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El capital social grupal en la agregación de valor : caso productores de amaranto de los municipios de Cohuecan, Puebla y Temoac, Morelos.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Sosa González, José Luis Sergio.
En este trabajo se comparan las actividades de agregación de valor de productores de amaranto de Cohuecan, Puebla y Temoac, Morelos; municipios colindantes de la Mixteca Alta que reportan diferencias de hasta cinco veces el precio medio rural obtenido. Se estudia de qué forma el capital social grupal permite a los productores incursionar en actividades de agregación de valor, generando en sus productos utilidades de forma, lugar, posesión e información para obtener así un mayor precio. Para correlacionar las dos variables se desarrolla un Índice Dual de Capital Social que contempla diez dimensiones de este activo social, así como un Índice de Agregación de Valor Basado en Actividades. Se concluye que el capital social grupal está muy deteriorado en ambos...
Palavras-chave: Agregación de valor; Capital social; Cooperativas; Aggregate value; Cooperatives; Social capital; Estrategias para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; EDAR; Doctorado.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1879

Gestión del conocimiento una herramienta del empoderamiento de socias y socios de cooperativas agropecuarias del rubro café (Coffea arabica L.), Santa María de Pantasma, Jinotega 2010.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Castro Blandón, José Gabriel.
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo valorar el nivel de gestión de conocimiento de socias y socios de cinco cooperativas agropecuarias que forman parte de la Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias S. R L., en el municipio de Sana María de Pantasma, Jinotega 2010. El estudio se caracterizó por ser de porte descriptivo, corte transversal y cuali-cuantitativo en donde se realizaron 60 encuestas, cinco entrevistas y cinco grupos focales. Con el estudio se corroboró que el nivel de gestión del conocimiento alcanzado en las cooperativas fue de 83.29 % considerado como bueno. Sin embargo se define y recomienda poner en práctica una estrategia para la gestión del conocimiento en donde se abarcan los siguientes aspectos: adquisición del conocimiento, la...
Palavras-chave: Gestión del conocimiento; Cooperativas; Unión de cooperativas agropecuarias; Estrategia para la gestión del conocimiento; Knowledge management; Cooperatives; Union of agricultural cooperatives; Strategy for knowledge management; Maestría Tecnológica; EDAR; Desarrollo Rural Territorial Sustentable CP-UNAN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/616

Impacto de PRODECOOP R. L., en el Desarrollo Humano de asociados (as) a sus cooperativas de base en la Región I, Las Segovias, Nicaragua, 2009.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Valdivia Cáseres, Salatiel.
La Central de Cooperativas de Servicios Múltiples, PRODECOOP R.L. con 16 años de funcionamiento, es una de las cooperativas nicaragüenses con mayor reconocimiento en el ámbito internacional y nacional por su exitoso desempeño en la cadena de valor del café, con énfasis en la calidad del producto suministrado a sus compradores y la calidad de servicios brindados a sus 38 cooperativas de base y 2,300 asociados (as) a éstas. Se le reconoce como una de las cooperativas con mayor nivel de desarrollo, por su capacidad de gestión, coloca su café en nichos de mercado justo a mejor precio, que luego traslada a sus asociados (as), contribuyendo a mejorar su calidad de vida. Pero, ¿cómo se puede representar a PRODECOOP en un modelo de cooperativas replicable por la...
Palavras-chave: Indice Multidimensional de Desarrollo Humano; Asociados (as); Cooperativas; Desarrollo humano; Multidimensional index of human development; Partners (as); Cooperatives; Human development; Replicable model; Maestría Tecnológica; EDAR; Desarrollo Rural Territorial Sustentable CP-UNAN.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/277

Gestión del conocimiento una herramienta del empoderamiento de socias y socios de cooperativas agropecuarias del rubro café (Coffea arabica L.), Santa María de Pantasma, Jinotega 2010.
Provedor de dados: 32
Autores: Castro Blandón, José Gabriel.
El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo valorar el nivel de gestión de conocimiento de socias y socios de cinco cooperativas agropecuarias que forman parte de la Unión de Cooperativas Agropecuarias S. R L., en el municipio de Sana María de Pantasma, Jinotega 2010. El estudio se caracterizó por ser de porte descriptivo, corte transversal y cuali-cuantitativo en donde se realizaron 60 encuestas, cinco entrevistas y cinco grupos focales. Con el estudio se corroboró que el nivel de gestión del conocimiento alcanzado en las cooperativas fue de 83.29 % considerado como bueno. Sin embargo se define y recomienda poner en práctica una estrategia para la gestión del conocimiento en donde se abarcan los siguientes aspectos: adquisición del conocimiento, la...
Palavras-chave: Gestión del conocimiento; Cooperativas; Unión de cooperativas agropecuarias; Estrategia para la gestión del conocimiento; Knowledge management; Cooperatives; Union of agricultural cooperatives; Strategy for knowledge management; Maestría Tecnológica; EDAR; Desarrollo Rural Territorial Sustentable CP-UNAN.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/616

Certifying the commons: eco-certification, privatization, and collective action
Provedor de dados: 7
Autores: Foley, Paul; Environmental Policy Institute, Memorial University, Grenfell Campus; pfoley@grenfell.mun.ca; McCay, Bonnie; Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers the State University; mccay@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU.
We examine new dynamics of privatization and collective action in common pool resource situations facilitated by the nonstate multistakeholder institutions of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the global leader in sustainability certification for wild caught seafood. Through a review of the literature and two case studies of fishing cooperatives in Baja California Sur, Mexico and on Fogo Island in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), we advance two interrelated arguments. First, certification and eco-labeling institutions privatize fisheries governance in largely unexamined ways through the injection of new forms of exclusive rights or privileges into common pool resource situations already complicated by access and property...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Baja California Sur  Mexico; Collective action; Common pool resources; Commons; Community-based fisheries; Cooperatives; Environmental certification; Environmental governance; Fisheries; Fogo Island  Newfoundland and Labrador  Canada; Governance; Marine Stewardship Council; MSC; Northern shrimp; Privatization; Property rights; Spiny lobster; Sustainable.
Ano: 2014

Dinâmica e cenário para a produção de trigo em áreas de atuação de cooperativas no Brasil.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: ACOSTA, A. da S.
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Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Trigo; Cooperativa; Wheat; Cooperatives.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1096935

Análise socioeconômica das organizações dos produtores filiadas à Cooperativa das Centrais de Associações do Estado do Acre.
Provedor de dados: 14
Autores: SA, C. P. de.
A finalidade deste trabalho foi fazer uma análise social e econômica das organizações de produtores, em áreas de colonização, filiadas à Coopec, enfocando seu quadro social, modelo de sistema de produção utilizado pelos associados e receita auferida com a comercialização da produção agropecuária.
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Cooperativa das Centrais de Associações do Estado do Acre (COOPEC); Acre; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Amazonia Occidental; Explotación agrícola familiar.; Análisis económico; Cooperativas; Agricultura familiar; Cooperativismo; Análise econômica.; Economic analysis.; Family farms; Cooperatives.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/509010

Industry Leaders' Perspectives on Communicating the Cooperative Value Package
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Keeling Bond,   Jennifer J.; Bhuyan,   Sanjib.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Communication; Cooperatives; Value Package; Agribusiness; Q13; P13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117414

Do Farmers Benefit from Participating in Specialty Markets and Cooperatives? The Case of Coffee Marketing in Costa Rica
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wollni,   Meike; Zeller,   Manfred.
Historically low prices in the conventional coffee market have caused financial and social hardship among coffee farmers. In the face of this crisis, specialty markets have attracted the attention of the international donor community. These market segments have shown consistent growth over the last decade and exhibit price premiums in international markets. Therefore, if higher prices are passed on to farmers, access to specialty markets could help to alleviate the crisis brought on by low prices in the conventional sector. The present study attempts to identify the factors that determine farmers' participation in specialized markets and whether participation in these markets leads to higher prices for farmers. A two-stage model is used to analyze farmers'...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Central America; Costa Rica; Coffee; Specialty markets; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13; L1.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25670

CHAIN QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN CO-OPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
This paper investigates the relationship between the chosen quality strategy and the vertical co-ordination mechanism of a focal company by using new institutional economics, as well as strategic management approaches. The theoretical findings are tested using evidence from 19 of the largest Polish dairy cooperatives, surveyed in spring 2006. The results show that all co-ops recognise the changing market requirements and are treating food quality as more than plain food safety and the ability to continuously reproduce an ex ante defined set of attributes. However, compared to investor-owned dairies, co-ops are disadvantaged in quality-based competition due to their lower flexibility and access to financial and qualified human resources. To overcome this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network theory; Relationship management; Quality management; Cooperatives; Poland; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7604

AVAILABILITY AND MARKET POTENTIAL ON NON-AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES IN NORTH DAKOTA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bhuyan,   Sanjib; Cobia,   David W.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Many North Dakota communities find it financially difficult to provide or maintain such necessary services as public safety, water and sewer services, garbage disposal, grocery and retail stores, local credit, medical care and similar other services due to gradual decline in both population and businesses.  Declining population also stresses the existing businesses as they compete for a shrinking customer base while the cost of operating a business is likely to be increasing. Cooperatively-owned businesses are means by which needed products and services can be provided at a reasonable cost and at the same time provide meaningful employment opportunities.  Thus, the cooperative approach may provide an option for rural communities in North Dakota for...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Trade analysis; Market potential; Cooperatives; Non- agricultural; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23348

