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Journal articles on the topic "Agricultural cooperatives"
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Myagmarzul, N. "The sales income analysis of agricultural cooperatives." Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 17, no. 1 (January 3, 2017): 49–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5564/mjas.v17i1.727.
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This paper aim is to define impact factor of cooperative sales income and recommend ways to increase cooperative income. The hypotheses were: the Government subsidy on raw material is key income factor of cooperative total income and cooperative characteristic influence to the their income. The economic survey conducted to 176 rural cooperatives and research methods are by inductive, deductive, comparative analysis and regression analysis. The 40% of Mongolian cooperatives are agricultural cooperatives and half of them cooperatives with members 201-300. The Government subsidy on raw material procurement is main advantage of agricultural cooperatives and lack of financial source and climate and nature condition are main disadvantage of cooperatives. In the research result, cooperative activities are unsustain, however Mongolian Government approved and implemented programs and projects for cooperative development. The sales income of cooperatives depends on income from animal raw materials, mainly Government subsidy on wool and cashmere procurement by econometric analyses of using Stata program. The cooperative working age (experience) significant to the sales income, also. With diversification cooperative activities in the future and Government support on multi-income generation for cooperatives for cooperative development.
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Nguyen Thi, Hai Ninh. "Policies supporting for agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam: An experience from agricultural cooperatives in the Red River Delta." Technium Social Sciences Journal 25 (November 9, 2021): 126–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v25i1.4967.
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Agricultural cooperatives have been established in Vietnam since the 1950s. During its development, agricultural cooperatives have made significant contributions to the growth of agricultural sector and to the improvement of farmers' income who are members of the cooperatives. Since Vietnam implemented the "Innovation-Doi moi" in 1986, the Government has continued to issue many policies to support for agricultural cooperatives. However, the impact of these policies on the development of almost all agricultural cooperatives has not been as expected. This paper aims to analyze the implementation of several policies supporting for agricultural cooperatives; to identify advantages and disadvantages of these policies; and to propose solutions for improving policies in the furture. In addition to secondary data from the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, this paper uses primary data collected from 60 agricultural cooperatives in the Red River Delta to analyze the implementation of policies on cooperative staffs training, cooperative finance supporting, and cooperative land supporting. Bascially, the results show that the policy on training cooperative staff is quite well implemented, it helps to improve the capacity of cooperative managers in all surveyed cooperatives. In contrast, the finance supporting policy has many regulations that make it difficult for agricultural cooperatives to access capital, only nearly 30% of surveyed cooperatives get loans for production. Similarly, the land supporting policy also has unreasonable regulations which prevent agricultural cooperatives from scaling-up production because of the lack of farm-land. Consequently, about 60% of surveyed cooperatives are supported to rent farm-land for expanding agricultural production.
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Gołębiewski, Jarosław. "EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN ISRAEL." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XIX, no. 5 (November 30, 2017): 80–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.6211.
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The aim of the study was to identify changes in the role of agricultural cooperatives in the food supply chain in Israel. The potential and productivity of agriculture have been characterized. Analysis of transformations in the organizational model of agricultural cooperatives and its position in the food chain was analyzed. Two basic forms of Israeli agricultural cooperatives, kibbutz and mosquito have been characterized. Research has shown that cooperative enterprises are an important set of actors in the food supply chain in Israel.
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Trihandoyo, Agus, Satya Arisena Hendrawan, and Putriarrum Kusuma Wardani. "Pencatatan Digital dengan Google Forms Pada Koperasi Petani di Karanganyar." Jurnal Abdimas ADPI Sains dan Teknologi 3, no. 4 (December 30, 2022): 05–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.47841/saintek.v3i4.261.
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In just a few decades, digital technology has revolutionized our way of life. However, its utility has not been fully exploited, particularly among farmer communities, where recordkeeping is virtually non-existent, and if it does exist, it is typically manual and susceptible to data loss. Bumi Intan Pari is an agricultural cooperative, located in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java that connects farmers to markets. The majority of the cooperative's members are organic rice farmers. This partner was selected as part of the research on the analysis of digital technology use within agricultural cooperatives to promote agriculture development. To assist them manage agriculture data recording, we provided the Cooperative’s members with training and management of Google Forms-based digital record keeping. The training emphasized digital recordkeeping for cooperatives and farmers, followed by description of Google Forms and its benefits. Then, the creation of a form relevant to farmers' daily operations. In the exercise, the participants started to create a Google email address, then a Google form. Next, the creation of questions, the selection of response types, form settings, and a preview of the completed form. This training has assisted the cooperative and its members in making their digital devices more useful for agri-business recordkeeping.
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Suchoń, Aneta. "Spółdzielczość rolnicza we Francji i Niemczech – wybrane zagadnienia prawne i ekonomiczne." Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego 18(33), no. 4 (December 28, 2018): 451–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/prs.2018.18.4.133.
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France and Germany are examples of countries where agriculture is an important part of the economy, there is a large number of farms and the cooperative movement is very popular. In the European Union there are over 22 thousand agricultural cooperatives. The article presents statistical data and legal regulations concerning agricultural cooperatives in France and Germany, in particular, the French Code Rural and the German Genossenschaftsgesetz. In conclusion the author states that the Polish legislature, creating a new model of cooperative law, should unquestionably draw on the experience and some legal solutions implemented in Germany and France, and in particular introduce a broad definition of agricultural cooperatives, a simplified procedure of their formation and functioning, financial instruments, including tax, and rules on merging cooperatives with other cooperative entities or companies.
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Ponomarenko, I., N. Lebid, A. Ihnatchenko, Yu Khymchenko, and B. Kovalov. "ANALYSIS OF TRANSFORMATION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL FORMS OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN UKRAINE." Vìsnik Sumsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu 2021, no. 3 (2021): 145–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/1817-9215.2021.3-16.
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This article considers the process of development of agricultural cooperatives in Ukraine. The data of the indicators of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine by organizational and legal forms were taken as a basis. Data from the official report of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine were also taken. The study was conducted in several stages. First, with the help of data from the State Statistics Service, a table of the number of cooperatives in Ukraine to date was constructed with a breakdown into production, service, consumer, agricultural production and agricultural service. However, the percentage of cooperatives compared to the total number of registered legal entities was calculated. After that, a diagram of changes in the number of cooperatives from 2013 to 2021, with a breakdown into production and service cooperatives. At the second stage, according to the report of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine for 2019, a table was built with the number of agricultural cooperatives by region, broken down by species and their condition. The results of the study showed that 47.7% of agricultural cooperatives do not actually function. After that, it was considered on the regulatory framework that regulates and regulates the process of creating and maintaining a cooperative form of economy, namely the amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Agricultural Cooperation" № 819-IX from 21.07.2020. In the fourth stage, the problem of lack of professional cooperative managers was analyzed, and the possibility of implementing and using foreign experience in managing cooperatives was considered. In countries such as the United States, the Netherlands and Japan. The fifth stage was the analysis of cooperative financing. To date, 63% of all agricultural cooperatives are financed by grants, 27% by borrowed funds, and only 9% by the cooperative’s own funds. The conclusion summarizes all the problematic aspects.
