Definitions.
Section 12
SEC. 12. Definitions.—For purposes relating to the implementation of this Act, the following definitions shall apply: A farmers cooperative association shall be a voluntary business organization among farmers (producers of agricultural products including tenants and landlords) established for the purpose of marketing farm products and/or buying farm supplies and implements collectively for the members' direct benefit. It is governed according to the cooperative principles of one-man-one-vote basis, limited interest on capital and the savings apportioned among the members on the basis of patronage. The term "small farmer" shall mean an individual person who exclusively uses the labor available from within his family, and is actually engaged in agriculture.