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The urban producer's resource book

A practical guide for working with Low Income Urban and Peri-Urban Producers Organizations






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    Milk Producer Group Resource Book
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    This “Milk Producer Group Resource Book” is part of a series of practical field guides for people working in small-scale dairying in developing countries. These field guides are produced by the Animal Production and Health Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Milk producers can increase their income and utilise their skills and resources better if they are working in groups. This book aims to promote the organization of small-scale milk collection and processing as a sustainable, income-generating activity for household food security. It also tries to be a means to improving the safety, quantity and quality of milk and milk products available for consumers in developing countries. The intended readers are (future) leaders of milk producer groups, extension workers, project staff and group promoters who are working to set up milk producer groups, and those developing already existing groups at village level in rural areas. Some excellent FAO booklets exist on working with small groups (see information sources and references). They complement this book which has been written specifically for milk producer groups. This Milk producer group resource book aims to play a role in poverty alleviation in developing countries in a gender sensitive and sustainable way. Participation is a key pillar of the strategies promoted throughout the book without gender, age, race, social class or any other bias (see also chapter 6, page 65).
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    The group savings resource book
    A practical guide to help groups mobilize and manage their savings
    2002
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    Experience has shown that group saving approaches can help the poor save more efficiently, especially when access to saving facilities, such as banks or other financial services, is difficult. By saving in a group, the poor can gain access to a alrger amount of pooled resources than they could if they saved on their own. Group savings also help groups become financially stronger and more sustainable. This book provides useful guidance on how to strenghten capacities to accumulate productive c apital through savings activities with new or existing self-help groups.
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    The inter-group resource book
    A guide to building small farmer group associations and networks
    2001
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    Small farmer groups can increase their economies-of-scale and bargaining power by joining with other groups engaged in similar activities. These inter-group associations are important fora where small farmers can acquire new skills in the management of larger organizations. They can also serve as useful development vehicles, not only helping farmers solve their own problems but making it easier for governments to assist them in their efforts. This resource book shows how, using a participatory approach, inter-group associations can be established and run by groups in rural areas. It is intended for use by Group Promoters (GPs) or Inter-Group Promoters (IGPs), extension workers and other rural development staff to help existing groups set up and run such inter-group enterprises. Formation of groups themselves is covered in The group promoter’s resource book, while development of group enterprises is described in The group enterprise resource book – both also available from FAO.

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