The objective of the workshop is to give orientation to early-career social scientists interested in the study of cooperation and cooperative organizations. Our aim is to provide a forum for networking and discussion on methodical strengths and weaknesses for the study of cooperative organizations.

Topics: - Marketing chains and food quality management - Co-existence of GMO production and conventional agriculture - Participation, co-operatives and producer groups - Land markets, access to credit, farm planning and financing - Agricultural labour - Environmental monitoring, natural resource...