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42(i) Immediat e establishmen t o f collaborative initiative based o n cooperative horizontalintegration fo r rura l financia l intermediatio n actio n fo r rura l investitur e full yinvolving peasant farmers;(j) Lega l provisions requiring rural marketing cooperatives, to be registered and operatewithin well defined areas of operation;(k) Promotion of women membership in agro-marketing cooperatives; and(1) Promotio n of micro-project group membership under legal identity and coordinationof single management of rural cooperative society.Also, I F AD i n thei r report , "Interim Evaluation of Rural Financial ServicesComponents: (Smallholder Support Project in Zanzibar - Loan 242-12)" in 200 3generally observed that, the overall performance o f the SACCO s in Tanzania has beenencouraging despit e som e o f their inheren t weaknesses . Nevertheless , i n view of theimportant role of SACCOs in rural financial services in the Tanzanian context, it may beworthwhile fo r IFA D t o conside r t o replicat e th e SACCOs ' experience s i n th eframework of future pipeline activities. To this end, if SACCOs are to improve, continueand expand their role in rural financial services , they need to be supported through theprovision of appropriate capacit y building assistance, includin g training and members 'education on savings and credit. This would enable them to upgrade their current level ofmanagement, resources , skills , accounting/financia l knowledge , asset s an d overal loperating procedures, whic h would in turn contribute to their sustainability, and makethem more effective and efficient.