Comparing the Productive Efficiency of Cooperatives and Private Enterprises: The Portuguese Wine Industry as a Case Study
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barros,   Carlos Pestana; Santos,   J.C. Gomes.
This paper compares the efficiency of cooperatives and private enterprises in the Portuguese wine industry, employing data envelopment analysis (DEA). The use of DEA for the analysis of comparative efficiency within a sector is a key tool in evaluating organizational competitiveness. Competitiveness should be based on benchmarking the different types of organizations that comprise the viniculture sector. We conclude that Portuguese wine cooperatives, on average, are more efficient than their private counterparts. Economic implications arising from the study are discussed.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Private enterprises; Technical efficiency; DEA; Wine industry; Portugal; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58683

Cooperatives, Regulation and Competition in Norwegian Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Tennbakk,   Berit.
Over production is a persistent and costly problem in Norwegian agriculture. Support to agricultural production implicitly yields incentives to produce too much, i.e., causing market prices to fall below the target level, and thereby increasing the need for subsidies and additional market interventions. In order to restrict supplies, farmers are allowed to coordinate through marketing cooperatives. The paper argues that this coordination is likely to be insufficient in markets where the cooperative competes with an investor-owned wholesaler. Interventions in the market in order to remove excess supplies may induce further incentives to increase production. Levying a tax on all production in order to cover market regulation costs, moves the solution in the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Regulation; Over production; Duopoly; Agribusiness; Q13; L21; D43.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24907

Internationalization and Corporate Success - Empirical Evidence from the European Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ebneth,   Oliver; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Increasingly, cooperatives in the agribusiness are being confronted with the globalization of agri-food markets. Cooperatives adapt to this development by internationalizing their activities. This paper presents a method of measuring the degree of internationalization (DoI) and its application to European cooperatives in the dairy sector. Then, the financial performance of these cooperatives is measured by applying balance sheet analysis. The paper ends with a discussion of why German cooperatives are noticeably less internationalized and show weaker financial performance than their European competitors.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Globalization; Dairy industry; Cooperatives; Degree of internationalization; Corporate success; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24750

Can German Wine Cooperatives Compete on Quality?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Schamel,   Guenter.
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) manages a multi-round annual quality control scheme where wines undergo a blind, sensory testing procedure using a 5-point scale to determine superior quality wines worthy of an annual award (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Gold Extra). We develop a hedonic model for the 2005 award competition estimating implicit prices for different product attributes including sensory awards, quality categories, and wine style. We also control for regional origin, variety, color, and age. To discern the impact of ownership structure, we distinguish cooperatives and private wineries. Silver and Bronze awards show significant price effects relative to Gold. We also estimate highly significant price effects between quality categories (e.g....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Product Quality; Pricing; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; Q13; L15; D4.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51552

The Future Role of Livestock Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
In 1985, a total of 17 regional cooperatives marketed livestock. These cooperatives were created to provide greater competition, bargaining power, and market access for producers. Growth in direct marketing, bypassing the services of cooperatives, has occurred because the number of buyers has decreased and producers want to improve marketing efficiency or lower explicit costs. Less emphasis on providing convenient markets, more competitive service charges, supplementing buy-sell operations with advisory services to help members manage risk, and increasing coordination are options that might enable cooperatives to continue to meet their original Objectives.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Livestock; Marketing; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1987
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51281

Spatial Competition of Milk Processing Cooperatives in Northern Germany
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Huck,   Petra; Salhofer,   Klaus; Tribl,   Christoph.
In this paper we develop a theoretical model of competition among marketing cooperatives (co-ops) in a spatial market setting assuming uniform delivered pricing and Loschian conduct. The model is an extension to Alvarez et al.'s (2000) spatial competition model for investorowned firms (IOF). Theoretical results include i) that the prices for raw milk are, ceteris paribus, higher in a pure market of coops than in a pure IOF market; ii) that even coops may imperfectly transmit price changes upstream; and iii) that the price farmers receive for their raw product is a function of economic space (distance times transportation costs) between coops. We test our theoretical findings for milk processing co-ops in Northern Germany using data of monthly average...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Spatial competition; Oligopsony; Milk processing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; L13; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25633

What does the 'New Quality' mean in view of Polish dairy cooperatives?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Pieniadz,   Agata.
This paper investigates the relationship between the chosen quality strategy and the vertical co-ordination mechanism of a focal company by using new institutional economics, as well as strategic management approaches. The theoretical findings are tested using evidence from 19 of the largest Polish dairy cooperatives, surveyed in spring 2006. The results show that all co-ops recognise the changing market requirements and are treating food quality as more than plain food safety and the ability to continuously reproduce an ex ante defined set of attributes. However, compared to investor-owned dairies, co-ops are disadvantaged in quality-based competition due to their lower flexibility and access to financial and qualified human resources. To overcome this...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Network theory; Relationship management; Quality management; Cooperatives; Poland; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7858

Governance Control Mechanisms in Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cabo,   Paula; Rebelo,   Joao.
Over the last decade Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (ACCs) have increasingly face survival challenges related to their difficulty in gathering equity. The main source of ACCs equity is the net benefit; thus, understanding how ACCs governance can work on correcting bad economic performance is of crucial importance to overcome this constraint. The main objective of this paper is to describe the governance control mechanisms in the ACCs. Five governance mechanisms are identified: board and chairman change (internal mechanisms), central ACC intervention by an agent or by management board replacement and merger. Empirical analysis proved that the internal governance mechanisms activity is not related to the ACC performance. Additionally: (a) ACCs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Credit; Governance; Multinominal logit; Agricultural Finance; D23; L29.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24623

Gender in lift irrigation schemes in East Gujarat, India
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Saini,   Harmeet; van Koppen,   Barbara.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Participatory management; Women in development; Woman's status; Gender; Irrigated farming; Irrigation programs; Water lifting; Communal irrigation systems; Cooperatives; Legal aspects; Decision making; Villages; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92767

Current Challenges in Financing Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Barton,   David G.; Boland,   Michael A.; Chaddad,   Fabio Ribas; Eldon,   Eversull.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural; Cooperatives; Finance; Agribusiness; L10; L23; L16; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117410

Financial Performance of Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.
Combined balance sheets and operating statements were used to develop benchmark financial ratios for dairy marketing cooperatives. Data from 291 cooperatives were summarized for five types of dairy cooperatives, then by three types and three size combinations. Both type and size of cooperative made differences in most of the 16 financial ratios calculated as well as in the common size balance sheets and operating statements.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Finance; Dairy; Cooperatives; Milk; Ratios; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50729

Product Quality in the Food Chain: Do Cooperatives Offer High Quality Products?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Pennerstorfer,   Dieter; Weiss,   Christoph R.
Cooperatives and investor-owned firms are alternative forms of business organisation that coexist and compete in many markets. The theoretical literature has identified a number of comparative advantages and disadvantages of cooperatives. Decentralized decision making within cooperatives may lead to quality coordination problems (free-riding on product quality), for example: whereas the individual member has to bear the full costs associated with higher quality, the benefits of delivering higher quality will be shared among all members. The present paper investigates this free-riding problem in determining product quality within a marketing cooperative in a vertically related market (food chain). On the basis of a mixed-oligopoly model, we show that the...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Product quality; Cooperatives; Food chain; Competition; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58111

Unternehmensstrategische Defizite in Genossenschaftsmolkereien: Eine mitgliederbasierte Fallstudie
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hellberg-Bahr,   Anneke; Steffen,   Nina; Spiller,   Achim.
Die Neue Institutionenökonomie wird in der agrarökonomischen Forschung häufig als Erklärung dafür herangezogen, dass Landwirte in Genossenschaftsmolkereien auf die Maximierung des Auszahlungspreises fokussiert sind und daher strategische Investitionen ablehnen. Da die Molkereien auf die Zusammenarbeit mit ihrer Mitgliederbasis in den Gremien angewiesen sind, können notwendige strategische Investitionen folglich unterbleiben. Diese Fallstudie zeigt anhand einer Milcherzeugerbefragung, dass nicht alle Landwirte Investitionen in längerfristige Strategien ablehnen. Neben der Neuen Institutionenökonomie bieten verhaltenswissenschaftliche Größen (insb. die Geschäftsbeziehungsqualität) Erklärungsansätze für strategische Defizite in genossenschaftlichen...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Milchwirtschaft; Genossenschaft; Neue Institutionenökonomie; Strategische Investition; Dairy farming; Cooperatives; Neo Institutional Economics; Strategic Investment; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114496

Current Issues in Strategy For Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Hogeland,   Julie A.; McKee,   Gregory J.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural; Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Management; Strategy; Agribusiness; L10; L23; L16; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117409

Are Cooperatives Efficient When Membership is Voluntary?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Leathers,   Howard D.
If profit-maximizing farmers are free to join or not to join a cooperative, it may appear reasonable to assume that a cooperative will exist only when it has cost advantaged over non-cooperative marketing. This paper presents a model in which that result fails. Every individual farmer chooses either to join or not join a cooperative depending on whether transactions costs are lower from cooperative membership or nonmembership. As cooperative membership increases, transactions costs for members decline, but for nonmembers these costs increase. Results of this analysis reveal that an equilibrium exists in which all farmers voluntarily choose to join the cooperative, but more than half of the members wish the cooperative had not been formed, and transactions...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Transactions costs; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8628

DESEMPENHO DE COOPERATIVAS: O CASO DE UMA COOPERATIVA DE CRÉDITO RURAL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Meurer,   Simplicio; Marcon,   Rosilene.
Cooperative is an organizational form of collective property which obeys a series of universal principles for leading the administration. The incomplete separation between property and control and the difficult access to the generated residues result in specific problems and hinder managerial action. The present article, according to the Theory of the Agency, discusses relation between the performance of an organizational form that, by means of the power of the principles need to act into the social development whereas keeping itself economically viable when competing with market oriented organizations and with the expectations of their associates. A questionnaire was developed and applied to the associates of a rural credit cooperative. The answers were...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agency theory; Cooperatives; Performance.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43698

