APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT FINANCING, GOVERNANCE AND

MARKET ACCESS

MARCELA VILLARREAL, DIRECTORFAO OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY

DEVELOPMENT (OPC)

CAPE TOWN, 4TH NOVEMBER , 20131

OUTLINE : Renewed international interest on agricultural

cooperatives

New FAO Strategic Framework

Agricultural Cooperatives: a key for food security and hunger eradication

GDC -FAO partnership

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RENEWED INTERNATIONAL INTEREST ON

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

2012 International Year of Cooperatives

UN GA declared the Cooperative Decade

2014 International Year of Family Farming

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RENEWED FAO INTEREST ON COOPERATIVES

DG strongly supports and recognizes the importance of Coops and POs as key partners

• Opening of office space (ICA and WFO) • WFD on the theme of “Agricultural cooperatives: key to feeding the world”

observed in 150 countries• COPAC secretariat located in FAO headquarters

Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity development with a unit focusing on Coops and Producers organizations

MoU with ICA, GDC and other key partners

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NEW FAO STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

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AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES CONTRIBUTE TO DELIVERING FAO’S

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESOrganized collective action facilitates small producers’ access to a number of services:

Natural resource management

Information, knowledge and extension services

Inputs and outputs markets

Policy and decision making

Agricultural Cooperatives & POs

Governmental Organizations

All sorts of organizations (private companies, NGOs, research, UN, bilateral, etc.)

Enabling environment for Agriculture Coops developmentPolicies and norms are gender equitable and inclusive for agricultural coop development

Agricultural coops and POs are inclusive, equitable, economically viable and linked to markets

Accountable, equitable and efficient Coops and POs

Rural women, men and youth empoweredAgricultural producers (women, men and youth) are able to actively participate in decision-making processes

STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES

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FAO – GDC PARTNERSHIP Support to the development of the Global Fund for

Cooperative Development in Africa

innovative financial instrument with 2 major components

Loans

Grants

Technical Assistance

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KEY MESSAGESAgricultural Cooperatives are now on the

international agenda for food security and hunger eradication

FAO is fully committed to this agenda to strengthen and partner with COOPs and POS

GDC fund : innovative financial instrument

FAO-GDC partnership will provide opportunities for sustainable food security and poverty reduction

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Thank you• Marcela VILLARREAL

• Director of the Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development