Institutions for rural development - 6

Promoting farmer entrepreneurship
through producer organizations
in Central and Eastern Europe

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Table of contents

Part I   [875 Kb]

Foreword
Contents
Summary

Part II   [922 Kb]

Part 1: Issues

A background to farmer enterpreneurship and agricultural cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
Agricultural and rural cooperation
Major areas of technical assistance needs
Supporting the development of producer groups and farmer cooperatives

Part III   [525 Kb]

Part 1: A Technical Assistance Case Study

Development assistance to livestock farmer groups in the mountainous areas of the Sandzak region, Serbia

Part IV   [790 Kb]

References and further reading