SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Du, Wen-jiao; Ren, Da-peng.

Current status of several management models of the agriculture industry is introduced, as well as its impacts on industrial security. The management models are mainly the enterprise-like operation model, “enterprise + peasant household” model, small-scale peasants’ operation model, and peasant specialized cooperative model. Functions of peasant specialized cooperative in ensuring the security of agricultural industry are introduced, which are enhancing the industrial security by organization degree, promoting the industrial security by scale economy formed by cooperative organizations, fully utilizing the resources by the factor allocation capability, and ensuring the industrial security by industrial chain improvement. Development predicaments of the...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Management model of the agriculture industry; Security of agriculture industry; Institutional absence; China; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113435

Producers Cooperative Oil Mill: A Case Study in Strategic Planning for a Cooperative

Kenkel, Philip L.; Holcomb, Rodney B..

This study examines the strategic issues and decisions of Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, a regional oilseed processing cooperative located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The process of strategic planning and strategy implementation in agribusiness has been the topic of numerous research studies and case studies. While cooperative firms have been the subject of case studies focusing on strategic issues, the unique aspects of strategic decisions in a cooperative firm have not been highlighted. The formulation and implementation of strategy in cooperative organizations is impacted by their business structure. This case study provides unique examples of how strategy formulation and implementation is impacted by the unique structure and values of a cooperative...

ARMENIAN RURAL COOPERATIVES AND MARKETING: DAIRY SECTOR

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Strategic planning; Oilseed processing; Agribusiness; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.

Ano: 2011

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/98813

Hovhannisyan, Vardges; Vasa, Laszlo.

Armenian milk marketing cooperatives provide several benefits, of which the increased opportunity for milk marketing is valued most by member farmers. During the cooperative action milk production has also increased due to seminars on cattle feeding, artificial insemination, sanitation programs, and support by cooperatives in feed procurement. Another benefit is that through pooling products of specified grade or quality, marketing cooperatives are better able to market milk to large-scale buyers than individual owners. Putting their efforts together cooperatives can move to distant markets and thus expand their sales opportunities. This is of paramount importance for those cooperatives that have a sole buyer. In addition to milk marketing, almost all of...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Cooperation; Cooperative; Milk production; Transition economy; Agribusiness; International Relations/Trade.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58902

ALTERNATIVE FLUID MILK PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR FLORIDA DAIRY FARMERS

Nubern, Christopher A.; Kilmer, Richard L..

This article evaluates the effects of alternative fluid milk procurement strategies on the aggregate net revenue of Florida cooperative members. They are (1) supplemental milk obtained from import sources, (2) supplemental milk obtained from a supply plant, (3) increased supply as a result of an expanded production area, and (4) supplemental milk obtained through pooling arrangements with regional dairy cooperatives. The final ranking of a scenario appears to be dependent primarily on the total cost of exports within the model. The optimal procurement strategy for Florida cooperatives should concentrate on reducing the quantity of surplus milk.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Exports; Imports; Net revenue; Pooling; Procurement; Livestock Production/Industries.

Ano: 1995

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15256

FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING A LAMB SLAUGHTER PLANT IN NORTH DAKOTA

Nudell, Daniel J.; Petry, Timothy A..

A group of North Dakota lamb producers who are members of Valley Wool Growers Association identified several niche markets for high quality North Dakota lambs. The potential availability of a closed, but formerly federally inspected, livestock slaughter and meat processing facility in Steele County heightened their interest in determining the feasibility of a cooperatively owned lamb slaughter and processing facility. The cooperative would be patterned after existing and proposed slaughter cooperatives, whereby cooperative members would own shares to supply lambs to the plant on a year-round basis. The analysis was conducted in several sections corresponding to critical factors which affect feasibility of the plant. The critical factors analyzed included...

The Impact of Coordination of Production and Marketing Strategies on Price Behavior: Evidence from the Idaho Potato Industry

Palavras-chave: Lambs; Slaughter; Processing; Niche market; Lamb prices; Lamb carcass prices; Feasibility; Cooperative; Federal meat inspection; Plant operating expenses; Agribusiness.

