Agriterra was founded in 1997 by the Dutch rural people's organizations as its solidarity arm:  LTO-Nederland and the regional LTO organizations, the Dutch rural women's organizations and their federation (CPVO), the National Cooperative Council for Agriculture and Horticulture (NCR) and the Dutch Agricultural Youth Organization (NAJK).  The make up the Board and the advisory council of Agriterra. Agriterra's offices are in Arnhem.

 

Agriterra's goal is to promote, facilitate and support lasting cooperation linkages between rural people's organizations in the Netherlands and in developing countries such as in Asia, Africa, Latin America ad Central and Eastern Europe.