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List of Figures

Figure 1: Farmer organization services and the outcomes they provide for participants in the agricultural economy.......................................................................................................................................................................8 Figure 2: Ways of classifying farmer organizations .............................................................................................................................9 Figure 3: FOs’ role among other actors in the agricultural supply chain ................................................................................ 11 Figure 4: Estimated share of farmers (or farm labor force) belonging to farmer organizations or rural co-operatives..........................................................................................................................................................................21 Figure 5: Estimated share of farmers belonging to rural co-operatives in seven comparison countries ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Figure 6: Estimated number of farmer organizations / co-operatives per 10,000 people in the agricultural labor force ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Figure 7: Share of coffee export price received by Ugandan farmers....................................................................................... 26 Figure 8: Kitenge DC relative performance on main dimensions (out of 1.0) ...................................................................... 40 Figure 9: Relative performance of the CCPA on major dimensions (out of 1.0) .................................................................. 44 Figure 10: Performance of Tighanimine on key dimensions ........................................................................................................ 48 Figure 11: SPI’s relative performance on key dimensions............................................................................................................. 52 Figure 12: Relative performance of the KPA on major dimensions........................................................................................... 55 Figure 13: Common FO-supporting activities of bilateral and multilateral agencies ....................................................... 63 Figure 14. Methodology to classify farmer organization strength ...........................................................................................106 Figure 15. Assessment of country-by-country Farmer organization strength in Africa................................................107 Figure 16.Assessment of country-by-country Farmer organization strength in Arab countries..............................108 Figure 17. Assessment of country-by-country Farmer organization strength in Asia ...................................................109 Figure 18. Scorecard used to measure farmer organization strength in the OIC member states .............................111 Figure 19. Country case performance in comparative perspective .........................................................................................127

List of Tables

Table 1: Existence of government bodies with a mandate to strengthen FOs...................................................................... 17 Table 2: Strength of FO movements in OIC member countries.................................................................................................... 23 Table 3: Existence and control of apex FO bodies in OIC member countries........................................................................ 25 Table 4: Major Egyptian policy interventions and their link to FO capacity challenges.................................................. 29 Table 5: Major Mozambican policy interventions and their link to FO capacity challenges.......................................... 30 Table 6: Major Saudi Arabian policy interventions and their link to FO capacity challenges....................................... 31 Table 7: Major Turkish policy interventions and their link to FO capacity challenges.................................................... 32 Table 8: Major Yemeni policy interventions and their link to FO capacity challenges..................................................... 33 Table 9: Summary of the UCFA and Kitenge DC .................................................................................................................................. 38 Table 10: Kitenge DC’s performance on organizational set-up and impact capacity........................................................ 40 Table 11: Summary of the CCPA.................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Table 12: Performance of the CCPA on key dimensions.................................................................................................................. 44 Table 13: Summary of the Tighanimine Filahia Argan Oil Co-operative................................................................................. 47 Table 14: Performance of Tighanimine in key dimensions ........................................................................................................... 48 Table 15: Summary of the SPI ...................................................................................................................................................................... 51 Table 16: The SPI’s performance on important dimensions......................................................................................................... 52 Table 17: Summary of the KPA .................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Table 18: Performance of the KPA in key dimensions ..................................................................................................................... 54 Table 19: Taxonomy of donor interventions to strengthen FO technical and managerial capacity .......................... 62 Table 20: Characteristics of the ZNFU...................................................................................................................................................... 75 Table 21: Characteristics of CACVRA........................................................................................................................................................ 78 Table 22. Overview of organizational setup country scores .......................................................................................................125 Table 23. Overview of strategic potential country scores............................................................................................................126