Tool Details
Good practices in building innovative rural institutions to increase food security
Author Herbel, D., Crowley, E., Ourabah Haddad, N. & Lee, M.
Year of publication 2012
New forms of institutional innovations have emerged recently to provide a response
to the numerous constraints that small producers face in rural areas. These innovative
organizations and institutional arrangements can provide small producers an array
of services including improving market access and strengthening small producers’
negotiating power, enhancing access to and management of natural resources and
improving access to information and knowledge. They are also an effective means to
empower small producers by helping them build their capacity to formulate and express
their needs and concerns within their organizations and vis-à-vis influential economic
actors and policy-makers.
To overcome the numerous constraints small producers face, effective and efficient rural
policies are needed to create the enabling environment in which producer organizations
can thrive. Raising policy-makers’ awareness about the important role small-producer
organizations (POs) play is critical to achieving this goal. This publication reviews and
presents a number of practical examples of successful institutional innovations that
show how critical constraints can be overcome. The publication then draws on main
lessons learned from institutional innovations that have improved food security and
small rural producers’ livelihoods. This analysis, which outlines a holistic approach, aims
to improve understanding of how organizations evolve, empower small-scale producers
and contribute to food security. The intended audience of this publication includes development practitioners and all those who support organizational development in rural areas, including research institutes, producer organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and development agencies.
Type of Tool
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National, Global
Forest Management Unit, National, Global
Region
Global
Global
Biome
All
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
All
Management Responsibility
All
All