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Iliopoulos, C., M. L. Cook, and F. Chaddad. "Agricultural cooperatives in netchains." Journal on Chain and Network Science 16, no. 1 (September 14, 2016): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2016.x003.
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This special issue of the Journal on Chain and Network Science on ‘Agricultural cooperatives in netchains’ includes new research on three research themes: (1) explanation of why are cooperatives particularly important in certain food netchains; (2) willingness of farmers to invest in their cooperative’s netchain; and (3) the role of ambidexterity in the emergence of multi-stakeholder cooperatives. The issue is organized into six papers; one editorial and five research papers. The findings reported in this issue inform scholarly work on agricultural cooperatives through multiple theoretical lenses and empirical approaches. They also have important managerial and public policy implications.
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Đurić, Katarina. "Measures of support to the development of agricultural cooperatives in the Republic of Serbia." Ekonomija: teorija i praksa 15, no. 1 (2022): 25–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/etp2201025d.
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Cooperatives are an organizational form of association that has an extremely long tradition, and at the same time it is widespread in all parts of the world and in a large number of economic and non-economic activities. One of the areas in which cooperatives are most represented is agriculture. Association in the agricultural sector brings a number of benefits to farmers, and is one of the factors that contributes to the sustainable development of rural areas. The practice of most developed countries is to support cooperatives, primarily through agricultural policy measures. The aim of the research is to analyze the current situation and limitations on the further development of the cooperative sector. Also, by analyzing current measures, primarily financial support to cooperatives, the authors try to determine the extent to which the existing support mechanisms are adapted to the needs of cooperatives and in what ways could the positive impact of support measures be increased. The existence of financial support to the existing and newly formed cooperatives in the field of agriculture, agritourism and crafts in rural areas, which is achieved in the form of various development programs, is assessed as a positive step compared to the previous practice in which the cooperative sector was largely marginalized. Following the experiences of countries with developed agricultural cooperatives, the authors point out that only through consistent support measures and coordinated work of all entities in the agricultural sector can we expect the reaffirmation of the concept of cooperatives in agricultural practice.
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Royer, Jeffrey. "Financing agricultural cooperatives with retained earnings." Agricultural Finance Review 77, no. 3 (September 4, 2017): 393–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-06-2016-0060.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the advantages equity capitalization programs based on retained earnings from patronage sources may provide cooperatives and their patrons that traditional equity financing methods do not offer. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on a model used to assess patron benefits from a cooperative that is financed by a combination of allocated equity acquired from noncash patronage refunds and unallocated equity acquired from retained earnings. The level of patron benefits is represented by the present value of the after-tax cash flow patrons receive from the cooperative, and the model is used to determine the combination of noncash patronage refunds and retained earnings that provides the greatest present value given the levels of those parameters that affect capitalization of the cooperative and the distribution of cash benefits to patrons. Findings The analysis demonstrates that only pure plans, i.e., plans based entirely on retained patronage refunds or entirely on retained earnings, will be associated with the greatest present value for any particular set of parameter values. Cooperatives that are characterized by low marginal tax rates and growth rates and whose patrons are characterized by high marginal tax rates and discount rates are those most likely to benefit from equity capitalization programs based on retained earnings. Research limitations/implications The model is based on the assumption of constant parameter values and does not account for the existence of nonpatronage income. Practical implications A useful extension of this work would be the development of a decision aid capable of generating basic operating statement and balance sheet data and enabling cooperative decision makers to conduct experiments concerning alternative financing strategies based on retained earnings. Originality/value The analysis contained in this paper is based on an explicit model and extends across a broad range of values for various parameters that affect the level, timing, and present value of cash distributions from cooperatives. Because the cash flow received by patrons is determined after the cooperative’s planned equity growth is met, cash flow comparisons are equivalent with respect to the capital provided the cooperative. In addition, the revolving period is endogenously determined.
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Ševarlić, Miladin M., Marija M. Nikolić, and Richard Simmons. "Agricultural cooperatives and their membership in cooperative unions in Serbia." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 4, no. 3-4 (October 30, 2010): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2010/3-4/4.
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Goal of this paper is to analyse business of agricultural cooperatives in Serbia and their territorial distribution. Paper also comprehends analyses of premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives towards cooperative associations, based on result of survey conducted on chosen sample. Analysis is based on the hypothesis that reform processes present in the Serbian economy, and completely absent from cooperative sector, have weaken the work of cooperative unions and undermined regular relations between cooperatives and their associations. Paper also analyse premises of directors of agricultural cooperatives on relevant questions on membership and work of 12 regional, provincial and Cooperative union of Serbia, based on result of survey conducted in 148 or 7.2% of 2.055 agricultural cooperatives in Serbia. For cooperatives that are not members of any union, paper gives systematization of reasons why cooperative is not member and motives that could inspire cooperative to become a member. For cooperatives that are members of some union, we give analyses of answers if cooperative is satisfied with work and activities of union conducted for cooperative welfare; and suggestions for activities that cooperative unions should practice in the interests and needs of their members.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Agricultural cooperatives"
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Gala, Xoliswa Masingita Hlubelihle. "Challenges facing LED Agricultural cooperative in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality : a case study of Nkomamonta Primary Agricultural Cooperative in Limpopo." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1015.