Justified hopes or utopian thinking? The suitability of coffee certification schemes as a business model for small-scale producers
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Beuchelt,   Tina; Zeller,   Manfred; Oberthur,   Thomas.
The marketing of coffee through group-based, certified market channels is often promoted by governments and donors as a viable business model for poor small-scale farmers. Organic and fairtrade coffees have become very popular among socially, environmentally and health conscious consumers in recent years. While coffee certification programs have been in place for over fifteen years, there are few studies on the welfare impacts of certification schemes. Therefore, this research seeks to analyse the impacts of certification on poverty alleviation and to identify the critical factors which explain success or failure of certification schemes. We use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research, comparing small-scale coffee producers in northern...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Certification; Coffee; Cooperatives; Impact; Nicaragua; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Marketing; Q12; Q13.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51717

Smallholders’ Commercialization through Cooperatives:  A Diagnostic for Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   Tanguy; Gabre-Madhin,   Eleni Z.; Taffesse,   Alemayehu Seyoum.
This paper examines the impact of cooperatives on smallholder commercialization of cereals, using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia. We review the involvement of cooperatives, in terms of who participates and where they are located. We then use the strong government role in promoting the establishment of cooperatives to assume that the decision of where to establish a cooperative is largely driven by external considerations, and is thus exogenous to the members themselves justifying the use of propensity-score matching in order to compare households that are cooperative members to similar households in comparable areas without cooperatives. Four conclusions are derived from the analysis. First, despite the spread of cooperatives – they existed in...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Smallholders’ marketing; Cooperatives; Ethiopia; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42377

Small forests, big ambitions and a hard reality - Community Forestry in Nepal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rai,   Chandra; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; MacDonald,   Ian.
Community forestry in Nepal is intended to reduce poverty by sustainable management of forests. Timber is one of the most high-value forest products, especially in the case of Sal (Shorea robusta) forests in the Terai region of Nepal. Despite having several advantages, including high value forests on fertile land, connection with transportation networks, and being close to regional markets, community forests in the Terai region produce little or no timber from their Sal forests. This research looks at what is affecting the production of Sal timber from community forests. Three aspects of community forest user groups (CFUG) are examined using institutional economics, transaction cost economics and micro-economics. First, the scale of CFUG operations is...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Community forest user group; Institutional economics; Transaction cost economics; Cooperatives; Contractual arrangement; Nepal; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96833

Farmers' Supply-Purchasing Practices
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wissman,   Roger A.
Farmers' purchasing characteristics, reasons for choosing suppliers, and purchasing strategies were different for fertilizer, fuel, feed, and pesticide purchases of 100 commercial sized farmers. With fuel, few price discounts were received and few supplier changes made. More price adjustments and supplier changes occurred with fertilizer and pesticide purchases. Distribution systems influenced feed purchases. Fertilizer and pesticide purchases with quantity discounts or supplier negotiations were twice as large. Large farmers have more purchasing options. Cooperatives were valued as business organizations. Farmer purchasing strategies affect cooperatives and other supply organizations.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Purchasing practices; Farm supplies; Buying strategies; Price discounts; Cooperatives; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52015

Do cooperatives help the poor? Evidence from Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Rodrigo,   Maria F.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Poverty trap; Cooperatives; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124388

Competitive Equilibrium of an Industry with Labor Managed Firms and Price Risk
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bar-Shira,   Ziv; Finkelshtain,   Israel; Simhon,   Avi.
This paper studies the effect of output-price uncertainty in an industry comprised of labor-managed firms (LMFs) in which the number of LMFs and their membership are determined endogenously. The exit condition for a risk-averse LMF member is formulated and the effect of various economic variables on the equilibrium quantities and prices are examined. We find that the equilibrium in our setting is similar to the one that emerges in a ‘capitalistic’ economy where firms are owned by profit-maximizing agents. However, the effects of increases in risk and risk aversion differ from those found in a short-run analysis of a single LMF.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Labor Managed Firms; Cooperatives; Price Risk; Risk Aversion; Long-Run.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44675

Competing Screening Rules
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hendrikse,   George W.J.; Hu,   Yamei.
Various studies show that agricultural cooperatives behave differently than their investor-owned counterparts. One explanation may be that the internal decision making process differs in these two governance structures. A model is developed to explore how endogenous screening rules affect efficient organizational choices and industrial structures. It is shown that screening level choice may outweigh architecture choice and that screening rules are strategic substitutes. Conditions are derived under which cooperatives are efficient organizational forms. It is also shown that competition may increase the attractiveness of investor-owned firms and circumstances are determined in which cooperatives and investor owned firms coexist in equilibrium.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Architecture; Screening; Cooperatives; Duopoly; Agribusiness; Q13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24522

Marketing and Transportation of Grain by Local Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Yager,   Francis P.; Hunley,   Charles L.
A total of 2,339 local cooperative associations handled 4.6 billion bushels of grain during the 1979-80 marketing year. This amounts to around 40 percent of total off-farm grain sales. Their grain storage capacity totaled 2.3 billion bushels. Corn, at 1 .8 billion bushels, ranked as the leading grain handled; wheat second at 1.1 billion bushels. More than half the grain sold by local cooperatives moved by truck.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Local; Grain handling; Grain elevator; Rail car; Truck; Storage; Grain bank; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50888

The Role of Local Cooperatives in the Emerging Swine Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
At least 12 reasons could propel cooperatives into a greater role in the swine industry; among them, protecting their market share in feed and offering a cooperative alternative to existing marketing channels. Yet, the industry offers a special challenge during the mid-l 990s because structural upheaval is completely redefining traditional methods of production and marketing. As a foundation for future efforts, the Cooperative Services program of USDA’s Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service and 5 regional cooperatives surveyed 1,314 local cooperatives in 1993. Results indicated local cooperatives urgently wanted greater direction and leadership from their regionals. They also wanted financial backing to offer member swine producers financing...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Pork; Swine; Hogs integration; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42913

EFICIÊNCIA TÉCNICA E DE ESCALA DAS COOPERATIVAS NO SETOR LÁCTEO
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ferreira,   Marco Aurelio Marques; Jose Braga,   Marcelo; Lima,   Joao Eustaquio de.
The advancement of investor-owned firms (IOF), mainly multinational ones, and the reduced participation of cooperatives in dairy production and processing in Brazil along the past few decades has been calling the attention of researchers. With the participation of 59 productive units, distributed over 9 states of the Brazilian territory, the objective of this work was to analyze the efficiency of the cooperatives in the dairy industry using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The results show that, in general, the cooperatives presented better performance in terms of scale rather than in terms of productive efficiency. This stimulates sectorial politicies that promote improvements in the use of the resources to obtain greater efficiency in milk processing.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Efficiency; Dairy products.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48439

Merging Cooperatives: Planning, Negotiating, Implementing
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swanson,   Bruce L.
Guidelines for reorganization of cooperatives through merger, acquisition, or consolidation are provided. Planning, negotiating, and implementing phases of reorganization are covered. Items from actual combinations of cooperatives are reported as they relate to phases of the reorganization process.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Reorganization; Merger; Consolidation; Acquisition; Negotiation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52014

Annual Report Readership: A Study of an Agricultural Supply Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shanahan,   Yvonne P.; Lord,   Beverley R.; Robb,   Alan J.
Recent corporate collapses have focussed attention on the (un)reliability of financial information. However, although the agricultural sector, which is significant globally, is run primarily using the cooperative form, there is scant research on these users' perception of financial information. Therefore this paper examines members' readership and understanding of the annual reports of a large, fertiliser cooperative. The findings show that there is a lack of readership of the annual report, due to a lack of understanding and a lack of time. A minority of non-readers trust directors to "do a good job". Preparers of information should focus on making reports more user-friendly and evidence suggests that financial information could be released more...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Annual reports; Readership; Understanding; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58684

PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGREGATION IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND SPECIALTY CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS IN IOWA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Miranowski,   John A.; Jensen,   Helen H.; Batres-Marquez,   S. Patricia; Ishdorj,   Ariun.
An important dimension of product differentiation and segregation for specialty crops is the added handling and transaction costs incurred. Some forms of business organization may realize lower costs of providing such services, and if specialty crop production is growing relative to commodity production, these two factors may have implications for industry structure. We use data from an Iowa grain handling survey to test hypotheses developed in the non-empirical transaction-costs literature with respect to organizational and financial governance of cooperatives and private and corporate firms. Preliminary results are discussed with respect to business organizations, added costs, investments, crops, and contracting.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Cooperatives; Corporations; Grain handling; Industry structure; Segregation; Specialty crops; Transaction costs; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18323

O pensamento diretivo das cooperativas da agroindústria canavieira do Paraná à guisa da nova economia institucional
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Marschall,   Cledio Roberto; Rissardi Jr.,   Darcy Jacob; Lima,   Denise Pastore de; Shikida,   Pery Francisco Assis.
This study about the directive thought from sugarcane Agro Industry Cooperatives from Paraná State objectives to rescue the concepts of the New Institutional Economy and to investigate the level of treatment of the cooperatives management about the transaction costs, administration forms of the contracts as well as the government forms that manage the Sugarcane Agro Industrial Cooperative segment. What is looked for in this work is to explore the common aspects, tangent points that can bring useful elements for the application of the organization science and the institutions to the study of the Sugarcane Agro Industry Cooperatives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Sugarcane agro industry; New Institutional Economy; Cooperatives management; Paraná; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56771

