Data/hora: 04/06/2024 01:15:14

Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Agricultural Cooperatives and Unions of Cooperatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Opportunities for Improvement	
Autores: 	Hanson,   James C.; Matavulj,   Miodrag; Manzuk,   Gregory; Richardson,   John G.	
Data: 	2008-02-24	
Ano: 	2007	
Palavras-chave: 	Bosnia and Herzegovina; Agricultural cooperatives; Union of agricultural cooperatives; Agricultural development; Agribusiness.	
Resumo: 	Given the breakup of Yugoslavia and the ensuing war, there has been massive changes in the agricultural structure in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In particular, the remade cooperatives and the unions of cooperatives that are supposed to serve them are struggling. This paper examines the needs of the agricultural cooperatives to be more successful and identifies what support will likely come from the unions of cooperatives and what must come from other sources. Data was obtained in three ways: 1) questionnaires to a large group of cooperatives, 2) focus groups with a smaller number of cooperatives, and 3) personal interviews with union of cooperatives representatives. The findings indicated that the unions of cooperatives are working on institutional issues such as registering and auditing cooperatives, and resolving land ownership conflicts. However, since the cooperatives are not familiar with the market economy, they also need help in business management, marketing, legal services, and organizational effectiveness. It is not likely that the unions will be able to help the cooperatives with these issues. New partners such as the Ministry of Agriculture, colleges of agriculture, or non-governmental organizations should be tasked with providing this educational support.	
Tipo: 	Working or Discussion Paper	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	26013

http://purl.umn.edu/7344	
Relação: 	University of Maryland&gt;Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics&gt;Working Papers

Working Paper

WP07-02	
Formato: 	14