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4.3.3. At a national level: Including FO-strengthening in national agricultural transformation plans ...............................................................................................................................................................................70 4.3.4. Regional level: Supporting regional farmer organizations and collaboration ...........................73 4.4. Global case studies: Two successful farmer organizations .............................................................. 75 4.4.1. Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU).....................................................................................................75 4.4.2. Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera Valle Río Apurimac (CACVRA) ........................................................78 5. Policy Recommendations for Strengthening FOs in OIC Member Countries...........................81 5.1. Policy measures to reduce the challenges inherent in organizing farmers and encourage the strengthening of OIC Member Countries’ FO capacity ............................................................... 81 5.2. Possibilities for co-operation between OIC member countries and between Member Countries and multilateral organizations ................................................................................................ 83 Annex 1. Farmer Organizations in OIC Member States: Cross-Country Comparative Analysis…………………………………………………………………… ………………………… ……………… 85 Annex 1.1. Individual country results from cross-country desk research........................................... 86 Annex 1.2. Strength of farmer organization classification........................................................................106 Annex 2. Farmer Organization Profiling Methodology....................................................................... 110 Annex 2.1. The Bill and Melinda Gates Assessment Tool ..........................................................................110 Annex 2.2. The OIC Farmer Strength Profiling Tool ....................................................................................110 Annex 2.3. Survey questions ..................................................................................................................................112