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Agricultural Cooperatives and Unions of Cooperatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Opportunities for Improvement in Providing Services and Educational Programs for Farmers

Hanson, James C.; Matavulj, Miodrag; Manzuk, Gregory; … - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 38 (2010) 1

There have been major changes in the agricultural structure in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The remade cooperatives and the unions of cooperatives are struggling. This paper examines the needs of the agricultural cooperatives in order for them to be more successful, and identifies what support will...

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THE ROLE OF AGRIBUSINESS IN DEVELOPMENT: REPLACING THE DIMINISHED ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN RAISING RURAL INCOMES

Stanton, Julie V. - In: Journal of Agribusiness 18 (2000) 2

suggests development policy be enlarged to encompass agribusiness enterprises. Localized agribusiness can help rural …

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Role of Financial Variables in Explaining the Profitability of North Dakota Farm Supply and Grain Marketing Cooperatives

McKee, Gregory J.; Shaik, Saleem; Boland, Michael A. - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 37 (2009) 2

This paper examines the profitability of a balanced sample of 58 North Dakota farm supply and grain marketing cooperatives over the period 2003â€“ 2007. Our findings reveal that increased liquidity tended to allow farm supply cooperatives to operate more efficiently, but reduced the...

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Privatizing a State Farm in Kazakhstan

Garcia, Roberto J.; Silvis, Anne Heinze - In: Journal of Agribusiness 14 (1996) 1

This dissolution of the Soviet Union served the state-directed linkages between state-owned farms and agribusiness … transformation in the political and economic structures of state-owned farms and state-owned agribusiness enterprises. Directors of …

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Perceptions of Rural Air Quality: What Will the Neighbors Think?

Lohr, Luanne - In: Journal of Agribusiness 14 (1996) 1

Individuals exposed to odors from livestock facilities do not report annoyance uniformly. The reaction to a detectable odor depends on perceptions of the odor and its source which are mediated by odor attributes and personal factors. Correlations among these factors were tested in a rural...

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Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Community Development: The case of Israeli Kibbutz

Heilbrunn, Sibylle - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 33 (2005) 2

Globalization, industrialization and structural changes in traditional rural employment patterns have caused rural communities such as the Israeli Kibbutz to search for development strategies in order to survive. Self development constitutes one possible approach to community development. It...

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Aspects of Weakening Cooperation in the Israeli Moshav

Ben-Dror, Giora; Sofer, Michael - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 38 (2010) 2

This paper explores the attitudes of members of three moshavim located in different parts of Israel regarding the reasons for the weakening of the cooperation within their cooperative association and settlement. Major reasons include government policy and the inability of the moshav cooperative...

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Compliance with Rules and Sanctions in Producer Groups in Poland

Banaszak, Ilona; Beckmann, Volker - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 38 (2010) 1

This paper examines the determinants of compliance with rules and imposing sanctions in Polish farmer cooperative organizations called producer groups. The main task performed by these groups is to organize joint sales of the output produced by individual farmers. Members of some groups broke...

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The Rise of New Farmer Cooperatives in China: Evidence from Hubei Province

Bijman, Jos; Hu, Dinghuan - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 39 (2011) 2

Since the late 1990s, the number of farmer cooperatives in China has rapidly grown. The adoption of the national law on farmer professional cooperatives in 2007 has led to significant governmental support for the establishment and management of farmer professional cooperatives. This paper...

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