Cooperation amongst natural resource users is key to sustainably managing ecosystems. This paper focuses on the impact that livestock farming can have on the quality of a water body and investigates farmers’ willingness to cooperate to maintain a given quality level under two different sources...

Lack of credit for farming is one of the main obstacles that poor Thai farmers face. Most agricultural credits from commercial banks are given to large agricultural businesses thus leaving out poor farmers who consequently have to borrow from informal sources with high interest rates. The Bank...

This study explores barriers to cooperation among cooperatives in the uMgungundlovu District in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, based on a cross-sectional qualitative design with twenty-six conveniently selected cooperatives. Representatives of the participating cooperatives were interviewed using...

As far as the development of co-operative societies in Tanzania is concerned, it is important to study not only the history of co-operative societies, but also history of Co-operative Education (CE). History ascertains ways through which CE has been featured in the development of Co-operative...

Leadership demands on Agricultural Co-operatives’ boards of directors are greater today than ever before. Directors are charged with, not only the fiduciary duties of the organization but the strategic vision to recognize changing trends in agriculture, economic viability, and market needs to...

This study evaluated suitability of the provided co-operative education (CE) on the aspects of context, input and process of delivery. The study was informed by the Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) Model. A Constructivist Paradigm was used to focus the study. While a cross-sectional...