With the 2008 EU's CAP reform the governance of the EU's dairy sector changes. This paper focuses on governance structures between dairy farms and milk processors. To get insight in regional differences within the EU, a literature research and interviews are conducted in three case study areas,...

The spatial dimension of most agricultural raw product markets (e.g., milk) and the high concentration of food processors facilitate the exercise of market power towards farmers. In the milk sector, processors that are investor-owned firms (IOFs) compete alongside processing cooperatives (COOPs)...

A supply chain in disarray can be identified as a barrier not only to growth for the agricultural sector but also to achieving food security in a country because it may lead to either a deficiency in food production and/or too high prices. Using the dairy sector of Malawi as an example, the...

Mit dem voraussichtlichen Ende der Milchquote im Wirtschaftsjahr 2014/2015 entfällt das hoheitliche Milchmengenregime (FAHLBUSCH ET AL. 2009, LATACZ-LOHMANN/ HEMME 2008, 2007, EU-KOMMISSION 2007). Dies bedeutet einen weitreichenden Einschnitt in die Rahmenbedingungen der europäischen...

Co-operatives need to be managed on efficient and profitable lines. Well-managed co-operatives will not only surpass commercial private dairies in their economic and productivity impacts, but they are also likely to function as vehicles of development and change in rural economy. Well-managed...

This study covered 150 cooperative member milk producers and 150 non-member milk producers which were post-stratified into Landless, Marginal, small, medium and large herd size categories. Break-even point is a point where no profit no loss status achieved where MR=MC. In this study break-even...

Existence of gender imbalances is among the challenges of the agricultural production and marketing cooperatives Sub-Saharan Africa. Promotion of women-only cooperatives have been regarded as a better avenue to enabling women’s inclusion in the labour force and to achieve women’s...