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Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2013Agricultural cooperatives have been widely promoted as a vehicle for smallholder agricultural development in South Africa. As a result, agricultural co-operative registrations in South Africa are increasing. However, research suggests that South African co-operatives have generally not been effective, successful and functional. This study has investigated the challenges facing agricultural cooperatives in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality. It is expected that identification of these elements may enable institutions that offer support to cooperatives make better decisions to improve primary agricultural cooperatives support. Understanding of these elements could inform the efforts for members of cooperatives to achieve their set objectives and thus improve agriculture cooperative, employability, functionality and profitability. A case study of the Nkomamonta Agricultural Primary Cooperative in the Greater Tzaneen Municipalities is used. It is composed of fifteen agricultural cooperative which were purposively selected for the study because they were nearby, they are a pilot agricultural cooperative in the municipality and which are also not functioning as expected. The sample also included the purposively selected members, customers of these agricultural cooperative, workers, Greater Tzaneen Municipality, Local SEDA and LIBSA to explore the differences and provide insight to the knowledge, opinions and challenges that are facing agricultural cooperatives. One-on-one interviews were carried out with co-operative members as well as focus group discussions with customers, members of the cooperatives, workers, the Municipal officials, SEDA and LIBSA. A framework for analysing the challenges agricultural cooperatives with reference to the Nkomamonta cooperative case study was developed using literature of objectives of agricultural cooperatives, challenges which were identified by other researchers and success factors of smallholder agriculture. According to this study, farmers’ activities are hampered by a number of constraints. Production capability of the fifteen primary cooperatives is hampered by resource constraints such as lack of access to land (in one cooperative), machinery and equipment, finances and information relevant to production. Marketing, transportation, poor infrastructure and the elderly age of some cooperative members and issues related to free-rider syndrome were part of the problems that were identified. Low capability of some of the fifteen cooperatives to mobilise resources, use the limited resources available and low capability to manage institutional arrangements rendered the cooperatives ineffective in achieving their set objectives. The study recommends strategies for ensuring that the challenges facing agricultural cooperatives are minimised to better their services in the community. These include strategies for addressing internal and external issues affecting the cooperatives. Direct intervention from government is recommended to improve production through revising land allocation systems which made Kulani Agricultural Cooperative not to have land for growing crops. Jerry Jeff and Nwa Rex went out of action for eight months due to renovation of neighbourhood inorganic farms by the Department of Agriculture. Another strategy would entail improving extension services and follow up and strict monitoring of effective use of government resources provided to farmers. Responding and action taking when disaster has struck the agricultural cooperative by Government is also a plausible strategy. Access and training to relevant technologies to improve the processing and packaging capabilities of cooperatives should improve. Marketing and management activities should be supported through provision of improved infrastructure and relevant training. Farmers themselves should consider assisting one another especially regarding land issues as it was discovered that 67 hectares lay unutilised while the farmer next door needed land. Farmers should also engage in value added activities, and improve marketing programs and cost-effective distribution mechanisms.
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Tsholoba, Nokulunga. "Sustainability of agricultural cooperatives in Emalahleni Local Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4133.
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Long term growth and sustainability of cooperatives has become the focus of many countries worldwide. Cooperatives have been seen as the platform for uplifting disadvantaged communities while improving standards of the poor in countries such as Canada, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria (Department of Trade and Industry, 2012). In South Africa, cooperatives are seen as playing a role in poverty eradication, equal distribution of wealth, employment creation, food security and as a contributor to the economic activity. The South African government have implemented policies aimed at improving the performance and sustainability of agriculture cooperatives in South Africa. Despite all the efforts cooperatives still face sustainability challenges. Therefore the purpose of this research was to investigate the sustainability challenges that prevent the permanent establishment of cooperatives and to understand the dynamics and nature of failure associated with agricultural cooperatives .A case study methodology was used to examine a single case in-depth and to understand the factors affecting agricultural cooperatives. The main challenges identified in the study include; poor communication, limited access to markets, access to finance, a lack of good governance and a lack of managerial skills. The study recommended capacity building as the first point of reference in order to deal with challenges such as communication, access to markets and a lack of managerial skills. A lack of good governance is regarded as an attitude problem which requires setting ethical standards and rules accompanied by a penalty to the member if they are found to be breaking the rules. Access to finances is regarded as a skills and competence phenomenon which requires people to develop planning and financial literacy skills, which will enable them to formulate business plans and use them as a control tool for managing the cooperative. The business plan is also regarded as an asset or security document which acts as a proof that the cooperative is well planned, organised and sustainable. The research concludes with suggesting areas for future study to investigate the impact of informal education practices on skills development in the success of cooperatives.
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NASCIMENTO, JULIO CESAR DE OLIVEIRA FAUSTINO DO. "AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: COST OF CAPITAL AND VALUE CREATION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2015. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=25016@1.
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O Objetivo dessa dissertação é calcular o custo de capital e o valor econômico de cooperativas agrícolas no Brasil. Para isso, foi analisado os demonstrativos financeiros de 28 cooperativas agrícolas de diversos setores ao longo de 7 anos. Os resultados encontrados indicam que o custo de capital das cooperativas analisadas é, em média, de 6,63 porcento a.a. e que a maioria das cooperativas estão gerando valor para os cooperados, com média de 18.889 reais.The objective of this dissertation is to evaluate the cost of capital and economic value added of agricultural cooperatives of Brazil. For this purpose, it was analysed the financial statements of 28 agricultural cooperatives from differents sectors over 7 years. The results indicates that the weight average cost of capital is 6,63 percent per year and that most of cooperatives are generating value for their members, with means of 18.889 reais.
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Pokharel, Krishna Prasad. "Measuring the efficiency and productivity of agricultural cooperatives." Diss., Kansas State University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32944.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Agricultural Economics
Allen M. Featherstone
This dissertation focuses on measuring the efficiency and productivity for agricultural cooperatives in the United States using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. Economic measures such as cost efficiency, economies of scale, and economies of scope are measured by estimating a cost frontier in a multiproduct framework. Productivity growth is measured using the biennial Malmquist index approach. The cost frontier is the basis for calculating cost efficiency, economies of scale, and economies of scope as the cost frontier estimation in a multiproduct approach describes how cost changes as output changes. The estimates of economies of scale and scope have important implications for agricultural cooperatives because most of the cooperatives sell more than one product. Understanding the impact of changing output levels or mixes on the cost structure is helpful to improve the performance of cooperatives. Further, scope economies estimate the percentage of cost savings through product diversification in a multiproduct firm. The trade-off between cost efficiency and multiproduct scale economies allows the estimation of whether a higher percentage of cost can be eliminated by becoming cost efficient or changing the scale of operations. The economic measures are estimated using a single cost frontier (multi-year frontier) and annual cost frontiers. Multiproduct economies of scale and economies of scope exist indicating that increasing scale and product diversification can reduce cost for agricultural cooperatives. The mean values of product-specific economies of scale for all outputs are close to one indicating that cooperatives are operating close to constant returns to scale. The comparison between cost efficiency and scale economies suggests that smaller cooperatives can save a higher percentage of cost by increasing the scale of operations rather than just becoming cost efficient. Because larger incentives exist for small cooperatives to increase scale, mergers will likely continue until economies of scale are exhausted in the industry. Annual estimates show that agricultural cooperatives have become less cost efficient over time, but economies of scale and economies of scope remain consistent across years. Many agricultural cooperatives face economies of scale indicating that variable returns to scale as opposed to constant returns to scale is the appropriate technology for modeling agricultural farm marketing and supply cooperatives. Further, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test and two sample t-test are used to examine whether economic measures estimated from a single frontier and annual frontiers are statistically different. The KS test and t-test indicate that economic measures obtained from the single frontier are statistically different from those measures calculated from annual frontiers. This indicates that the cost frontier has shifted over time. Productivity growth of agricultural cooperatives is estimated using the biennial Malmquist productivity index (BMI) under variable returns to scale over the period 2005 to 2014. The BMI avoids numerical infeasibilities under variable returns to scale compared to traditional methods. The BMI is decomposed into efficiency change and technical change to evaluate the sources of productivity growth. Overall, agricultural cooperatives gained 34% cumulative productivity growth during the decade allocated by -2% and 37% cumulative technical efficiency change and technical change over the study period. Technical change was the major source of productivity growth rather than efficiency change. Cooperatives can achieve higher productivity by increasing managerial efficiency and by investing in technology.
