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'''Action for the Small Farmer''' (in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Actie voor de Kleine Boer'', better known as ''Actie Bouwman'') was a [[political party]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The party was led by [[Alphons Bouwman]], a [[RKSP]] member. The party drew its support from rural [[Catholic]] sectors. It emerged after large-scale dissatisfaction amongst Catholic farmers towards the [[Northern Brabant Christian Farmers League]] (NCB) during the agrarian economic crisis of 1933.

The party was founded in 1934. In February, the party changed its name to the '''Christian Organisation of Self-employed Persons''' (''Christelijke Organisatie van Kleine Zelfstandigen''). The party expanded radiplyrapidly during 1935, during which the party had 110 branches and 20 ,000 followesfollowers. Thousands visited itsduring 1935 party days.

In 1937, the party was radicalized. In 1940, it merged into the Agrarian Front of the [[National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands|National Socialist Movement]], in which Bouwman became an important leader.[<ref>http://www.inghist.nl/pdf/kpp/actie_bouwman.pdf] {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>