Helping ourselves: tactics for improving internal governance of forest and farm producer organisations

Strong internal governance is essential for the success and sustainability of forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs).

FFPOs play a vital role in delivering climate-resilient livelihoods, sustainable natural resource management, and inclusive development in forest and farm landscapes. Yet without strong internal governance, FFPOs risk losing member trust, facing operational inefficiencies and failing to achieve their goals.

This report explores what good internal governance looks like in practice and how it can be strengthened. It draws on a review of relevant literature and six in-depth case studies of well-governed FFPOs from Bolivia, Ghana, Nepal, Tanzania, Togo and Viet Nam.