Determinants of Return on Equity in U.S. Local Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Boyd,   Scott; Boland,   Michael A.; Dhuyvetter,   Kevin C.; Barton,   David G.
Farm supply cooperatives are an important component of the retail agribusiness industry in the United States. The objective of this research is to identify financial variables that are determinants of return on equity in these cooperatives. Firm effects are important and their effect is the result of managerial decision making and director policy. The estimated coefficient on asset size was not statistically significant, suggesting that return on equity is invariant to size over this period.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Finance; Management; Profitability; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6608

A Life-Cycle Perspective on Governing Cooperative Enterprises in Agriculture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hueth,   Brent; Reynolds,   Anne.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Governance; Life Cycle; Competition; Finance; Agribusiness; Q12; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117411

An Analysis of the Recent Evolution of Mali’s Maize Subsector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Diallo,   Amadou Sekou.
In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing farm-level production. But in recent years, with the emphasis on value chain analysis, there has been much more focus on subsector studies, demand-driven approaches, and improving vertical coordination to assure product quality to final consumption markets. Millet, sorghum, and later rice were the traditional leading three cereal crops produced and consumed in Mali. Maize has trailed them for more than two decades, but from mid 1990s on, it has been produced and consumed in much larger quantities. Given the potentials of maize, developing and better organizing its subsector has the potential to not only increase revenues for maize farmers,...
Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation
Palavras-chave: Maize; Value chain; Mali; Cereals; Food security; Agricultural marketing; Livestock feed; Industrial organization; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Marketing; L11-Production; Pricing; And Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms; N57-Africa; Oceania; O17-Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements; O33-Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes; Q12-Micro Analysis of Farm Firms; Farm Households; And Farm Input Markets; Q13-Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness; Q18-Agricultural Policy; Food Policy.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/101316

Marketing, Co-operatives and Price Heterogeneity: Evidence from the CIS Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Drawing on survey data, this paper identifies the determinants of variations in farm gate milk prices for three CIS countries (Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine). We apply a multi-level modeling approach, specifically a bootstrapped and selectivity bias corrected mixed-effects linear regression model. The analysis suggests three main strategies for farmers to improve the price received for their output: consolidation, cooperation and stable supply chain relationships. While selling through a marketing cooperative has a significant and positive effect on farm gate milk prices, the majority of non-members are reluctant to join. The size of dairy operations, trust and contracting also impact positively on the prices received by farmers. Policy implications are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price heterogeneity; Milk; Cooperatives; Armenia; Moldova; Ukraine; Marketing; O13; P32; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108938

WACHSTUMSDYNAMIK GENOSSENSCHAFTLICHER GRUPPEN- Eine okonomische Analyse genossenschaftlicher Gruppengrosse und Genossenschafts...
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lasowski,   Ophir; Kuhl,   Rainer.
Cooperatives are not only a legal form, but also a form of organisation, which is owned by a group of individuals. For gaining and sustaining competitiveness cooperatives are forced to grow into certain minimum optimal size categories. Common measures of size are turnover or total assets. But, for cooperatives the number of members has been a quite popular measure for cooperatives' success, size, and their attractiveness. Although often mentioned, the number of members has only been taken as a given value, ignoring the influence of the group itself on its own size. However, there has been no attempt to measure the potential size of a group and its growth dynamic under a given set-up. With the development of a strategic decision game for a hypothetical...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Growth Dynamic; Group-Size; Competition; Member-Value; Strategic Game; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14974

Networking in Meat Production Systems: The Influence of Cooperative Structures on Farmers’ Participation
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Deimel,   Mark; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
Against the background of increasing competitive pressures and growing requirements with regard to food quality and safety, the significance of network-wide collaboration in food production has been pointed out in recent years. With this in mind, it is the objective of this paper to analyse pig farmers’ network participation in general and to explore whether cooperative structures in food supply chains influence the type as well as the quality of farmers’ network relations. Our results show that cooperative structures influence pig fattening farmers’ network participation concerning relationship quality with slaughterhouses as well as farmers’ choice of network partners for information exchange and consultancy. Furthermore, the results show that farmers...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Information exchange; Meat production; Network relationships; Relationship quality; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121843

Local Cooperatives' Role in the Emerging Dairy Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
Structural changes in the dairy industry such as the adoption of Total Mixed Rations in place of manufactured complete feeds and declines in milk production in the areas served by locals are bringing these cooperatives to a crossroads where they must decide who will be their core customer. The ramifications of this choice are increased through market segmentation which enables cooperatives to more precisely meet the needs of producer-members but simultaneously increases diversity among members and, potentially, among locals themselves. Survey results from 247 locals indicated small producers (cl00 cows) made up 80 percent of their clientele. The production practices of these producers appeared to lag significantly behind the innovators and large producers...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Local cooperatives; Dairy production; Feed; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42912

EDUCAÇÃO COOPERATIVA: A EXPERIÊNCIA DO PROGRAMA DO SICREDI “A UNIÃO FAZ A VIDA”
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Lago,   Adriano.
Em se tratando do modelo cooperativista, várias são as particularidades que o diferencia dos demais modelos empresarias não cooperativos, dentre elas, uma das principais e talvez relegada a segundo plano pela maioria das cooperativas, é a educação cooperativa, mesmo sendo caracterizada por muitos autores como essencial para a sobrevivência e desenvolvimento do modelo. Neste sentido, o presente estudo busca apresentar algumas particularidades e a importância da educação cooperativa para o modelo cooperativo e para a cooperação de forma geral, para tal, toma-se algumas referências teóricas que dão suporte a metodologia utilizada na apresentação de uma experiência concreta de educação cooperativa, que é o programa “A União Faz a Vida”, o qual foi idealizado e...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperativismo; Educação cooperativa; Meio ambiente; Cooperatives; Education; Environment; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113362

Research on Trust Mechanism in Rural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liu,   Yu-xiang.
The thesis introduces the generation and mechanism of action of trust during cooperation, which indicates that trust can activate the members’ participation in management and investment, and preclude the generation of members’ will and behavior of breach of contract so as to guarantee the stable development of farmers’ cooperatives; the decreasing degree of trust can put sand in the wheels of farmers’ cooperatives. Based on these, we conduct survey of questionnaire on 197 rural households of 10 farmers’ cooperatives in Yanliang, Xi’an, Lintong and Yanglin . By analyzing the generation of trust mechanism and survey data, some suggestions are put forward as follows: promote inner communication; remodel the trust culture of informal system; hew to contractual...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; China; Trust mechanism; Members’ will and behavior; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108405

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES AND THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN COOPERATIVE UNIONS IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sevarlic,   Miladin M.; Nikolic,   Marija M.; Simmons,   Richard.
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...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Director; Premises; Membership; Cooperatives; Unions; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91127

Centralized versus Individual: Governance of Farmer Professional  Cooperatives in China
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Jia,   Xiangping; Hu,   Yamei; Hendrikse,   George W.J.; Huang,   Jikun.
Based on a national representative survey conducted in 2009, this study shows that the decision-making within Farmer Professional Cooperatives (FPCs) in China is decentralized to individual farmers. However, there is a trend that the decision rights of farming are decomposed to marketing, production and input procuring. While the rights for production and input procuring stay with family farmers, marketing rights tend to be collectivized. Compared to FPCs having external initiating sources, FPCs initiated by farmers are more inclined to introduce centralized decision-making. The governance structure of FPCs in transition China presents hybrid forms of both hierarchy and family farming.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farmer; Cooperatives; Governance; China; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; L14; Q13; Q18.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90803

Elixir or opiate? An assessment of minor irrigation policies in North Bengal
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Shah,   Tushaar.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Agricultural development; Farmer managed irrigation systems; Social aspects; Organizations; Farmers’ associations; Subsidies; Policy; Participatory management; Governmental interrelations; Small scale systems; Performance evaluation; Economic aspects; Deep tube wells; Shallow tube wells; Lift irrigation; Rural development; Poverty alleviation; Pumps; Technology transfer; Cooperatives; Mechanization; Institutions; Leadership; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Public Economics; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92706

New Cooperative Development Issues
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Henehan,   Brian M.; Hardesty,   Shermain D.; Shultz,   Madeline; Wells,   John.
This article briefly reviews the increased interest in new cooperative development, factors for successful cooperative development, and strategies to improve the performance of new and emerging cooperatives. The article highlights issues identified by a panel of cooperative leaders, USDA specialists and academic experts
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; New Cooperatives; Developing Cooperatives; Agribusiness; P13; L22; L43.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117412

Marketing Operations of Dairy Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Stafford,   Thomas H.; Roof,   James B.
The Nation's 435 dairy cooperatives marketed 95.6 billion pounds of milk, or about 77 percent of all milk sold to plants and dealers in 1980. There were 146 cooperatives with no milk handling facilities, 97 with only milk and cream receiving stations, and 192 operating 456 dairy processing and manufacturing plants. Cooperatives sold about 16 percent of the Nation's packaged fluid products, 10 percent of the ice cream, 64 percent of the butter, 87 percent of the dry milk products, 22 percent of the cottage cheese, and 47 percent of all other cheese made in the United States. Additional data is given for prior years on transportation, producer payroll, and financial operations.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Dairy; Cooperatives; Marketing; Structure; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1984
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52025

Governance Control Mechanisms in Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cabo,   Paula; Rebelo,   Joao.
Over the last decade Portuguese Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (ACCs) have increasingly face survival challenges related to their difficulty in gathering equity. The main source of ACCs equity is the net benefit; thus, understanding how ACCs governance can work on correcting bad economic performance is of crucial importance to overcome this constraint. The main objective of this paper is to describe the governance control mechanisms in the ACCs. Five governance mechanisms are identified: board and chairman change (internal mechanisms), central ACC intervention by an agent or by management board replacement and merger. Empirical analysis proved that the internal governance mechanisms activity is not related to the ACC performance. Additionally: (a) ACCs...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Credit; Governance; Multinomial logit; Agricultural Finance; D23; L29 –.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25338

