Résumé
Each year, the World Bank publishes a World Development Report (WDR) with focus on a given theme. The theme chosen by the World Bank for WDR 2008 is "Agriculture for Development". To collect material for the report, consultations are organized on the various themes that would be covered therein. The WDR core team deemed it necessary to include in the different chapters of the report information on the role played by Rural Producer Organizations (RPOs) in the light of current challenges faced by farmers. In agreement with them, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and IFAD decided to host a two-day workshop on the theme "RPOs for pro-poor sustainable development". The workshop was held on 30 and 31 October 2006 in Paris, and the logistical and technical organization of the workshop was entrusted to the CIRAD "Territories, environment and people" department, and in particular to the "Collective action, Markets and Public Policies" research unit (ARENA). This document summarizes the workshop's major points. (Résumé d'auteur)