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International Federation of Agricultural Producers

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Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Kenya India United States of America Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Canada Ireland South Africa Japan Jordan Australia Malawi Switzerland Finland Zambia Germany Denmark Italy Sweden Netherlands
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	The association's mission is to bring together national agricultural producer organisations and national cooperative organisations of agricultural producers to create policies and advocate on their behalf to improve the economic and social conditions of their producers, families and communities. In particular, the association pursues the following objectives: - improve farmers' livelihoods and the viability of rural communities around the world; contribute to global food security by facilitating cooperation between the associated organisations; facilitate the organisation of agricultural producers and enable them to improve their position in the food supply chain; promote and protect other agriculture-related activities, such as forestry, aquaculture, environment, trade, research, and eduction; encourage farmers' involvement in sustainable rural development, the environment, and new emerging challenges, such as climate change and the renewal of generations; and improve farmers' access to natural resources and address productivity improvements.
Year of registration:	2011
Organizational structure:	The association is free, impartial and not-for profit. It is a representative organisation bringing together organsations of agricultural producers (and their cooperatives) from all agricultural sectors and from any country in the world.
Number and type of members:	National farm organisations and farmer based co-operatives from around the world. Organisations or unions of organisations, which are independent, national, general in scope and are recognised by WFO as representing agricultural producers and/or agricultural cooperatives in a specific country are eligbile for full membership. It is possible for more than one organisation from one single country to become a members. Any new national organisation of farmers having existed for less than ten years can apply for full membership. Transnational organisations from one or more country representing farmers' organisations and/or agricultural cooperatives, global organisations representing one agricultural sector, national commodity groups, organisations representing women farmers or young farmers are elgible for affiliated membership.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	member-based

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