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Structure and Culture: The Evolution of Irish Agricultural Cooperation

MURTAGH, AISLING; WARD, MICHAEL - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 39 (2011) 2

Dairy cooperative structures in Ireland have evolved through time. Irelandâ€™s twentieth century dairy cooperatives emerged in a market environment that is vastly different from the one in which they operate today. This paper looks firstly at the broad evolution of structural changes in...

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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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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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Toward a New Definition of Community Partnership: A Three-Dimensional Approach

Shemer, Orna; Schmid, Hillel - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 35 (2007) 2

We propose a new definition of partnership, which emphasizes the role and meaning of power in creating partnership. Following a case study of change processes within a kibbutz community undergoing lifestyle changes, The proposed definition focuses on three dimensions of partnership: (a) the...

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Women's Cooperatives and their Contribution to the Local Development of the North Aegean Region, Greece

Vakoufaris, Hristos; Kizos, Thanasis; Spilanis, Ioannis; … - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 35 (2007) 1

cooperativesâ€™ members to fully understand their new role as businesswomen and the small participation of rural women are the …

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Wine Roads in Greece: A Cooperation for the Development of Local Tourism in Rural Areas

Karafolas, Simeon - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 35 (2007) 1

An association of Wine Roads was developed in Greece at the beginning of the 1990s in an attempt to boost rural tourism. The association was created by wine producers in the regions of Macedonia and was then extended to Epirus, Thessaly and Thrace. Its main purpose has been the promotion of wine...

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Financial Cooperatives: Problems and Challenges in the Post-Crisis Era

Alexopoulos, Yiorgos; Goglio, Silvio - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 39 (2011) 1

The last years have witnessed a wide reshaping of the banking scene, the aftermath of which includes an increased risk of operative downsizing of the banking system towards certain customer segmentations, marginal areas and activities. Recently the banking scene has deteriorated, especially at...

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Contributions of Informal Savings and Credit Institutions to Rural Development: Evidence from Nigeria

Akinrinola, Olumide Oyewole; Mafimisebi, Taiwo Ejiola - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 38 (2010) 2

The study examined the contributions of Okitipupa Multi-purpose Cooperative Union (OMCU) to the development of the local rural economy in its area of coverage. A five-year data set of the activities of OMCU and those of its members were analyzed to determine its savings mobilization capacity,...

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Analysis of the Factors of Farmersâ€™ Participation in the Management of Cooperatives in Finland

XIANG, LIU YU; SUMELIUS, JOHN - In: Journal of Rural Cooperation 38 (2010) 2

Management of farmer-owned cooperatives cannot be successful without the participation of the members. If the managers … the participation of the members in the management of their cooperative. Study data were obtained from a questionnaire … received by the members are also factors that affect membersâ€™ participation. The attitude and opinions of the members can …

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