Bulk Fuel Distribution Costs For Cooperatives in North Dakota
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Dahl,   Bruce L.; Cobia,   David W.; Dooley,   Frank J.
Economic-engineering cost data and a simulation model were used to analyze the impact of sales density, size of sales area, sales volume, and equipment configuration on costs of bulk fuel delivery by cooperatives. Fixed costs accounted for the majority of delivery costs regardless of sales density or size of sales area, at least for the relevant range of these variables for North Dakota. Increasing the radius of a sales area from 5 to 50 miles increased average costs only $.02 to $.09/gal. Doubling sales by either doubling the size of the sales area or the sales density reduced average total costs by nearly 50%. Thus, cooperatives with excess delivery capacity could achieve significant savings if they consolidate to operate closer to the capacity of...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Fuel distribution; Delivery costs; Market area size; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23435

Marketing, Cooperatives and Price Heterogeneity: Evidence from the CIS Dairy Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Drawing on survey data, this paper identifies the determinants of variations in farm gate milk prices for three CIS countries (Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine). We apply a multi-level modeling approach, specifically a bootstrapped and selectivity bias corrected mixed-effects linear regression model. The analysis suggests three main strategies for farmers to improve the price received for their output: consolidation, cooperation and stable supply chain relationships. While selling through a marketing cooperative has a significant and positive effect on farm gate milk prices, the majority of non-members are reluctant to join. The size of dairy operations, trust and contracting also impact positively on the prices received by farmers. Policy implications are...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price Heterogeneity; Milk; Cooperatives; Armenia; Moldova; Ukraine; Preisheterogenität; Milch; Kooperative; Armenien; Moldawien; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; O13; P32; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114489

The Impact of Participation in Cooperatives on the Success of Small Farms
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Tegegne,   Fisseha; Sandretto,   Carmen L.
This study identifies and analyzes factors that contribute to the success of small farms. Particular attention is given to the effect of participation in marketing and supply cooperatives on the success of small farms. Using modified net farm income per dollar of assets and operator’s labor and management income as measures of success, results show participation in marketing and supply cooperatives is positively correlated with success. Further, analysis findings indicate farm size, controlling for variable and fixed costs, type of ownership, management strategies used, working off the farm, and age of the operator are important factors that influence profitability (modified net farm income per dollar of assets and operator’s labor and management income)...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Management strategies; Marketing; Small farms; Success; Supply cooperative; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59604

Forestry Cooperatives: Organization and Performance
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simon,   Donald M.; Scoville,   Orlin J.
This study describes organizational structure, functions, and facilities of forestry cooperatives in the United States. It evaluates their economic performance and explores current problem areas and potentials for future development. Cooperative organization provides woodland owners professional forestry assistance, in terms of forest management, marketing, and educational activities. Some cooperatives consistently provide these services at less than prevailing rates and obtain higher than average stumpage prices on a local basis. In addition, forestry cooperatives have the potential to play a great role in marketing alternative forest products, such as wood for energy. Woodland-owner organizations have a wide range of sizes, business activities, types of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Forestry; Cooperatives; Forestry cooperatives; Timber; Woodland; Forest owner; Rural development; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52031

FACTORS INFLUENCING FARMERS' SELECTION OF A MILK HANDLER
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kilmer,   Richard L.; Lee,   Jonq-Ying; Carley,   Dale H.
A structural probit model is estimated to determine the change in the probability of selecting a milk handler.  Cooperatives are thought to have lower prices and higher deductions than independent milk handlers and these factors reduce the probability that a farmer will select a cooperative by 0.39 and 0.32.  Cooperatives are thought to have better services and an assured market and payment than independent mile handlers and these factors increase the probability that a farmer will select a cooperative by 0.20 and 0.26.  This indicates that many cooperative members value monetary characteristics over non-monetary characteristics.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Processors; Attributes; Selection; Probit; Dairy; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15174

Collaboration within the UK Farm Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Alliston,   John C.; Newton,   David; Gonzalez-Diaz,   Francisco.
This paper addresses the effectiveness of the traditional models of cooperation, and analyses best practices in other commercial sectors in order to identify transferable elements. The Report of the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food (2002) identified a need for farmers to cooperate and collaborate more effectively in their business activities in order to be more competitive. The Plunkett Foundation (1992) suggests that in order to play an important role in the maintenance of the rural economy the Farmer Controlled Business should adopt more imaginative approaches. Using an inductive grounded theory approach and guided interview techniques, experts in the field of business collaboration were selected using a purposive sample approach and...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Collaboration; Supply food chain; Organizational structure; Farming; Agribusiness; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24299

Major farm characteristics and co-op use
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Wadsworth,   James J.
This report describes relationships between major farm characteristics and co-op use and membership. Analyses were based on multivariate logit regression. Statistically significant relationships were found between farm size and farm location and co-op use but relationships varied greatly by farm type and type of use activity. No statistically significant relationship was found between co-op use and operator age. Statistically significant relationships were found between co-op membership and farm size, operator age, and farm location. These relationships varied also by farm type. Data for the study are for 1986 and were obtained from surveys by National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Farmers; Co-op use; Membership; Marketing; Purchasing; Logit regression; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49824

Developing methods for strategic evaluation in agricultural research and production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Freier,   Axel E.; Protil,   Roberto Max.
We analyze instruments to evaluate investment strategies as new options for co-operatives within the wheat production chain. Using a value-based management the extension of our concept, a “cooperative balanced scorecard” is discussed as we propose the further differentiation of the scorecard’s financial perspective. This is a market development-driven approach as cooperatives may be regarded as commodity-price-intermediators for their members. Proposing this approach we use a simple model of conjoint-hedging in intermediating firms within agribusiness.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Wheat Production; Cooperatives; Intermediation; Value-based Management; Commodity Markets.; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58016

Financial Analysis and Economic Aspects of the Agricultural Unions of Crete
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zopounidis,   C.; Shiniotakis,   N.; Baourakis,   George.
Cooperatives constitute a "creation" of the social necessity for equal opportunities in the production and disposal of products. Nevertheless, the development and redistributive role of cooperatives in Crete has become open to controversy throughout the recent years, due to the problems of development and management that the co-operative organizations are called upon to face. In order to examine the economic environment and the competitiveness of cooperative Unions in Crete, a study aiming at the discovery of solutions for the reforming and increasing of competition among of agricultural unions was conducted. Distillation of this study constitutes the present article.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Unions; Cooperatives; Financial analysis; Mergers; Promethee; Multicriteria.; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44114

PRODUCTION AND MARKET INFORMATION STRATEGY FOR FISHERFOLKS COOPERATIVES IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF ONDO STATE
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Akegbejo-Samsons,   Y.
Information for agricultural and rural communities is a crucial tool in the fight against poverty in order to achieve food security. This paper presents the result of pilot fishnet initiative (FNI) of the Ilaje local government area of Ondo State. A model information network that provided data on fish production techniques and methodologies was established with the aim of networking all the fishers in the administrative area. Information on marketing and fish distribution were disseminated through traditional village meetings and modern communication devices such as TVs, leaflets, radio, posters etc under the roof of chairmen of fishermen cooperative groups. The level of effectiveness was measured for a period of 6 months. The results showed a high...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Fisherfolks; Market information; Cooperatives; Coastal communities; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54402

Water users' association in Bhima Lift Irrigation Scheme: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zala,   Mahendrasinh J.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Cooperatives; Water distribution; Low lift irrigation; Irrigation canals; Water rates; Cropping systems; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113712

Cooperatives' Position in the Fresh Vegetable Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Biggs,   Gilbert W.
Seventy-three fresh vegetable marketing cooperatives handled 57 different fresh vegetable commodities weighing 1.6 billion pounds; these vegetables are valued at more than $218 million. In 1986, cooperatives handled more than 4 percent of the total volume of nine principal fresh vegetables produced in the United States. Important concerns of fresh vegetable marketing cooperatives were competition from domestic and foreign areas, overproduction, labor shortage and high costs, marketing, quality, and transportation. Although associations were using their facilities to 71 percent of capacity, 58 percent planned expansion over the next 5 years to provide facilities for handling the expected increase in new members and increased volume of current members.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Vegetable; Fresh marketing; Organization; Grower payments; Selling arrangements; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52037

Water users' association in Kadoli Lift Irrigation Scheme: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patle,   Pritam K.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Low lift irrigation; Irrigation programs; Cooperatives; Sugarcane; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113701

Purchasing Characteristics of the Shelled Peanut Market
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Smith,   Nathan B.; Wolfe,   Kent.
The elimination of the quota program in 2002 reduced the barrier to entry into the peanut shelling industry.  Peanut producers have expressed interest in integrating up to peanut shelling and marketing their own peanuts to peanut manufacturers.  The peanut shelling and manufacturing sectors are concentrated, with little information available related to shelling costs and manufacturer purchasing characteristics for peanuts.  A peanut buyer survey was conducted to gauge the willingness of buyers to purchase peanuts from a new player in the market and to identify what characteristics are important to buyers.  The results indicate buyers are satisfied with current suppliers.  However, buyers use more than one supplier and are open to new suppliers in the market.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Food manufacturers; Peanut marketing; Peanut shelling; Peanuts; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56698

