Membership is over nine million and includes almost all farmers in Japan.
Members are provided with guidance on farming and lifestyle matters, markets for agricultural products, supplies of production materials and daily necessities, loan and investment funds, insurance against emergencies and facilities for joint use. Launched in 1997, TeleFood is dedicated to increasing awareness of and solidarity for the campaign to end hunger. Every dollar collected is channelled directly into grassroots development projects designed to give poor rural families the tools and the knowledge they need to made a significant difference in improving their lives. FAO Media Branch Tel. Pina Del Lama, Tel.