Ano: 1997

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23202

Bolotova, Yuliya; McIntosh, Christopher S.; Muthusamy, Kalamani; Patterson, Paul E..

High potato price volatility, decreasing demand for fresh potatoes and prices below the cost of production led to a decision of a number of Idaho potato growers to organize the United Fresh Potato Growers of Idaho, a marketing cooperative. The programs and strategies of the cooperative target both the production and marketing of fresh potatoes in Idaho. To evaluate the effectiveness of the programs implemented by the cooperative, we examine the level and volatility of fresh potato prices during two periods: before the cooperative was organized and when the cooperative is in the market. We find empirical evidence suggesting that fresh potato prices were higher and less volatile during the period when the cooperative was in the market.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Agricultural markets; Cooperative; Price volatility; Potato industry; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q10; Q11; Q13.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53648

The Bargaining Strength of a Milk Marketing Cooperative

Prasertsri, Peerapon; Kilmer, Richard L..

As a result of economies of size, food processors are generally large and few in number. These characteristics put processors at a bargaining advantage over independent farmers. Marketing cooperatives were established to counter the uneven bargaining position of individual farmers. This article investigates the relative bargaining strength of one milk marketing cooperative and several fluid milk processors. The Nash bargaining model can be used to analyze the negotiated price in the Florida fluid milk market which acts like a bilateral monopoly. The milk marketing cooperatives have bargained well with the milk marketing processors. The monthly bargaining strength of the Southeast Dairy Cooperative, Inc. (SDC), exceeds the monthly bargaining strength of the...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Bargaining; Bilateral monopoly; Dairy; Processors; Agribusiness; Marketing.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45664

An analysis of the Peruvian jungle cocoa farmers: Acopagro cooperative vs. intermediaries – a case of study

Higuchi, Angie; Moritaka, Masahiro; Fukuda, Susumu.

n the Peruvian jungle, there are two main cocoa marketing channels: the intermediaries and the cooperative. The Acopagro Cooperative, a Peruvian organization, for example, has contributed to the shift from illegal crops like cocoa to an alternative crop like cocoa which gives small scale farmers a sustainable welfare. A survey of 243 farmers in Juanjui, San Martin-which is the main cocoa production area in Peru-was carried out between December 2009-January 2010. This study analyzes Peruvian cocoa farmers’ socio-economic characteristics as these attributes affect their decision-making process in the cocoa commercialization for their self-improvement and evaluates if the farmers’ participation in Acopagro or not influences the increment of the cocoa...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Socio-economic characteristics; Logistic model; Multiple regression function; Cocoa production; Marketing channel; Farmers’ organization; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; GA; IN.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99218

Cooperative Marketing of Animal Health Products

Feasibility Assessment of Biomass Harvesting Cooperative

Vogelsang, Donald L..

This report uses eight case studies to identify elements of successful cooperative programs for retailing over-the-counter animal health products (AHP). It provides practical information on AHP marketing strategies and methods for cooperative retailers, planners, and researchers. All participating cooperatives except one provided information for fiscal years ending during calendar year 1986. The exception was for 1987. Information. about five AHP suppliers and their marketing programs is included to enhance understanding of retailer programs.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Advertising; Animal health products; Centralized; Federated; Local; Margin; Marketing; Over-the-counter; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.

Ano: 1989

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51282

Basnet, Arjun; Kenkel, Philip L..

The paper summarizes the harvesting and transportation costs of biomass in an individual producer’s framework versus a cooperative framework using a feasibility template developed in MS Excel. The cost is compared between individual producer having 1000 acres of land and a cooperative with five members each having 1000 acres of land. The estimated total cost per ton for harvesting biomass and transporting it to a warehouse 20 mile far is $25.53 for individual producer and $18.00 for cooperative. The mowing, raking and baling cost per ton is estimated to be $5.71, $3.94 and $11.16 respectively for individual producer and $4.97, $2.00 and $5.85 respectively for cooperative.

