The Palestinian Farmers Union Main Programs
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5. Lobbying, Advocacy and Media program:

This program aiming to build a relationship network at the local and world levels (Arab and foreign) through joining the farmers world associations and establishing relationships with international institutions to support farmers, and at the local level to co-ordinate with the various sectors especially the local community institutions to support the farmers, through lobbying and advocacy on the concerned issues to protect their rights. The program also aims to protect farmers’ products from risks and threats.

As PFU believes in the Palestinian own huge capabilities, so it gives this program a special attention in:
- Consolidating farmer confidence in achieving a change.
- Gathering and collecting Farmers cooperatives and Associations Capabilities.
- Building organized campaigns regarding farmers’ benefits and rights.
- Continuous Awareness through media especially (Farmers Voice).    

The program Philosophy :
- To create Lobbying and advocacy farmers groups, for supporting farmers rights and benefits through building their capacities and the use of media tools to achieve that.
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6. Microcredit program:

The current condition of Palestinian farmers as a result of the prevailing socio-economic condition in addition to the impact of Israeli aggressive policies and also the last Intifada had affected farmers and their families, income declined, the work opportunities become very rare and limited, beside all of that the farmer had no access to finance from lending banks due to long procedures high interest rates and requested guarantees which make the thing more worse.
To overcome these obstacles and problems Palestinian Farmers Union (PFU) in coordination with agricultural cooperatives had established an alternative solution through creation of saving and credit fund (S&C) in each cooperative. The fund resources are the shares (savings) of participated farmers while the credit is also upon to the farmers needs. The fund had the following functions:-
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