A grouping of agricultural or forestry producers that is organised and managed to aggregate or market products, or to provide services on behalf of its producer members.

• Producer groups include cooperatives, farmer associations, and groups managed by traders, processors, or government initiatives. These groups may serve different purposes, such as collective processing and marketing of their members’ products, provision of inputs and training to group members, political alignment and advocacy to advance members’ interests, or internal traceability and management systems to support compliance with external standards or market demands (eg, certification programmes).