Analysis on the pro-poor effect of farmer cooperative organizations from the perspective of farmers A case study of YC county, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Based on the sustainable livelihoods analytical framework proposed by the United Kingdom Department for International Development(DFID), this paper explored farmers爷livelihoods changing process aroused by the development of farmer cooperative organizations, and then further examined the pro-poor effect of these organizations. The results showed that farmer cooperative organizations might directly/indirectly influence the quantity of five livelihood capital. To be specific, all of this capital index would increase and improve the balance of needs and supply of organization structure and management system, reduce the vulnerability of farmers爷livelihood, promote the source development in rural areas and the path of sustainable development, and improve the comprehensive quality of farmers.