Supporting self-organisation in farmer organisations in developing countries: A case with a group of farmer groups in Indonesia

Kusnandar, K.; van Kooten, Olaf; Brazier, F.M.

doi:10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100214

Supporting self-organisation in farmer organisations in developing countries

Title

Supporting self-organisation in farmer organisations in developing countries: A case with a group of farmer groups in Indonesia

Author

Kusnandar, K. (TU Delft System Engineering)
van Kooten, Olaf (Wageningen University & Research)
Brazier, F.M. (TU Delft System Engineering)

Date

2023

Abstract

Governance through self-organisation in which participation is essential has been acknowledged to be important to enable farmer organisations to perform their roles in a sustainable manner. This paper focuses on empowering farmer organisations in developing countries to self-organise their governance to deal with encountered challenges. To this purpose, a co-creation approach was implemented with a group of farmer groups located in a horticultural production centre in Indonesia. In multiple co-creation sessions organised over time, the need for a new form of governance was identified, solutions proposed, (partially) implemented, evaluated and adapted. The results show that: 1) through co-creation, farmer organisations in developing countries can be empowered to self-organise; 2) self-organisation facilitates farmer organisations to learn to adapt to change; 3) self-organisation increases the commitment of farmer members; and 4) decentralised governance is a promising solution for growing farmer organisations.

Subject

Co-creation
Developing countries
Farmer organisation
Governance
Participation
Self-organisation

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100214

ISSN

2213-297X

Source

Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 11 (2)

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