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“The international community agrees that agriculture is key to eradicate human hunger and poverty. But even though agriculture is recognized as crucial, farmers do not see much evidence of this on the ground. Beyond the discussions, actions are urgently needed. This should begin with the recognition of farmers’ organisations as key players to be included in the decision-making process. […] Farmers’ organisations have a crucial role to play not only in meeting world food needs but also in rural development, and are willing to take on this responsibility."

Jack Wilkinson during the FAO Conference, fall of 2005

Conference and Seminar, May 31 and June 1, 2006

In the Arnhem meetings, we tried to come up with answers to the demands of organized farmers. What can the development industry do for farmers’ organizations, cooperatives, producer organizations and other rural based and farmer led associations and enterprises?

During the first day, the hosting Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Agriterra presented the developments in the network of organizations that focus on producer organizations in developing countries. The complete seminar on the second day was dedicated to learning about the contributions of governments and donor institutes.

The conference and the seminar Farmers Fighting Poverty aimed to contribute to the millennium development goal nr. 1: the struggle against poverty and hunger. We hope that the representatives of the participating organisations will be convinced to give more direct support to producer organizations.

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