This issue places the spotlight on the Dimitra community listeners’ clubs, with a special dossier made up of several articles that focus on the impact of projects under way, the development of this approach and the launch of new initiatives.  [...]

Roberto Rodrígues, president of the Superior Council for Agroindustry of the São Paulo Federation of Industries, former Minister of Agriculture and Supply of Brasil and former president of the International Cooperative Alliance, is an FAO Special Ambassador for Cooperatives. In [...]

Democracy, equality, economic participation, independence education and concern for the community.... With the right policies, agricultural cooperatives can be the key to food security.

For people working in all areas of agriculture, all over the world, cooperatives and producers' organizations give their members a voice and promote peace in the community. And by marketing almost half the world's agricultural output, cooperatives boost food production [...]

FAO has been working with a range of Producer organizations (POs) at the federation and district levels across the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)3 regions, to develop institutional mechanisms that improve smallholders’ equitable participation in value chains. Key outcomes of [...]