Tipo: Presentation

Palavras-chave: Biomass; Switchgrass; Harvesting; Transportation; Cooperative; Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics; Production Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119781

Young Member Programs for Cooperatives

Schomisch, Thomas P.; Gray, Thomas W..

The overall objective of this study is to provide cooperative decision makers with effective strategies for developing young member programs in local cooperatives. To accomplish this, the study sets out to determine: (1) the range and scope of young member programs and activities utilized by a sample of local cooperatives, (2) the relationship of young member programs and activities to the legislative system of local cooperatives, (3) the factors that block integration of young member programs and activities into local cooperatives and (4) the organizing procedures that help stimulate the development of young member programs and activities.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Young member; Education; Program; Participation; Agribusiness.

Ano: 1985

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51381

COOPERATIVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR RURAL INDUSTRIALIZATION

Rehber, Erkan; Galor, Z.; Duman, S..

It is possible to give several connotations about the meaning of development. In short, achievement a considerable decrease in poverty, unemployment and inequality can be interpreted as development for the country considered. Of course a sound development cannot be specified purely economic terms. It must be included, adequate educational level, freedom of speech, and citizenship of nation that is truly independent both economically and politically. Most of the developing and less-developed countries are characterized as rural nations where most of the people are living in rural areas and engaged mainly in agriculture. That is why rural development inevitably is a major challenge for these countries. Improvement of agriculture from a traditional-...

FEASIBILITY OF A SHEEP COOPERATIVE FOR GRAZING LEAFY SPURGE - SUMMARY

Palavras-chave: Rural industry; Cooperative; Community/Rural/Urban Development.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11840

Sell, Randall S.; Nudell, Daniel J.; Bangsund, Dean A.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Faller, Timothy.

This report presents an economic feasibility study of a 5,000 head, cooperatively owned, sheep operation for leafy spurge control. The objectives were 1) determine the return on investment of the cooperative, 2) determine the proposed structure of the cooperative, and 3) ascertain the amount of capital investment required by members in the cooperative. Three sheep flock management alternatives were initially considered for the cooperative. These were 1) winter lambing, 2) spring lambing, and 3) fall lambing. The fall lambing scenario was determined to be infeasible because of logistics associated with gathering and transportation of pregnant ewes and lack of grazing pressure on leafy spurge throughout the grazing season. The total capital investment...

Sistema COOPAFI: o Desafio da Construção de um Sistema Integrado de Comercialização e de Apoio às Agroindústrias Familiares da Região Sudoeste do Paraná

Palavras-chave: Leafy Spurge; Cooperative; Weed Control; Sheep Grazing; Economics; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23201

Ferraz, Osni Giani; Brandao, Sheila; Pase, Hemerson Luiz.

O presente artigo analisa a trajetória, a dinâmica e a estruturação das Cooperativas de Comercialização da Agricultura Familiar Integrada - COOPAFIs, que configuram uma experiência territorial pautada em princípios de democracia, cooperação e participação dos agricultores em todo o processo decisório. Têm como eixos orientadores o enfoque agroecológico, a diversificação do sistema produtivo e a geração de renda, contribuindo, dessa forma, para a produção de alimentos sadios, para a preservação do meio ambiente e para a diversificação dos processos sócio-econômicos da agricultura familiar.---------------------The present article analyzes the trajectory, the dynamics and the structure of the Cooperatives of Commercialization of Familiar Agriculture -...

Cooperative Risk Management: Rationale and Effectiveness

Palavras-chave: Comercialização; Agricultura Familiar; Cooperativismo; Commercialization; Familiar Agriculture; Cooperative; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108075

Manfredo, Mark R.; Richards, Timothy J..

Agricultural cooperatives tend to be riskier than investor-oriented firms, both in a business and financial sense. However, cooperative managers are often reluctant to actively manage risk. Although the risk management irrelevance proposition suggests that cooperative managers should be unable to add shareholder value through risk management activities, this study argues that there are several reasons why this is not likely to be the case for cooperatives. Several empirical examples are provided through numerical simulation of pro-forma financial statements from representative agricultural cooperatives. Using mean variance, expected utility and value-at-risk metrics, the results of these simulations show that various risk management strategies can...

