Title: The seven habits of highly effective farmers' organisations

Authors: Thompson, John

Place: Brighton

Publisher: Institute of development studies (IDS). Future agricultures consortium

Year: 2009

Journal: Briefing / Future agriculturesFAC publication

Volume: PB-P02

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Innovation Systems

Keywords: farmers associations, organizational structure, management, empowerment, small farms, governance, popular participation, co-operation between organizations, africa south of sahara

Abstract: The working principles to assess the performance of farmers' organization in Africa are: clarity of mission; sound governance; strong and accountable leadership; social inclusion; demand-driven; high technical and managerial capacity; and, effective engagement with external actors.

URL: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/57a08b6de5274a27b2000b31/FAC_Policy_Brief_No32.pdf

Document type: Policy document