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Key facts
Kenya
Producer organizations hold 70% of the coffee market, 76% dairy, 90% pyrethrum, and 95% of cotton
Canada
Maple sugar POs produce 35% of the world's maple sugar production
Poland
Dairy POs are responsible for 75% of dairy production
India
Dairy coops collect 16.5 million litres of milk from 12 million farmer members daily
Egypt
4 million farmers earned income from membership in agricultural cooperatives
FAO and rural institutions
FAO's work on Rural Institutions, Services and Empowerment (RISE) strives to unlock the development potential of rural areas, reduce inequalities and contribute to the socio-economic empowerment of rural women and men, through four major areas of work:
Guiding framework
- Anchored in territorial and place-based approaches to national policies and planning that address the spatial dimension of rural poverty and hunger.
- Development of conducive policies and institutional frameworks for inclusive rural services and finance systems.
- Social mobilization and empowerment to ensure the active participation of rural women and men in development processes.
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