Virtual Investment Concepts and the Ethanol Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Siebert,   John W.; Hagerman,   Amy D.; Park,   John L.
The fast-growing US ethanol industry has historically been characterized by large downstream investments made by farmers. The authors assess the value which the stock market may hold for downstream investment by farmers as well as by ethanol manufacturers themselves. The model framework used herein expands on the original VEST framework developed by Siebert, Jones and Sporleder. A word of caution, the model herein is not intended to provide an on-going, risk-reducing business strategy. However, it can and does provide a quick method to calculate the reasonableness of a downstream investment request that a farmer (or any business person) might be challenged to consider. Although virtual stock market investments may certainly assist in value added...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Corn; Equities; Ethanol; Value added; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Q10; Q32.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53737

Dairy Product Manufacturing Costs at Cooperative Plants
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ling,   K. Charles.
Cost data are summarized for 14 plants manufacturing cheese, butter, and powder and average costs are presented for each product. Average cost curves are estimated for each plant. The scale of plant for least-cost operations is identified for plants of each product type. Plant capacity utilization and seasonal volume variation and their impacts on manufacturing cost are delineated.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Dairy; Average cost curve; Productivity; Capacity utilization; Seasonal variation; Economies of scale; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1983
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51567

Alternative to Disincentive Rice Producer Prices in Madagascar: Case Study in Alaotra Prefecture and Bongolava Prefecture
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ralandison,   Tsilavo; Shiratake,   Yoshiharu.
This study identifies the reasons for low producer prices of rice that have not covered its production costs for many years in Madagascar. The following points will be discussed: the farmers’ marketing conditions and the rural rice market structure, including the functions of each intervening trader preceding rice distribution in urban centers. The study also assesses current functions of the agricultural farmer cooperative: an organization expected to enable the establishment of fair trade in the domestic rice market. The data come from interviews conducted with 120 farmers, 20 traders, and the survey of the overall cooperative associations in two prefectures and main rice suppliers of the capital city. The analysis reveals that farmers were often...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Madagascar; Markets; Rice; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Relations/Trade; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52005

What Determines Productivity Growth of Agricultural Cooperatives?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ariyaratne,   Chatura B.; Featherstone,   Allen M.; Langemeier,   Michael R.
This paper examines productivity of a sample of grain marketing and farm supply cooperatives from 1990 to 1998.  The cooperative industry’s productivity or growth was mainly due to improvement in technology rather than improvement in pure efficiency or scale.  The cooperative industry’s productivity was primarily associated with the grain, fertilizer, and agrochemical product lines.  Policies that raise fertilizer prices would encourage a cooperative to be technically more productive.  In general, policies that raise prices of grain, fertilizer, and agrochemicals would encourage a cooperative to be more productive overall.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Input bias; Output bias; Productivity; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; D24; Q13.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43748

Internationalization and Firm Performance in Agribusiness: Empirical Evidence from European Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Heyder,   Matthias; Makus,   Christian; Theuvsen,   Ludwig.
The ongoing internationalization of markets has become a major issue also for companies of the agribusiness. Nevertheless, neither the degree of internationalization of agribusiness firms nor the internationalization-performance relationship in the agribusiness sector have been analyzed thoroughly so far. To help fill this void, we use panel data compiled from annual reports and balance sheets to investigate the internationalization as well as the internationalization-performance relationship of 21 leading European cooperatives in the dairy and meat sectors. Our results indicate that internationalization has a significant positive impact on firm performance.
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Internationalization; Firm performance; Cooperatives; Dairy industry; Meat industry; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; International Relations/Trade; Production Economics.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121847

Export Market Development for Agricultural Commodity Promotion Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spatz,   Karen J.
Export market development activities are an integral part of today's agricultural marketing due to increasing competition worldwide. Marketing activities include promotion, advertising, and research financed by private and government-supported commodity groups. Cooperatives and private industry primarily market brand products but they also support generic promotion through legislated commodity programs. Federal and State agricultural commodity promotion programs are supported by growers and/or handlers, including cooperatives and their members. These legislated commodity programs promote domestically and overseas. Half of the 256 State checkoff programs reported export promotion expenditures totaling more than $27 million in 1986. Exporting cooperatives...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Generic advertising; Agricultural exports; State checkoff programs; Federal marketing orders; International Relations/Trade.
Ano: 1989
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52021

Cooperatives and Contracting in Agriculture: The Case of West Liberty Foods
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Ginder,   Roger G.; Hueth,   Brent; Marcoul,   Philippe.
The West Liberty Foods turkey cooperative was formed in 1996 to purchase the assets and assume operations of Louis Rich Foods (an investor-owned processing firm), which, at the time, announced the imminent shutdown of its West Liberty, Iowa, processing facility. We study the creation and performance of this "new generation" cooperative using field interviews with grower members and company management. We describe changes, before and after the buyout, in the contractual apparatus used for procuring live turkeys, and in the communication requirements, work expectations, and financial positions of growers. During the private ownership period, most of the inputs (except labor and facilities) were provided by the firm; there was substantial supervision of the...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Procurement; Financial contracting; Agriculture; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18583

The Horizon Problem Reconsidered
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Olesen,   Henrik Ballebye.
This paper challenges the general view in the literature that cooperatives underinvest, because some members will exit the cooperative before the full benefits from their investments are harvested (the horizon problem). This paper demonstrates that full equity redemption will solve the horizon problem. The majority of members will, however, bias the exit payment to their own advantage. This will lead to overinvestment. Thus, the main finding in this paper is that if there is a horizon problem, it will lead to overinvestment – not underinvestment.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Investment incentives; Financial structure; Agribusiness; D23; J54; P13.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24489

Returns to scope? Smallholders commercialization through multipurpose cooperatives in Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Bernard,   Tanguy; Seyoum Taffesse,   Alemayehu.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholders; Commercialization; Cooperatives; Ethiopia; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51564

Post Merger Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Richards,   Timothy J.; Manfredo,   Mark R.
Agricultural cooperatives are participating in mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures at a record pace.  While post-post merger performance has been examined extensively for investor owned firms, this has not been the case for agricultural cooperatives since these firms do not have an explicit profit motive nor publicly traded stock.  Results from a three-stage econometric model reveal that a major motivation for cooperatives to engage in these activities is to circumvent unique capital constraints, thus resulting in improved profitability.  Furthermore, the decision to merge and financial performance are jointly endogenous, with profitability positively influenced and sales growth negatively influenced by the likelihood of merger.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Acquisitions; Capital constraints; Cooperatives; Financial performance; Joint ventures; Mergers; Probit modeling; Strategic alliances; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/20531

LOCAL COOPERATIVES' EVALUATION OF BUSINESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hine,   Susan E.; Fulton,   Joan R.; Loureiro,   Maria L.; Vandeburg,   Jennifer M.; McNamara,   Kevin T.
Agricultural cooperatives have been restructuring, by way of mergers, acquisitions, joint-ventures, and strategic alliances, to increase efficiencies to remain competitive in a changing business environment. The research evaluating the reorganization of cooperatives has revealed that less than one-half of the restructured businesses are financially successful. There is the potential to significantly influence the future health of the cooperative business sector if, first, insights can be gained concerning the factors being considered by cooperative managers when making restructuring decisions and, second, extension education programs can be adapted to meet the greatest need. In this study we examine: (a) what methods of valuation cooperatives are using...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Capital budgeting methods; Cooperatives; Finance; Restructuring; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14677

Cooperatives' Role in the Artificial Insemination Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
The artificial insemination industry provides breeding products and services for both dairy and beef cattle. Two-thirds of the industry is organized as producer-owned cooperatives. The industry has been so highly successful in meeting the needs of producers for a high-quality reliable product that the United States is the world's leading producer and exporter of bull semen. Yet, more bulls (and consequently more cooperatives) are available than are technically needed for genetic variation and breeding requirements. The result of such product proliferation is higher semen prices and excessive costs for inventory, distribution, and marketing. To maintain their prominent role in the industry, the 22 cooperatives need to consolidate to streamline the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Artificial insemination; Semen; Dairy cattle; Breeding; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52019

Water users' association in Bhestan Minor (Mohini), Ukai Kakrapar Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patel,   Jayeshkumar S.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Irrigation management; Water users associations; Cooperatives; Farmers attitudes; Leadership; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113698

MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, JOINT VENTURES, AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hudson,   Darren; Herndon,   Cary W., Jr.
A recent merger "wave" has occurred within the economy, including the agricultural sector.  Some research has been conducted on publicly traded companies, but there is little information available on merger activity within agricultural cooperatives.  This paper presents the results of a recent survey of agricultural cooperatives and attempts to identify major trends in merger activity within cooperatives.
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mergers; Acquisitions; Joint ventures; Strategic alliances; Cooperatives; Surveys; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2000
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15799

The Role of Specialized Agricultural Credit Institutions in the Development of the Rural Finance Sector of Armenia: Case of Credit Clubs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Urutyan,   Vardan E.; Aleksandryan,   Mariana; Hovhannisyan,   Vardges.
The paper aims at studying the challenges of agricultural finance in Armenia. Strengthening the rural credit markets and institutions in Armenia is of paramount importance. The study reviews and analyzes the outcomes of the Agricultural Credit Club Program implemented by the US Department of Agriculture Marketing Assistance Program in Armenia. The study identifies the attitudes and perceptions of member farmers relating to the level of interest rates and access to credit. The findings provided clear indications of the challenges facing the improvement or even development of rural financial markets and agricultural credit institutions from the demand side of agricultural credits. The study concentrates on several important issues like: problems with loan...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Credit clubs; Rural finance; Agricultural credit; Cooperatives; Agricultural Finance; Q13; Q14.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25276

The changing federated relationship between local and regional cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
The evolution of the federated relationship between local and regional cooperatives is examined from the perspective of local cooperatives’ need for commodity-based farm supplies and regional cooperatives’ identity as food companies. Because locals want many competing bids for the supplies they purchase, they resist a strong and close affiliation with regional cooperatives, which then find themselves with excess capacity. Regionals have responded by instituting tighter bonds with selected local cooperatives operating as "internal supply networks," in exchange for certain benefits. This adaptation reduces the impact of divergent goals among regionals and locals within the federated system.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Federation; Networks; Competition; Regionalization.; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44645

