The ability to measure the economic importance of cooperatives to communities is not purely an academic question … cooperatives have not yet been comprehensively explained in the literature, although they significantly affect the application of … of cooperatives. …

In Russia many agricultural supply and marketing cooperatives have been established by governmental authorities, and … internationally it may have a rationale; the development of cooperatives, which are highly needed in Russian agriculture, might be … views of cooperatives. This study investigates whether this process takes place. The study compares data from two surveys …

Commercialization through cooperatives has the potential to reduce transaction costs and improve bargaining power of … agricultural cooperatives from the Ethiopian Highlands, the analysis reveals that collective marketing faces cyclical challenges … related to increased competition. Empirical results also suggest that among Ethiopian cooperatives, those located in the …

This study concerns the political, economic and socio-psychological conditions for marketing and supply cooperatives in … development of cooperatives. Therefore, the focus is directed towards the socio-psychological factors. The aim of the study is to … from a total of 927 agricultural producers, both members and nonmembers of existing cooperatives. The findings reveal that …

cooperatives over the period 2003– 2007. Our findings reveal that increased liquidity tended to allow farm supply cooperatives to … operate more efficiently, but reduced the efficiency of cooperatives which provide farm supply and grain marketing services …. These results suggest strategies for cooperatives during times of illiquidity and other credit constraints for achieving …

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 explores the organizational features of the newly established cooperatives as …