Fostering Farmer Cooperatives in Poor Western Communities of the People's Republic of China
Asian Development Bank | March 2013
Abstract
This policy note summarizes the People's Republic of China's experience with pro-poor farmer cooperative formation and comparative lessons from international experience.
Farmer cooperatives are one mechanism for strengthening the position of poorer and more vulnerable rural producers and making markets more inclusive. The People's Republic of China (PRC) promulgated a national Law on Specialized Farmer Cooperatives (hereafter the Law) in October 2006 to address a widening rural-urban income gap and the need for farmer self-development articulated by the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In less than six years, the number of cooperatives has increased rapidly to over 550,000, covering 17% of farm households. The Ministry of Finance provided CNY750 million in financial support to these cooperatives in 2011, and provincial finance departments an additional CNY1 billion.
This policy note summarizes the PRC's experience with pro-poor farmer cooperative formation and comparative lessons from international experience. The note also identifies options for strengthening inclusive farmer cooperative activities within the Outline and corresponding policy recommendations.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2013. Fostering Farmer Cooperatives in Poor Western Communities of the People's Republic of China. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/603. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Agricultural education
Agricultural land
Agroindustry
Fisheries
Forestry
Horticulture
Irrigation farming
Organic farming
Sustainable development
Commercial farming
Farming
Agribusiness
Agricultural trade
Agricultural economy
Agricultural resource
Agroforestry
Agronomy
Crop improvement
Crop rotation
Crop science
Farm produce
Farm
Forests and forestry
Goat farming
Herb farming
Livestock
Part-time farming
Pasture
Planting
Precision farming
Ranching
Rice farming
Subsistence farming
Tillage
Traditional farming
Urban agriculture
Food Supply
Factory farms
Poultry industry
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