Local Cooperatives' Role in the Identity-Preserved Grain Industry
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
This study examines how locally owned cooperatives have responded to the transition from commodity to identity-preserved grain marketing. Survey results showed locals’ overall commitment to identity-preserved grains was determined more by a cultural receptivity to innovation than by differences in priorities among grain, feed, and general managers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Grain; Identity-preserved grain; Specialty grain; Innovation; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42911

Black Farmers in America, 1865-2000: The Pursuit of Independent Farming and the Role of Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Reynolds,   Bruce J.
A history of U.S. black farmers pursuit of independent farming and the role of cooperatives from 1865-2000.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Independent farming; Black farmers; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Political Economy; Public Economics.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/117049

Innovation in Food Networks and Organizational Diversity: A Case Study from the UK Retail Cooperative Sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sodano,   Valeria; Hingley,   Martin.
The still ongoing processes of consolidation and globalization affect the organizational diversity of the food system in very complex and somehow contradictory ways. The few transnational companies (TNCs) in whose hands the most part of food processing and distribution activities is concentrated, continuously look for organizational innovations to enhance their profits. Inter-firms collaborative arrangements, global sourcing and sector diversification are some of the most widely followed strategies that require (and/or lead to) new organizational forms. The paper identifies some important patterns of organizational structures and innovation in the food (and specifically food retailing) system, in order to evaluate the role and the competitiveness of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Local and global competitiveness; Retailing; Regional sourcing; Socially responsible food networks; UK; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59199

Water users' association in Anklav Subminor of Mahi Kadana Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Patel,   Kamlesh K.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Cooperatives; Farmers attitudes; Irrigation canals; Water distribution; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113699

Marketing, cooperatives and price heterogeneity: evidence from the CIS dairy sector
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sauer,   Johannes; Gorton,   Matthew; White,   John.
Drawing on survey data, this paper identifies the determinants of variations in farm gate milk prices for three CIS countries (Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine). We apply a multi-level modeling approach, specifically a bootstrapped mixed-effects linear regression model. The analysis suggests three main strategies to improve the price received by farmers for their output: consolidation, competition for output and stable supply chain relationships. In Armenia and Ukraine selling through a marketing cooperative has a significant, positive, albeit modest, effect on farm gate milk prices. In all three countries studied, the size of dairy operations, trust and contracting also affect positively the prices received by farmers.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Price heterogeneity; Milk; Cooperatives; Armenia; Moldova; Ukraine; Agribusiness; Demand and Price Analysis; Marketing; O13; P32; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103722

Scheduling and Routing Milk from Farm to Processors by a Cooperative
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prasertsri,   Peerapon; Kilmer,   Richard L.
A milk marketing cooperative (MMC) was created by Florida dairy farmers to link the primary supply of fluid milk with the derived demand of processors in the vertical market. For any given milk supply, the revenue or return to farmers per unit of milk is the average milk price received by the MMC minus the MMC’s transfer cost. An important task for the MMC is to operate the fluid milk hauling system that optimizes the MMC’s milk transfer cost (routing and scheduling cost) subject to farm and plant schedules. The objective of this study is to determine if it is economically feasible to implement a more efficient routing and scheduling of farm-to-plant milk collection by the MMC.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Margins; Milk; Routing; Scheduling; Demand and Price Analysis; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59380

INTERCOOPERAÇÃO E ESTILOS DE NEGOCIAÇÃO EM COOPERATIVAS PRODUTORAS DE VINHO NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Silva,   Tania Nunes da; Goncalves,   Wilson Magela; Dias,   Marcelo Fernandes Pacheco.
This aim of the study was to comprehend the relation between the cooperatives’ negotiation strategies and the principle of intercooperation. Sixteen wine producing cooperatives in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were assessed, all members of the Wine Producer Cooperatives’ Federation (FECOVINHO). The data were obtained in a meeting of the Federation in which a representative of each cooperative was present. On that occasion, the survey was presented and its importance and goals were explained. Over 10 questionnaires were distributed in each cooperative, making a total of 176 potential respondents. The questionnaires’ final return was 62, corresponding to an answer percentage of 35.23%. The questionnaire was answered by members, executive members and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperation; Cooperatives; Negotiation strategies; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Industrial Organization.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93580

The Role and Success Factors of Livestock Trading Cooperatives: Lessons from German Pork Production
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Theuvsen,   Ludwig; Franz,   Annabell.
In recent years the organization of meat supply chains has been among the most animatedly discussed topics in agriculture and the food industry. Many authors hypothesize that contracts and vertical integration are paramount for the future competitiveness of meat production. But most arguments do not take into account the complexity of today's meat supply chains and the pivotal role private and cooperative livestock traders still play in many countries. In this paper we analyze the role and success factors of livestock trading cooperatives in modern meat supply chains. The results show that livestock trading cooperatives are most successful when their service spectrum meets members' needs and offers an added value to farmers. From a theoretical perspective,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Equifinality; Livestock trading; Meat industry; Success factors.; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8164

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION NORTH DAKOTA COOPERATIVES MAKE TO THE STATE ECONOMY
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Coon,   Randal C.; Leistritz,   F. Larry.
Cooperatives are an important form of business organization in North Dakota; 405 cooperatives were operating in the state in 2004, with most (224) related to agriculture (farm supply, agricultural processing, and grain handling). In addition, 33 utility, 66 financial, and 82 cooperatives classified as "other" were operating in the state in 2004.  Cooperatives exist to enhance sale price, reduce costs, or provide a service or product for their member-owners, but they also contribute significantly to the state's economy.  This report will provide estimates of the contribution North Dakota cooperatives make to the state economy measured in terms of such key economic indicators as retail trade, personal income, total business activity, employment, and tax...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; North Dakota; Economic impact; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23663

Efficiency of Investor Owned Firms and Cooperatives Revisited
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Soboh,   Rafat; Oude Lansink,   Alfons G.J.M.; van Dijk,   Gert.
Providing a performance measure of any firm is a crucial issue, not only for the stakeholders of the firm, but also for policy makers, labor unions, and economists. The relevant performance measures should consider the objectives of the firm’s owners. The ownership structure of cooperatives is different from that of investors owned firms, which in principle implies the need of different tools to measure their performance. Typically, however, the performance of cooperatives and investor owned firm is mostly compared using the same approach. In this study, we use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to compare the performance of dairy cooperatives and investor owned firms in major European dairy producing countries using a traditional approach, which views both...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: DEA; Hyperbolic efficiency; Cooperatives; Investor Owned Firms; Bootstrapping; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58132

A niche marketing guide for lamb cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Kazmierczak,   Tamra Kirkpatrick; Bell,   James B.
The two types of niche markets targeted by lamb marketing cooperatives are described in this guide. The first type includes specialty middlemen outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb to specialized niches within the traditional meat marketing system of retail food stores, restaurants, food service outlets, and specialty distributors. The second type includes those outlets that cooperatives used to market lamb directly to the consumer, such as freezer markets, farmers' markets, mobile markets, and mail order sales. This guide also describes the advertising, promotional, and other marketing programs used by cooperatives to target these markets. Finally the competition, product differentiation, capital requirements, market development, management,...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Lamb; Niche marketing; Marketing programs; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49825

Marketing and Transportation of Grain By Local Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hunley,   Charles L.
A total of 2,060 local cooperative associations handled 4.7 billion bushels of grain during the 1982-83 marketing year. This is about 41 percent of all grain sold off-farm during the year. Cooperative grain storage capacity totaled 2.5 billion bushels. Corn, at 1 .5 billion bushels, ranked as the leading grain marketed; wheat was second at slightly under 1.0 billion. More than half of the grain sold by local cooperatives moved by truck.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Grain handling; Grain elevator; Grain bank; Grain transportation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1985
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52039

Exporting: an avenue for dairy cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Spatz,   Karen J.; Brainich,   Eric.
One avenue of growth for U.S. dairy cooperatives is exporting. Long- term market development is one ingredient for success in international sales. Given possible trade liberalization, cooperatives should evaluate their position in the global marketplace and develop a plan to ensure growth and stability for members. The first part of this report evaluates world dairy market conditions. It looks at trends in world trade and cost of production and policies of major milk-producing countries. Various marketing organizations and practices such as joint ventures could be employed to facilitate exports. A description of the marketing strategies used by the New Zealand Dairy Board illustrates how these practices have been utilized for a successful international...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Dairy exports; Cooperative exports; Dairy; Dairy cooperatives; Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 1990
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49823

Operating Patterns of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Swanson,   Bruce L.
Growth of fruit- and vegetable-processing cooperatives slowed in the late seventies. High-growth cooperatives employed more full-time employees and more headquarters personnel than low-growth ones and organized their operations to minimize the impact of the peak season. The 14 cooperatives that were studied sold most of their products to chainstores, but the high-growth cooperatives sold a smaller proportion of their total product to chains and to Federal and State Government agencies than did the low-growth cooperatives.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Associations; Cooperatives; Financial characteristics; Fruits; Operating features; Organizational features; Processing; Vegetables; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52043

THE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING COOPERATIVES IN DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCT MARKETS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cotterill,   Ronald W.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Product differentiation; Agricultural marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25936