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Chaddad, Fabio R. "Financial constraints in U.S. agricultural cooperatives : theory and panel data econometric evidence /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3036812.
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Liebenberg, Isabel Elsje. "Determining economic value added for agricultural co-operatives in South Africa." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01182005-101059.
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Plunkett, Bradley. "The portfolio problem in agricultural cooperatives an integrated framework /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4112.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (May 15, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Schweiss, Kristi. "An Analysis of Financial Risk Measures within Agricultural Cooperatives." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2017. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28396.
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Agricultural Cooperatives have been facing times of low financial risk in the previous years. However, this is expected to change in the near future and controlling for financial risk will become an increasing concern. A review of the risk balancing hypothesis literature shows that financial risk has not been fully defined by previous researchers. The objective of this research is to better define financial risk and analyze whether the academic literature or the lending industry has found ways to capture and measure financial risk. This is done by utilizing a stochastic simulation model of an agricultural cooperative comparing low and high financial risk scenarios. The results of the simulations are analyzed using coefficients of variations and the contributions to variations for selected ratios. The results show that the ratios used by the lending industry have larger contributions to the variation than those used in the academic literature. This suggests that future research should work to more specifically define the sources of financial risk and identify measures for these risks.
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Komape, Kwena. "Performance determinants for emerging agricultural cooperatives in South Africa." Master's thesis, Faculty of Commerce, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30469.
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South Africa has seen an increase in the number of cooperatives (co-ops) registered since 2005, following the new policy aimed at the promotion of cooperative enterprises. Newly registered co-ops received over R5.28 billion in direct financial support, comprising a combination of grants and loans from government. Over and above the financial support, co-ops also receive non-financial support in the form of capacity development. Some of the co-ops received support in the form of inputs and farming equipment. In spite of the support that government provides to emerging co-ops, the majority remain vulnerable and weak. This study seeks to establish the factors that determine the performance of emerging agricultural cooperatives in South Africa. In order to attain this, data were obtained from the Cooperative Data Analysis System (CODAS) of the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. Cooperatives considered for the study have been in operation for at least five years by 2017. Results of the Spearman’s correlation used to analyse the results indicate that membership, wages, training and number of years in operation have a significant impact on the dependent variable, turnover. The main limitation of the study is the use of turnover alone as a measure of performance, due to limited data. Other variables such as growth in membership could be used as additional measures of performance; however, the numbers per cooperative in the study are constant throughout the observations.
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Onofre, Gisele Ramos. "Capital e COAMO - Agroindustrial Cooperativa: a formação de um território." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8136/tde-05102016-170424/.
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No estudo sobre a formação do território do capital e da Coamo, primeiramente seguindo por uma perspectiva Dialética Materialista Histórica, caracterizou-se a cooperativa agroindustrial Coamo com base nas nuances da territorialização e da monopolização do capital e sua influência na sociedade, examinando os elementos que foram os responsáveis no interior das cooperativas pela otimização do capital no campo. Para tanto, foi necessário o debate sobre a participação da cooperativa Coamo como instrumento de expansão do capital nas atividades agrárias, consolidando a estruturação da agricultura capitalista, repercutindo em todo o processo social na região de Campo Mourão e se expandindo por todo o Paraná, atingindo os Estados de Santa Catarina e do Mato Grosso do Sul. No estudo da expansão do território do capital foi considerado, como embasamento teórico, o entendimento de duas tríades principais: terra, trabalho e capital (elementos essenciais no desvendamento das contradições do modo de produção capitalista) e capital, território e cooperativa Coamo (elementos que se conectam aos processos de desenvolvimento nacionais e contribuem para a compreensão das contradições criadas no desenvolvimento do modo de produção capitalista em Campo Mourão). Apresentada a problemática que envolve a formação hegemônica do território, foram consideradas as reflexões e os questionamentos realizados por meio da coleta de informações e de entrevistas sobre a atuação da cooperativa Coamo, que é uma das maiores cooperativa da América Latina. Para fins didáticos, a pesquisa foi dividida em duas macrointerpretações, tendo como limite geográfico a área espacial da região de Campo Mourão. Em linhas gerais, uma das tendências da pesquisa voltou-se às particularidades do Estado do Paraná e da região de Campo Mourão, no que se refere à intensificação do capital no campo, com a participação direta da Coamo, entre outros agentes externos e internos, historicamente ligados aos conflitos e às lutas arroladas pela apropriação e regulamentação das terras. A outra tendência de interpretação não se desvinculou da primeira, complementando a análise sobre a temática, apresentando, de forma global e nacional, as vicissitudes geradas no decorrer da formação do território do capital, com o auxílio e integração das cooperativas agropecuárias. Nesse momento foi enfatizado o papel da atuação da Coamo na formação desse território. A partir da análise das macrointerpretações, foi possível o registro de informações sobre o fenômeno da territorialização e da monopolização capitalista que vem se intensificando em todo o país, atingindo praticamente todos os países do mundo. Para tanto, no estudo da territorialização capitalista, foi elencada uma gama de contribuições de autores, sendo Karl Marx um dos maiores representantes do estudo da produtividade do capital, que, com seu pensamento, embasou esta tese de doutoramento. Enfim, destaca-se que, para o seu fortalecimento, o capital está produzindo novas moldagens nas cooperativas, que passam a ser mais uma das formas de reprodução e de acumulação do capital, firmando seu desenvolvimento também em bases cooperativistas, ou seja, denominadas de cooperativas capitalistas.In the study on the formation of Coamo´s territory of the capital, under a Historical Materialist Dialectic perspective, the agribusiness cooperative was characterized based on nuances of territorialization and monopolization of the capital and its influence on society, examining the elements that were responsible within the cooperatives for the optimization of the capital in the field. To achieve this aim, we needed the debate on the participation of Coamo as an instrument of penetration of the capital in agricultural activities, consolidating the structure of capitalist agriculture, affecting the entire social process not only in the region of Campo Mourão, but also reaching the states of Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso do Sul. In the study of the expansion of the territory of the capital, it was considered, as the theoretical basis, the understanding of two major triads: land, labor and capital that are essential elements in revealing the contradictions of the capitalist mode of production - and the capital, land and Coamo, which are elements that connect themselves to the national processes and contribute to the understanding of the contradictions created in the development of the capitalist mode of production. Stated the problem that involves the formation of hegemonic territory, it was taken into consideration the discussions and issues got by data collecting and interviews about the performance of cooperative Coamo, which is one of the largest cooperative in Latin America. For didactic purposes, the research was divided into two macro-interpretations, considering the spatial area of the region of Campo Mourão as the geographic limits. In general, a research line was directed to the particularities of the State of Paraná and the region of Campo Mourão, in relation to capital deepening in the field, with the direct participation of Coamo, among other internal and external agents, historically linked to the conflicts and struggles enrolled for the appropriation of land and regulations. The other trend of interpretation is not apart from the first, complementing the analysis about the subject by presenting global and national vicissitudes generated during the formation of the territory\'s capital, with the assistance and integration of agricultural cooperatives. At this point, it was emphasized Coamo ´s role played in the formation of this territory. From the analysis of macro-interpretations, it was possible to record information about the phenomenon of territorial and capitalist monopoly which is intensifying across the country, affecting practically all countries of the world. To this end, the study of capitalist territorial, was cast a range of contributions from authors and Karl Marx one of the greatest representatives of the study of capital productivity, which based the thought of his doctoral thesis. Finally, we point out that for its strengthening, capital is producing new moldings in cooperatives that become more and more a way of reproduction and accumulation of capital, firming its development also in cooperative databases, that is cooperatives called capitalists.
