- In this perspective, the definition, adaptation and regulation of mechanisms of ongoing

dialogue between the political powers and independent organisations of farmersinspired by models such as the Specialist Meeting of Family Farming REAF in the

Extended MERCOSUR.

- Recognition of the associative rural mix, renouncing the creation or imposition of

organisations related to political power.

- Promotion of applied agricultural research at the service of national and local family

farming, of its biodiversity and its genetic heritage, in close cooperation with thefarmers associations in the country, rural NGOs, etc.

- Provide agricultural organisations with public services in training, technical and financial

sectors etc., in accordance with the needs expressed by them.

- Include specific and participatory budgets for the promotion of rural and agriculturalorganizations.

For international organisations, donors etc.

- Effective recognition of organisations of family farmers, in all their diversity, as an

essential part of their intermediation in agricultural and rural matters in each country

and, as the case may be, at a regional or international level.

- Require transparency in local agricultural organizations in the collaborative programs

which are developed.- Promote and support the convergence between farmers' organisations of a diverse

predilection - such as the Farmers Forum under the auspices of IFAD - on particularlyrelevant themes such as monopolising agricultural land, support to sustainable rural

development, gender equality, etc. and all this in the search for progress and fair and

efficient solutions.

- Have sufficient impact, within their programmes and budget, on human and financial

resources in order to strengthen the farmers movement overall at its various levels.


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- Develop programs in order to strengthen local organizations at national and

international levels.

- Include special budget for all the points mentioned above.

Many agricultural organizations themselves are aware of the need to redefine their internalstructures in terms of criteria of equity, participation, democracy, justice and sustainability and

therefore the promotion of women, youth, landless farmers and indigenous peoples will be animportant issue. The organizations will have to mainstream gender in all their activities for

instance regarding the schedule, quotas for female representation, women's leadership and so

on. Moreover, it will be necessary to ensure criteria of financial, technical and politicaltransparency within the organizations, enhance coordination between them and provide spaces

and resources for networking, demand and take advantage of opportunities of influencing

through participatory budgeting, consultations policies etc. Finally, it should still improve

communication so that all farmers know what is being done for them.

Agricultural associations are and will be the great protagonists in the future of Family Farming.

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