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Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations are institutional innovations which have the potential to reduce poverty and improve food security. This book presents a raft of international case studies, from developing and transition countries, to analyse the internal and external challenges that these complex organizations face and the solutions that they have developed. The contributors provide an increased understanding of the transformation of traditional community organizations into modern farmer-owned businesses. They cover issues including: the impact on rural development and inclusiveness, the role of social capital, formal versus informal organizations, democratic participation and member relations, and their role in value chains. Students and scholars will find the book’s multidisciplinary approach useful in their research. It will also be of interest to policy-makers seeking to understand the wide diversity of organizational forms and functions. NGOs, donors and governments seeking to support rural developments will benefit from the discussions raised in this book.
"Provides a cross-country comparison of smallholder agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay, Brazil and Colombia, revealing immense opportunities and challenges for community development, empowerment, and social change"--Provided by publisher.
Compilation of conference papers presented at a meeting on marketing aspects of rural cooperatives in developing countries - covers the cooperative system, marketing cooperatives, rural development, etc. Conference held in lexington 1967 April 26 to 30.
Monograph on the contribution of traditional forms of cooperative work to agricultural development in Africa, illustrated by case studies of indigenous cooperatives in Liberia - argues that traditional forms of voluntary organizations (incl. Rural cooperatives) are capable of modernization, thus improving their contribution to social change and economic development in both rural areas and urban areas. Bibliography pp. 262 and 263, map, references and statistical tables.
Agricultural cooperatives are seen as a veritable tool for improving farm production and rural better livelihood. Cooperative studies in Nigeria, like many other developing nations have concentrated on economic variables despite the belief globally that the social aspects of cooperation are equally important. This book presents an empirical study that investigated the capability of the farmers' co-operative societies in transforming the rural economy through improved livelihood. This can be realistic if members' well being is better than non-members'. The study has shown that co-operators and non-co-operators were not different in many of their personal characteristics; the co-operators were however better in the economic status, adoption level, family health status, social-economic status and social participation. The study then established that participation in farmers' co-operatives contributes to some dimensions of members' socio-economic well-being. If active participation is encouraged and co-operatives become more broad-based in activities, it could indeed be a virile tool in transforming the rural economy.