Books on the topic "Agricultural cooperatives"
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United States. Rural Development Administration. Cooperative Services., ed. Understanding cooperatives: Cooperative business principles. [Washington, D.C.?: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Cooperative Services, 1994.
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United States. Rural Development. Rural Business and Cooperative Programs. Understanding cooperatives: Cooperative business principles. Washington, D.C.?]: United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Cooperative Programs, 2011.
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McBride, Glynn. Agricultural Cooperatives. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3.
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United States. Rural Development Administration. Cooperative Services., ed. Understanding cooperatives: The structure of cooperatives. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Cooperative Services, 1994.
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United States. Rural Development Administration. Cooperative Services, ed. Understanding cooperatives: The structure of cooperatives. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Cooperative Services, 1994.
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United States. Rural Development Administration. Cooperative Services, ed. Understanding cooperatives: Who runs the cooperative business? : members. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Cooperative Services, 1994.
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United States. Rural Development Administration. Cooperative Services., ed. Understanding cooperatives: Who runs the cooperative business? : members. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Cooperative Services, 1994.
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United States. Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service., ed. Understanding cooperatives. [Washington, D.C.?]: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service, 1995.
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Csaki, Csaba, and Yoav Kislev. Agricultural Cooperatives in Transition. New York: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429041693.
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Csaba, Csáki, and Kislev Yoav 1932-, eds. Agricultural cooperatives in transition. Boulder: Westview Press, 1993.
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Gray, Thomas. "Agricultural Cooperatives." In Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, 55–63. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1179-9_203.
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Gray, Thomas. "Agricultural Cooperatives." In Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, 1–10. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_203-1.
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Gray, Thomas. "Agricultural Cooperatives." In Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, 46–54. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0929-4_203.
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McBride, Glynn. "Financing Agricultural Cooperatives." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 145–57. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_9.
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McBride, Glynn. "Marketing and Structure—How Related to Group Action." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 3–18. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_1.
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McBride, Glynn. "Cooperative Financing—Internal Sources of Capital." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 159–71. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_10.
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McBride, Glynn. "Cooperative Financing—External Sources of Capital." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 173–93. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_11.
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McBride, Glynn. "Equity Redemption Plans Used by Cooperatives." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 195–215. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_12.
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McBride, Glynn. "Cooperatives—Taxation and the Law." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 217–34. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_13.
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McBride, Glynn. "Cooperatives and Federal Commodity Marketing Orders." In Agricultural Cooperatives, 235–60. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6882-3_14.
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Yücel, Mustafa, Yaşar Aktaş, and Neslişah Taner. "What are the New Functions of Agriculture Cooperatives in the Progress of Globalization? The Case of Agriculture Cooperatives of Kastamonu." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c06.01231.
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While production and markets have been becoming more integrated since barriers to the international trade reduced, capital movements and the speed of spreading of technology increased with the progress of globalization, issues regarding to agriculture, environment, women, employment, and education became more critical.
In this research, “by which functions and missions can agricultural cooperatives sustain their assets under globalized conditions” is the major research question. In the research, 19 cooperatives were chosen among 308 cooperatives, depending on their distance to Kastamonu, foundation year, and the amount of member. Subjects were determined by their traits and occupations. 164 subjects were interviewed via survey questions in 2014-2015. In research, “The situation-specific approach” model, developed by Hartmut Albrecht was applied.
Because of the progress of change in organizational values, agriculture cooperatives have to undertake new functions in addition to maintaining agricultural production. The functions can be classified into 4 categories as socio-economic (taking local goods to international markets, recording incomes in the agriculture sector, and creating new employment positions to reduce migration to urban), international relations (developing new projects toward internationalizing to collaborate with other cooperatives), planning (making long-term strategic plans), and education (training women in rural areas, and obtaining their collaboration in cooperative campaigns, and educating future's cooperative managers).
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SUBIĆ, Jonel, and Marko JELOČNIK. "ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IN PROMOTION OF COOPERATIVES IN SERBIA." In Competitiveness of Agro-Food and Environmental Economy. Editura ASE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/cafee/2021/10/12.
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Agricultural cooperatives are excellent tool for strengthening the competitiveness of overall agriculture and individual farms. In previous period there are significant state support allocated to affirmation and development of reasonable entrepreneurial initiatives related to agricultural cooperatives. Even more are valued the sustainable business ideas that have initiated organization of processing at the cooperative level. The main goal of paper is to present the part of mechanism for assessing the economic effectiveness of planed investment in medicinal plants production and processing at selected agricultural cooperative that will be granted from public fund. Investment project suppose the modernization and purchase of missing production elements that will boost the production results of observed cooperative active in sector of medicinal plants. To perceive if or how much the investment is internally/externally economically welcomed, it will be conducted the investment analysis based on use of common static methods. Besides the strengthening of cooperative economic sustainability, both sides, i.e. policy maker and agricultural cooperative, are expecting that realization of investment will surely has certain ecological and social impact to cooperative and local community. Gained results of investment analysis show that supporting the investment in medicinal plant production and processing could be a win-win combination for observed cooperative and local community it belongs.
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Purić, Sveto. "SLOŽENA ZEMLjORADNIČKA ZADRUGA – BORBA ZA KVANTITET, KVALITET I KONTINUITET." In XV Majsko savetovanje: Sloboda pružanja usluga i pravna sigurnost. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Law, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/xvmajsko.093p.