IMPACT OF IDENTITY PRESERVATION OF NON-GMO CROPS ON THE GRAIN MARKET SYSTEM

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Expected utility; Futures; Option; Risk management; Value at risk.; Risk and Uncertainty.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28540

Vandeburg, Jennifer M.; Fulton, Joan R.; Dooley, Frank J.; Preckel, Paul V..

The impact of identity preservation (IP) for genetically modified grains (GMOs) on the grain handling system for a typical region in the Eastern Corn Belt is examined. A cost minimizing linear programming model of the transshipment system from farms to grain elevators to grain users tracks shipments and costs through the marketing system. This study compares two different grain segregation strategies: segregating grain within the elevator and designating specific elevators as IP-only facilities. As the cost per unit for grain segregation increases, the designated plant strategy becomes the most cost efficient strategy.

Cooperative Wool Marketing Pools and Warehouses: Industry Update, Issues and Options

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Genetically modified; GMO; Grain segregation; Grain handling; Identity preservation; IP; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2000

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28627

Hogeland, Julie A.; Sronce, Philip W..

In 1981, there were 158 cooperative wool marketing pools and 9 cooperative warehouses. Pools operate a few days each year to assemble and sell wool. Warehouses operate daily and also grade, store, and blend wool to buyer specifications. Pools frequently sell without knowledge of grade and clean fiber content. Producer bargaining power is also limited by declining wool production, large variation in pool membership and volume, and overlapping marketing territories among warehouses. Processing, consolidating pool and warehouse marketing, and changing pool pricing to reflect clean fiber content are options to lower marketing costs and better market power.

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Wool; Cooperative; Pool; Agribusiness.

Ano: 1984

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52027

CAPITAL SOCIAL COMO FATOR DE SUSTENTABILIDADE DAS COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS, ESTUDO DE CASO.

Moreira, Jose Cesar Pontes; Mera, Ruben Dario Mayorga; Khan, Ahmad Saeed; Mayorga, Maria Irles De Oliveira; Menezes, Adriano Sarquis Bezerra De.

O presente trabalho busca relacionar a presença ou ausência de capital social como recurso para a sustentabilidade de cooperativas agroindustriais. Supõe-se que as cooperativas dotadas de elevado nível de estoque de capital social têm maior sustentabilidade que as que possuem um menor nível de capital social. O objetivo é verificar o impacto da existência ou não de capital social no andamento das cooperativas agroindustriais COOPEMOVA e COCEDRO, para isso este trabalho utilizou o estudo de caso das duas cooperativas agroindustriais. Os dados foram conseguidos mediante observação na ambiência das cooperativas e de aplicação de dois questionários. Verificou-se neste trabalho que a COOPEMOVA dotada de maior nível de capital social foi também a que revelou...

The Organizational Nature of Agricultural Cooperatives: A Perspective from the Farm Problem Theory

Palavras-chave: Capital social; Sustentabilidade; Cooperativa; Agroindústria; Social capital; Sustainability; Cooperative; Agribusiness; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114172

Feasibility of a Producer Cooperative Association Acquiring and Operating Grain Export Facilities

Valentinov, Vladislav.

This article uses the farm problem theory as the framework for a comparative analysis of cooperative, market and hierarchical organization in the agrifood system. In order to carry out this analysis, the article proposes the organizational economics approach to the farm problem which supplements the traditional approaches explaining it in terms of low opportunity costs and high mobility costs of factors employed in agriculture. According to the proposed organizational economics approach, the farm problem is the outcome of inappropriateness of hierarchical and market organization for effective coordination of agricultural activities. The central argument of the article is that agricultural cooperatives are important because they partially perform the...

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Cooperative; Market; Hierarchy; Farm problem; Structural change; Agribusiness.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/45107