There are different ways and strategies for farmers to get organised, and to set up the type of organisation that best serves their interests. We strongly believe that this should be a global discussion, involving farmers' organisations from developing countries and emerging economies, as well as those from OECD countries.
Elisabeth Gauffin, vice-President of LRF ( Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund), the Federation of Swedish Farmers
AgriCord's ambition, through the "Farmers Fighting Poverty" programme, is to reach the local farmers' level, genuinely involving women, and to stimulate economic initiatives at a local level.
Laurent Pellerin, president of AgriCord
There are different ways and strategies for farmers to get organised, and to set up the type of organisation that best serves their interests. We strongly believe that this should be a global discussion, involving farmers' organisations from developing countries and emerging economies, as well as those from OECD countries.
Elisabeth Gauffin, vice-President of LRF ( Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund), the Federation of Swedish Farmers
In India, small farmers too can produce for markets, and even contract with multinational companies. This is not easy, but our organisation has been able to facilitate this. We sell mango to Coca-Cola.
P. Chengal Reddy, Chairman of the Federation of Farmers' Associations Andrah Pradesh (FFA-AP) India
Cooperativas deben ser suficientement solidas para tener buenas posiciones de negocación, y para poder ofrecer servicios de calidad a sus miembros, especialmente en relacion con credito y capacitacion.
Carlos Fidel Simancas Narvaez, el Presidente del Grupo Empresarial del Campo (CONFECAMPO) Colombia
Our challenge is to create cooperatives and other farmer-led initiatives, and to learn from other organisations, in developing countries as well as in the North. We want to process our Kenyan coffea, and to import it into Europe without heavy tariffs
E. Nduati Kariuki,Chairman of KENFAP, the Kenya National Federation of Agricultural Producers
Il nous faut du temps pour organiser nos marchés internes, et pour ne pas être victimes des marchés mondiaux. Ensemble, agriculteurs du Sud et du Nord, nous devons faire comprendre ce message à nos gouvernements.
Samba Guéye, Président du Conseil National de Concertation des Ruraux (CNCR) au Sénégal
