Improving Institutional Capacity:
Strengthening Farmer Organizations in the OIC Member Countries
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Survey questions
Impact Capacity (1 of 3)
Strategic Potential
Overall Strategy:
60. Does the farmer organization have a strategy
document, including a business plan that guides
its work over the medium and long-term (3-5
years)?
Yes (=2)
No (=0)
61. Does the strategy document have specific
targets and what are they?
Yes (=2)
No (=0)
Please list targets (i.e. targets for number of members,
capital, annual income, volumes traded etc.):
62. Did the farmer organization involve members
in the development of the strategy document?
Yes (=2)
No (=0)
If yes, how did members contribute?
Technical Assistance & Other Services
Commodities:
What commodities does the farmer organization
trade in?
Meeting member needs:
63. Does the farmer organization conduct
assessments of the needs of its members and the
findings are used for planning purposes?
Yes (=1)
No(=0)
64 . Are these assessments formal? Yes (=1)
No (=0)
65. How is the information gathered?
Market Access:
66 . Does the farmer organization provide market
information to its members?
Yes(=1)
No(=0)
67 . What kind of information does it provide?
(Select all that apply, max points 2)
• Commodity Prices (=1)
• Quality Standards (=1)
• Demand Trends (=1)
• Supply trends (=1)
• Other (please specify(=1))