Guidelines and manuals to empower small producers on a CD-ROM

FAO has recently produced a CD-ROM useful for government policy-makers, non-governmental organizations and field workers interested or engaged in the promotion of sustainable rural producer groups and cooperatives in developing countries.

The manuals and guidelines included in this resource tool cover a large number of topics ranging from self-help group formation, enterprise management, savings and intergroup association development, to agricultural cooperative development and finance and to guidelines for incorporating group-based approaches into large-scale rural investment projects.

Rural organizations make rural development happen. Acting through their own organizations, small producers and the poor can access goods and services more efficiently; through these they also learn how to elect their own leaders, to mobilize their own resources aimed at improving their livelihoods and their communities. This contributes to improved local governance and the growth of more stable and democratic institutions.

To order the CD-ROM please contact: Publications-Sales@fao.org