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Comparative advantages, which Serbia has in the production of agricultural products, are not nearly exploited. A long-term decline in agriculture in Serbia must come to an end, just by establishing agricultural cooperatives in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products. State resources, local government and small cooperatives must be provided for this priority purpose.
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Li, Yi, and Zhu Xihua. "Short Analysis of the stakeholders’ benefit and satisfaction about Rural Land Share Cooperatives of the Southern Jiangsu Province." In 55th ISOCARP World Planning Congress, Beyond Metropolis, Jakarta-Bogor, Indonesia. ISOCARP, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.47472/ztfm2175.
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The agricultural land around Shanghai is famous for its huge population and intensive cultivation. With the expansion of the metropolis, a large number of agricultural people have entered the city to work, and rural land has been abandoned1,2. In 2009, Kunshan City implemented a land transfer system, and 99% of the cultivated land was packaged for large scale farmers, and initially realized large‐scale operation3 . However, the large‐scale business model has gradually experienced problems such as predatory management, ecological destruction, and no sense of social responsibility. Through the establishment of agricultural land share cooperatives, Changyun Village took the lead in realizing the collective management of agricultural land, taking shares in the land, giving priority to paying dividends to the land, and paying wages to the farmers working in the cooperative. The peasants' enthusiasm for entering the city has become an important buffer for the migrants to work in Shanghai and surrounding village.It has increased the employment rate. At the same time, it has supplied green agricultural products to the city, passed on agricultural technology, and activated local communities. This article intends to analyse the correlation between several village share cooperative models based on Changyun Village and the large family farm contracting model of more than ten villages, and the satisfaction of villagers, combined with property rights theory, scale economy theory, and accounting cooperatives. Cost‐benefit, evaluate the effect of “long cloud-style” collectivization on revitalizing the surrounding villages of metropolises and assess the satisfaction of governments at all levels. Through field interviews and questionnaire surveys, the correlation analysis of village cadres and villagers' satisfaction was conducted. The government is optimistic about the role of the "long cloud model" in grassroots management and improvement of people's livelihood. Even if public finances are required to invest a large amount of money, it is necessary to strengthen the medical and social security of the villagers. The government is also quite satisfied with the Changyun model. At present, the economic benefits of the stock cooperatives have steadily increased. Although the growth rate is not large, the villagers have a strong sense of well‐being, and the village's ecological environment has been improved. In the future, the cost of the village will be reduced after the large scale operation, and the overall economic benefits will be improved. The future research direction will be how to solve the specific problems that plague the cooperative's production and operation, such as low rice prices and lack of high value added finishing facilities to continue to activate the surrounding areas of the metropolis and improve the satisfaction of the government and villagers.
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Feldmane, Liene, and Andra Zvirbule. "Influence of institutional framework on economic activity of agricultural cooperatives: Latvia’s case." In 21st International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development 2020". Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2020.53.004.
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Given the important role of agricultural cooperatives in strengthening competitiveness and market power of farmers in the food chain, it is essential to understand the competitiveness of their own economic activities. The purpose of this article is to summarize the institutional base affecting agricultural cooperation to assess its impact on the economic activity. To reach the goal, the normative documents that affect the agricultural co-operation directly were gathered and studied, and certain institutional obstacles and problems affecting the cooperation of economic activity were highlighted. At the end, conclusions on the institutional framework for economic activity of agricultural cooperatives in Latvia and suggestions on the legislative changes needed to improve the competitiveness of agricultural cooperatives are offered.
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Zvirbule, Andra, Anita Auzina, Gunta Grinberga-Zalite, and Diana Liva. "ORGANIC GRAIN PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES IN LATVIA BY USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE COOPERATION MODEL." In 22nd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference 2022. STEF92 Technology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgem2022/5.1/s21.079.
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The most significant challenges of organic farming are the fragmentation of the sector, unstable product supply and sales opportunities, as well as the lack of knowledge of how to manage agricultural production agronomically and economically effective. The predominant form of agricultural enterprises in Latvia is small and medium-sized farms. Thus, cooperation is an effective solution so that farmers can maintain the form of a family business and achieve an appropriate economic market, which would contribute to the possibility of sales and the value of the products produced. However, there are no fully organic and eligible grain cooperatives in Latvia in 2021. The research aim: to analyse factors affecting the needs of organic grain production through various alternatives to cooperation models. To achieve the aim, the following research methods were employed: logical construction, the graphical method, the monographic method, expert interviewing and factor ranking analysis. The research concluded that the factors influencing organic grain producer needs were most effectively implemented through the fully organic grain cooperative form � the normal distribution was 40.32. The weakest form of cooperation that provided opportunities for the development of organic grain production was mixed-type cooperatives, which combined both organic and conventional agricultural production. The normal distribution for mixed-type cooperatives was 25.00. The development of organic farming could be promoted by cooperation between organic producers. An organic single-product cooperative directly addresses the needs of organic producers � merging small and medium farms and providing appropriate infrastructure �, thus contributing to production consolidation and competitiveness.
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Matyja, Małgorzata, Magdalena Rajchelt-Zublewicz, and Estera Piwoni-Krzeszowska. "Financial Standing of Polish and Czech Agricultural Cooperatives." In Hradec Economic Days 2019, edited by Petra Maresova, Pavel Jedlicka, and Ivan Soukal. University of Hradec Kralove, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.36689/uhk/hed/2019-02-008.
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Keshelashvili, Giuli. "CHARACTERISTICS OF MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES IN GEORGIA." In 32nd International Academic Conference, Geneva. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.20472/iac.2017.032.020.
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Everest, Bengü, and Murat Yercan. "Cooperative Members’ Participation Status and Trends to Cooperative Management: Case of Regional Union of Agricultural Credit Cooperative in Balıkesir." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c07.01762.
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Cooperatives are organizations that are managed by partners. The behavior and approaches of the partners related to cooperative management affect the success of the cooperative. This study aimed to determine the following; level of awareness about the cooperative management of members, tasks take trends in the cooperative management who didn’t take task in the cooperative management, members participate in the cooperative management.
The data were obtained by face-to-face interviews with the 367 cooperative members in Balıkesir, Bursa and Çanakkale province. Participation of members in the cooperative management of the situation revealed non-parametric statistical methods, logistic regression analysis method and fuzzy paired comparison method were used.
56,25% of the members think as, "states should be effective in reaching decisions on the cooperative". According to logistic regression analysis young partners tend to think that way than older partners. Only 20% of members who didn’t take task in the cooperative management, want to take task in the cooperative management in future. These members follow-up agricultural meetings and use internet for reach agricultural information. 45% of members joined last cooperative management meeting. According to fuzzy paired comparison method, the most influential factor in the choose management decision is “to trust management candidate”.
