In many of the developing (transition) countries, government is promoting the use of cooperatives as organizations that can help enhance the development of farmers and other communities. Agricultural cooperatives are believed to function as a tool for the government in promoting the economic and...

The effects of partnerships, in the form of machinery-sharing arrangements, on farm efficiency are analyzed using data for Swedish crop and livestock farms. Efficiency scores are obtained using Data Envelopment Analysis and the findings suggest that efficiency is, on average, higher among...

This thesis consists of five papers that analyse various aspects of contracts in agriculture. Four papers concern collaborative arrangements between farmers. Different types of gains from partnerships are analysed, such as gains from risk-sharing and diversification, biological effects, cost...

Intro -- DRIVERS AND RESTRAINTS FORECONOMICALLY EFFICIENTFARM PRODUCTION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TOEFFICIENCY STUDIES -- WHAT IS EFFICIENCY? -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EFFICIENCY AS A WAY OF ANALYZINGFARM PERFORMANCE -- A NOTE ON THE...