Do they produce dividends for farmers? (6)
I believe the answer is:
shares
'do they' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shares that I've seen before include "Distributes, gives portions to others" , "investments" , "The equal parts forming a company's business capital" , "Carves up" , "Possesses or uses jointly with others, say a flat" .)