Organizing and managing farmers’ groups

Catholic Relief Services 228 W. Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA For more information, contact and managing farmers groupsA SMART SKILLS MANUALO rganizing and managing farmers groupsOrganizing and managing farmers groupsA SMART SKILLS MANUALG etting organized is vital for small-scale farmers in developing countries. On their own, individual farm families can do little to improve their livelihoods: they lack the capital, skills, experience and scale to solve problems, invest, market or innovate. But if they work together, they become strong. Together they can save enough to invest in their enterprises; they can identify and exploit opportunities; they can learn from each other and build their skills; they can analyse problems and find manual shows how field agents, extension workers and program managers can help farmers get organized. The 17 lessons cover the following topics: Why work with groups , and the role of the group promoter How to start working with farmers in communities and help them get organized How to help them plan and implement activities How to deal with communication and networking lesson includes guidelines, field exercises to do with a group of farmers and quizzes to test your is one manual in a series on SMART Skills the skills that field agents need to help farmers in developing countries improve their livelihoods.

Acquisition and Assistance under the terms of Leader with Associates Cooperative ... CRS provided co-financing for this publication. Catholic Relief Services 228 West Lexington Street Baltimore, MD 21201-3413 USA ... an integral part of our agricultural development strategy. Field agents, extension workers and development managers typically ...

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