2. The object of this act is to make available to producers and consumers an additional means for the orderly and fair marketing of farm products and it shall not be interpreted as tending to compete with the cooperative organization for the production and marketing of farm products.
This principle must guide the application of this act so as not to hamper cooperative action in the regions and sectors where such action effectively meets the needs and to take advantage, as far as possible, of the collaboration of cooperatives for the establishment and administration of joint plans in the sectors of production and the regions where it is desirable to establish them.