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Verulidze, Vazha, and Inguna Leibus. "Trends in the development of agriculture in conditions of tax reform in Georgia." In 21st International Scientific Conference "Economic Science for Rural Development 2020". Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies. Faculty of Economics and Social Development, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/esrd.2020.53.030.
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At the current stage of development of the Georgian economy and in conditions of existing resources, only the agriculture sector can contribute to the reduction of high levels of poverty and unemployment in the country. Improper assessment of the role and importance of the sector, lack of programmes based on scientific research, inconsistent reforms led to the low competitiveness of Georgian agricultural production and the prevalence of imported products on the internal market. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of tax reform on the development of the agriculture sector in Georgia, and to compare it with Latvia, as it has been implemented in both countries based on Estonian experience. It is substantiated by means of theoretical and empirical methods applied in the article, that the land reform, implemented in Georgia before the profit tax reform, as well as financing of certain projects in the sector, was carried out without proper analysis and assessment of expected risks. The research concludes that for the development of agriculture sector of Georgia, it is especially important, at the first stage, to elaborate and implement mechanisms of protection of internal market, develop the existing infrastructure, promote cooperative enterprises, extend tax benefits to all spheres of activities of agricultural cooperatives, commence the process of structural diversification and modernization of the sector, and overcome the obstacles existing on external markets.
Reports on the topic "Agricultural cooperatives"
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Finkelstain, Israel, Steven Buccola, and Ziv Bar-Shira. Pooling and Pricing Schemes for Marketing Agricultural Products. United States Department of Agriculture, August 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/1993.7568099.bard.
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In recent years there has been a growing concern over the performance of Israel and U.S. agricultural marketing organizations. In Israel, poor performance of some marketing institutions has led to radical reforms. Examples are the two leading export industries - citrus and flowers. In the U.S., growth of local market power is eliminating competitive row product prices which served as the basis for farmer cooperative payment plans. This research studies, theoretically, several aspects of the above problem and develops empirical methods to assess their relative importance. The theoretical part deals with two related aspects of the operation of processing and marketing firms. The first is the technological structure of these firms. To this end, we formalize a detailed theory that describes the production process itself and the firm's decision. The model accounts for multiple products and product characteristics. The usefulness of the theory for measurement of productivity and pricing of raw material is demonstrated. The second aspect of the processing and marketing firm that we study is unique to the agricultural sector, where many such firms are cooperatives. In such cooperative an efficient and fair mechanism for purchasing raw materials from members is crucial to successful performances of the firm. We focus on: 1) pricing of raw materials. 2) comparison of employment of quota and price regimes by the cooperative to regulate the quantities, supplied by members. We take into consideration that the cooperative management is subject to pressure from member farmers. 3) Tier pricing for raw materials in order to ensure efficiency and zero profits at the cooperative level. This problem is examined in both closed and open cooperatives. The empirical part focuses in: 1) the development of methodologies for estimating demand for differentiated products; 2) assessing farmers response to component pricing; 3) measurement of potential and actual exploitation of market power by an agricultural marketing firm. The usefulness of the developed methodologies are demonstrated by several application to agricultural sub-sectors, including: U.S. dairy industry, Oregon wine industry, Israeli Cotton industry and Israeli Citrus industry.
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Raitzer, David A., and Odbayar Batmunkh. Impact Evaluation of Support to Collective Action for Agricultural Value Chain Development in Nepal. Asian Development Bank, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps220137-2.
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This study examines different forms of support for smallholders provided through farmers’ groups and cooperatives in Nepal. It finds that multidimensional support involving productive assets and training is especially effective. The results indicate that support for marketing is another particularly effective form of support. Of individual support elements, the study finds that training has the most substantial and significant effects and is crucial to the effectiveness of other measures. More focus on training and less on inputs alone would increase the impact of support for smallholders.
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Chimombo, Masautso, Mirriam Matita, Loveness Mgalamadzi, Blessings Chinsinga, Ephraim Wadonda Chirwa, Stevier Kaiyatsa, and Jacob Mazalale. Interrogating the Effectiveness of Farmer Producer Organisations in Enhancing Smallholder Commercialisation – Frontline Experiences From Central Malawi. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), February 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2022.004.
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Many years of significant investment into the production and adoption of productivity-enhancing technologies and practices in agriculture have not yielded the desired results. Most smallholder farmers in Africa remain trapped in poverty. Having realised that addressing production challenges alone is not enough to impact the lives of poor smallholder farmers, resources and attention have now shifted to the marketing side of agriculture. Organising farmers into farmer producer organisations (FPOs), like clubs, associations and cooperatives, has been one of the strategies aimed at commercialising smallholder agriculture. In Malawi, smallholder farmers have been organised into FPOs of various types and sizes. This qualitative study interrogated the effectiveness of FPOs in Malawi in meeting their objectives, including the objective of enhancing commercialisation of smallholder farmers through increased access to farm inputs, markets, and agricultural extension and advisory services.
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Culp, Elzie Lynn. Recovery Act:Rural Cooperative Geothermal development Electric & Agriculture. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1234533.
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Gurung, M. B., Uma Pratap, N. C. T. D. Shrestha, H. K. Sharma, N. Islam, and N. B. Tamang. Beekeeping Training for Farmers in Afghanistan: Resource Manual for Trainers [in Urdu]. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.53055/icimod.564.
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Beekeeping contributes to rural development by supporting agricultural production through pollination and by providing honey, wax, and other products for home use and sale. It offers a good way for resource-poor farmers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas to obtain income, as it requires only a small start-up investment, can be carried out in a small space close to the home, and generally yields profits within a year of operation. A modern approach to bee management, using frame hives and focusing on high quality, will help farmers benefit most fully from beekeeping. This manual is designed to help provide beekeepers with the up-to-date training they need. It presents an inclusive curriculum developed through ICIMOD’s work with partner organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, supported by the Austrian Development Agency. A wide range of stakeholders – trainers, trainees, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), associations and federations, and private entrepreneurs – were engaged in the identification of curriculum needs and in development and testing of the curriculum. The manual covers the full range of beekeeping-related topics, including the use of bees for crop pollination; production of honey, wax and other hive products; honey quality standards; and using value chain and market management to increase beekeepers’ benefits. It also includes emerging issues and innovations regarding such subjects as indigenous honeybees, gender and equity, integrated pest management, and bee-related policy. The focus is on participatory hands-on training, with clear explanations in simple language and many illustrations. The manual provides a basic resource for trainers and field extension workers in government and NGOs, universities, vocational training institutes, and private sector organizations, and for local trainers in beekeeping groups, beekeeping resource centres, cooperatives, and associations, for use in training Himalayan farmers. Individual ICIMOD regional member countries are planning local language editions adapted for their countries’ specific conditions.