A Local Cooperative's Financial and Strategic Analysis of the Evaluation of Potential Merger Partners
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Fulton,   Joan R.; Hine,   Susan E.; Vandeburg,   Jennifer M.; McNamara,   Kevin T.
This is a two-part teaching case developed through in-person interviews which were conducted with the managers of locally owned farm supply/grain marketing cooperatives in Indiana and Colorado in the spring of 2000. The case has been written so that each part can be used individually or together and can also be used in either the undergraduate classroom or in extension programming with cooperative managers and directors. Part I focuses on how to use financial analysis in business reorganization decisions and Part II focuses on how to analyze alternative business reorganization possibilities from a strategic management perspective.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Mergers; Evaluation of alternative business strategies; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8155

STANDPOINTS OF THE DIRECTORS OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES ABOUT THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE WORK OF COOPERATIVE UNIONS IN SERBIA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Sevarlic,   Miladin M.; Nikolic,   Marija M.; Simmons,   Richard.
Goal of this paper is to analyse 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 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...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Director; Premises - evaluation; Membership; Cooperatives; Cooperative activities; Cooperative unions; Agribusiness; Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57476

THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVES ON PRODUCT INNOVATION IN THE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Drivas,   Kyriakos; Giannakas,   Konstantinos.
This paper develops a game-theoretic model of heterogeneous consumers to analyze the effect of cooperative involvement on quality-enhancing product innovation activity, the pricing of food products, and the welfare of the groups involved in the context of a mixed duopoly where an openmembership consumer co-op competes with an IOF. Analytical results show that the involvement of the member welfare-maximizing co-op in R&amp;D can be quality and welfare enhancing by increasing the arrival rate of product innovations and reducing the prices of food products. The effectiveness of the coop is shown to depend on the nature of product differentiation and the relative quality of its products, the degree of consumer heterogeneity, and the size of innovation costs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Product innovation; Mixed oligopoly; Retained earnings; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21223

Cooperativas de la Nueva Generacion en Manitoba, Canada: ¿Cuál es la demora?
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Calberg,   Jared G.; Turko,   Tasha J.
New Generation Co-Operatives (NGCs) have become an increasingly popular method for agricultural producers in the United States to capture a share of the downstream rents created by the processing of their agricultural commodities. NGC development has been rapid in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota, but in the neighbouring Canadian province of Manitoba, there are almost no NGCs. After providing a background on NGCs and their unique characteristics, this paper discusses five hypotheses for the comparatively low NGC adoption rates in Manitoba compared to its neighbouring states. Higher farm income levels, better availability of development assistance, and a more favourable regulatory framework are identified as reasons why there are many more NGCs in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Manitoba; New generation; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48612

Grain Marketing Cooperatives' Adjustments to Farm Programs
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gunn,   Steven P.; Cobia,   David W.
A personal interview survey of 87 grain marketing cooperatives regarding the impact of changes in government programs and planned responses to the dilemma of excess capacity and loss of government storage income and related factors is reported. Government storage payment's impact on financial performance was ranked 77% more important than the second (other government programs) of 7 factors (e.g., interest rates). Government storage accounted for 20% of their net income. They acquired an average of 800,000 bu. of storage capacity in response to government programs. PIK and roll increased annual income an average of $39,000 in 1986-87. Participation in CCC weekly auctions averaged 51% and in catalog sales 87%. Most managers felt that government programs did...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Marketing strategies; Farm programs; Grain marketing; Country elevators; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1992
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23156

Quality Provision and Governance Structure Variety:   Pooling versus double markup
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Liang,   Qiao; Hendrikse,   George W.J.; Huang,   Zuhui.
This paper examines how farmers producing differentiated quality products choose different governance structures in a non-cooperative game between farmers, enterprises, and consumers. A cooperative and an IOF (investor owned firm) coexist in equilibrium and low quality is delivered by the cooperative. The trade-off between pooling and the elimination of the double markup determines the attractiveness of cooperatives compared to IOFs.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Quality; Cooperatives; Investor-Owned Firms; Agricultural and Food Policy; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Political Economy; C72; L22; Q13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90805

Organizing Meatpacking Cooperatives: Recent Producer Attempts
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hogeland,   Julie A.
Montana Livestock Cooperative and the Utah-based Intermountain Livestock Packing Association are meatpacking cooperatives established through equity and livestock commitments by producers. Their goals are to obtain sufficient capital to construct and operate a slaughter/processing plant. Member involvement requires a comprehensive feasibility study to show need for the plant and an understanding of cooperative organization.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Meatpacking plants; Cooperatives; Livestock production; Montana; Utah; New business formation; Farmers' Union; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51385

Establishing a Cotton-Ginning Cooperative in the Southeast
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Simon,   Donald M.; Garland,   William R.; Halkett,   Jan.
The producer-members of the proposed Albemarle Cotton Growers Cooperative presently experience costly and dangerous conditions in transporting seed cotton to distant ginning sites. These growers seek to acquire locally a cooperatively owned and operated cotton gin. This study of the proposed venture reports on producer surveys and financial projections, and estimates member benefits and return on investment. This cotton-ginning cooperative may considerably improve the net farm incomes of local producers. The feasibility analysis concludes that it is possible for these North Carolina growers to earn a respectable return on their cooperative investment. However, firm volume and equity commitments on the part of growers will be required. This study may be...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cotton gins; Cooperatives; Cotton; Feasibility analysis; Rural development; Return on investment; Cooperative benefits; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1981
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52023

Water users' association in Left Bank Canal of Baldeva Medium Irrigation Project: farmers' experience
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Prajapati,   Suresh M.
Tipo: Book
Palavras-chave: Water users associations; Cooperatives; Irrigation programs; Benefits; Water distribution; Maintenance; Farm Management; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/113705

One Player Games versus Two Player Games: Comparing Agribusiness Cooperatives with Investor-Owned Business Models
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Parker,   Frederick.
Cooperative business firms are prevalent in agribusiness, yet no concise generalized model exists to demonstrate how and why cooperative firms differ from, and may be selected over, the more common investor owned business firm. It is shown within a generic transaction game that cooperatives fill both producer and consumer roles as an aggregated player that is expected to maximize aggregate producer and consumer payoffs rather than maximizing either payoff separately, which contrasts with investor owned firms as essentially two player games between separate and competing producers and consumers where each player seeks to maximize their separate payoff individually. A cardinally valued game theoretic matrix is used to demonstrate the expected differences...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Game Theory; Collective Action; Agricultural Economics; Theory of the Firm; Agribusiness; B5; C7; D7; L2; L3; Q1.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/100691

EVOLUÇÃO DO CRÉDITO RURAL NO BRASIL E O PAPEL DAS COOPERATIVAS AGROPECUÁRIAS NO FINANCIAMENTO DOS PRODUTORES RURAIS
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Gimenes,   Regio Marcio Toesca; Gimenes,   Fatima Pegorini; Gozer,   Isabel Cristina.
Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a evolução do crédito rural no Brasil e o papel das cooperativas agropecuárias no sistema formal como no informal de crédito. Após analisar as informações obtidas na revisão da literatura percebe-se que: a) o montante de recursos ofertados pelo Sistema Nacional de Crédito Rural aos produtores e suas cooperativas não atende a demanda existente e a sua escassez constitui-se num entrave ao desenvolvimento sustentável do agronegócio brasileiro; b) há uma resistência dos agentes financeiros em conceder crédito às cooperativas, devido às imperfeições existentes no mercado agropecuário e ao paternalismo com que são dirigidas; c) é inegável a importância das cooperativas agropecuárias como um elo de ligação entre os...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Crédito Rural; Agronegócio; Cooperativismo; Rural credit; Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Agricultural Finance.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112618

Equity Redemption: Issues and Alternatives for Farmer Cooperatives [This report is now at http://purl.umn.edu/180969]
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Cobia,   David W.; Royer,   Jeffrey S.; Wissman,   Roger A.; Smith,   Dennis Paul; Davidson,   Donald R.; Lurya,   Stephen D.; Mather,   J. Warren; Brown,   Phillip F.; Krueger,   Kenneth P.
This report is now at http://purl.umn.edu/180969
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Finance; Equity redemption; Law; Tax; Agribusiness.
Ano: 1982
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56160

RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL NO AGRONEGÓCIO COOPERATIVO: O CASO DA COOPERATIVA AGRÍCOLA CONSOLATA
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Nishigawa,   Karina Sayuri; Gimenes,   Fatima Pegorini; Gimenes,   Regio Marcio Toesca.
A destruição do meio ambiente, o desemprego e a negligência para com a sociedade fizeram com que o mundo empresarial passasse a encarar a responsabilidade social como uma nova estratégia para potencializar seu desenvolvimento a longo prazo. Neste sentido, os princípios cooperativistas abrangidos por adesão livre; distribuição das sobras líquidas; gestão democrática; promoção da educação; taxa limitada de juros ao capital social; e a cooperação entre as cooperativas, denotam a expressiva inserção da responsabilidade social junto às cooperativas. Este artigo procura analisar a origem e a evolução do conceito de responsabilidade social. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, onde se caracteriza a importância da responsabilidade social para o crescimento...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Responsabilidade Social; Agronegócio; Cooperativismo; Social Responsability; Agribusiness; Cooperatives; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/112761

Measuring the Local Economic Impact of Cooperatives
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Zeuli,   Kimberly A.; Deller,   Steven C.
The ability to measure the economic importance of cooperatives to communities is not purely an academic question. Policy makers, cooperative organizations, and community development practitioners are increasingly asking for such information. The most commonly used methodology is input-output analysis. The limitations of input-output analysis when applied to cooperatives have not yet been comprehensively explained in the literature, although they significantly affect the application of the model as well as the interpretation of results. We discuss five issues that need to be addressed when using input-output models and suggest additional analysis that should be completed to gain an accurate assessment of the local economic impact of cooperatives.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Economic impact; Community development; Input-output models; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58682