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Akhmetov, V. Y., Z. Z. Sabirova, and A. R. Aminova. Cooperative education and its role in the development of agricultural consumer cooperation in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Ljournal, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18411/a-s-a-1.
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Just, Richard E., Eithan Hochman, and Sinaia Netanyahu. Problems and Prospects in the Political Economy of Trans-Boundary Water Issues. United States Department of Agriculture, February 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2000.7573997.bard.
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The objective of this research was to develop and apply a conceptual framework for evaluating the potential of trans-boundary bargaining with respect to water resource sharing. The research accomplished this objective by developing a framework for trans-boundary bargaining, identifying opportunities for application, and illustrating the potential benefits that can be gained thereby. Specifically, we have accomplished the following: - Developed a framework to measure the potential for improving economic efficiency considering issues of political feasibility and sustainability that are crucial in trans-boundary cooperation. - Used both cooperative and non-cooperative game theory to assess feasible coalitions among the parties involved and to model potential bargaining procedures. - Identified empirically alternative schemes of cooperation that both improve upon the economic efficiency of present water usage and appease all of the cooperating parties. - Estimated the potential short-run and long-run affects of water reallocation on the agricultural sector and used this information to understand potential strategies taken by the countries in bargaining processes. - Performed case studies in Israeli-Jordanian relations, the relationship of Israel to the Palestinian Authority, and cooperation on the Chesapeake Bay. - Published or have in process publication of a series of refereed journal articles. - Published a book which first develops the theoretical framework, then presents research results relating to the case studies, and finally draws implications for water cooperation issues generally. Background to the Topic The increase in water scarcity and decline in water quality that has resulted from increased agricultural, industrial, and urban demands raises questions regarding profitability of the agricultural sector under its present structure. The lack of efficient management has been underscored recently by consecutive years of drought in Israel and increased needs to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Since agriculture in the Middle East (Chesapeake Bay) is both the main water user (polluter) and the low-value user (polluter), a reallocation of water use (pollution rights) away from agriculture is likely with further industrial and urban growth. Furthermore, the trans-boundary nature of water resources in the case of the Middle East and the Chesapeake Bay contributes to increased conflicts over the use of the resources and therefore requires a political economic approach. Major Conclusions, Solutions, Achievements and Implications Using game theory tools, we critically identify obstacles to cooperation. We identify potential gains from coordination on trans-boundary water policies and projects. We identify the conditions under which partial (versus grand) coalitions dominate in solving water quality disputes among riparian countries. We identify conditions under which linking water issues to unrelated disputes achieves gains in trans-boundary negotiations. We show that gains are likely only when unrelated issues satisfy certain characteristics. We find conditions for efficient water markets under price-determined and quantity-determined markets. We find water recycling and adoption of new technologies such as desalination can be part of the solution for alleviating water shortages locally and regionally but that timing is likely to be different than anticipated. These results have been disseminated through a wide variety of publications and oral presentations as well as through interaction with policymakers in both countries.
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Dzebo, Adis, and Kevin M. Adams. The coffee supply chain illustrates transboundary climate risks: Insights on governance pathways. Stockholm Environment Institute, April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2022.002.
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The interconnections between countries in a globalizing world continue to deepen and are central to the modern international economy. Yet, governance efforts to build resilience to the adverse risks and impacts of climate change are highly fragmented and have not sufficiently focused on these international dimensions. Relationships between people, ecosystems and economies across borders change the scope and nature of the climate adaptation challenge and generate climate risks that are transboundary (Challinor et al., 2017). Climate impacts in one country can create risks and opportunities – and therefore may require adaptation – in other countries, due to cross-border connectivity within regions and globally (Hedlund et al., 2018). These Transboundary Climate Risks (TCRs) may develop in one location remote from the location of their origin. This dynamic necessitates examining the governance structures for managing climate change adaptation. For example, with regard to trade and international supply chains, climate change impacts in one location can disrupt local economies and vulnerable people’s livelihoods, while also affecting the price, quality and availability of goods and services on international markets (Benzie et al., 2018). Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world with an immensely globalized supply chain. The global coffee sector involves more than 100 million people in over 80 countries. Coffee production and the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers around the world are at risk due to climate change, threatening to disrupt one of the world’s largest agricultural supply chains. The coffee supply chain represents an important arena for public and private actors to negotiate how resource flows should be governed and climate risks should be managed. Currently, neither governments nor private sector actors are sufficiently addressing TCRs (Benzie & Harris, 2020) and no clear mandates exist for actors to take ownership of this issue. Furthermore, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the main body for climate change policy and governance, does not provide any coherent recommendations on how to manage TCRs. This governance gap raises questions about what methods are likely to effectively reduce climate risk and be taken seriously by coffee market stakeholders. This policy brief explores different ways to govern TCRs, and how public and private actors view their effectiveness and legitimacy. Focusing on the Brazilian-German coffee supply chain, the brief presents a deductive framework of five governance pathways through which TCRs could be managed. It is based on 41 semi-structured interviews with 65 Brazilian and German public and private experts, including roasters, traders, cooperatives, associations and certification schemes, as well as government ministries, international development agencies, international organizations and civil society representatives.
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Elander, Richard. Conversion of Indigenous Agricultural Waste Feedstocks to Fuel Ethanol. Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-13-504. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1247126.
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McIntyre, Phillip, Susan Kerrigan, and Marion McCutcheon. Australian Cultural and Creative Activity: A Population and Hotspot Analysis: Albury-Wodonga. Queensland University of Technology, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/rep.eprints.206966.
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Albury-Wodonga, situated in Wiradjuri country, sits astride the Murray River and has benefitted in many ways from its almost equidistance from Sydney and Melbourne. It has found strength in the earlier push for decentralisation begun in early 1970s. A number of State and Federal agencies have ensured middle class professionals now call this region home. Light industry is a feature of Wodonga while Albury maintains the traditions and culture of its former life as part of the agricultural squattocracy. Both Local Councils are keen to work cooperatively to ensure the region is an attractive place to live signing an historical partnership agreement. The region’s road, rail, increasing air links and now digital infrastructure, keep it closely connected to events elsewhere. At the same time its distance from the metropolitan centres has meant it has had to ensure that its creative and cultural life has been taken into its own hands. The establishment of the sophisticated Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) as well as the presence of the LibraryMuseum, Hothouse Theatre, Fruit Fly Circus, The Cube, Arts Space and the development of Gateway Island on the Murray River as a cultural hub, as well as the high profile activities of its energetic, entrepreneurial and internationally savvy locals running many small businesses, events and festivals, ensures Albury Wodonga has a creative heart to add to its rural and regional activities.