Ethiopian Agricultural Cooperatives in an Era of Global Commodity Exchange: Does Organisational Form Matter?

Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Heerink, Nico

doi:10.1093/jae/ejq036

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“…Agricultural cooperatives contribute greatly to the economy (Bernard, Taffesse, and Gabre-Madhin 2008). They have received attention from researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners (e.g., Francesconi and Heerink 2011). The government and various development partners support and encourage agricultural cooperatives.…”

Section: Types Of Cooperativesmentioning

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Seed producer cooperatives in the Ethiopian seed sector and their role in seed supply improvement: A review

Sisay

Verhees

Trijp

2017

Journal of Crop Improvement

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The role of seed producer cooperatives (SPCs) in the Ethiopian seed sector and their contribution to seed supply improvement have received attention from researchers, policymakers, and development partners. However, limited work has been done in reviewing and documenting their involvement in the seed sector development. In this paper, we review and discuss the SPCs in the Ethiopian seed sector. Specifically, we reflect on the contribution of SPCs to improving seed availability and access in the country. The current liberal market system of Ethiopia creates new opportunities for growth as successful enterprises, but also brings new challenges, such as more intense competition for smallholder producers. The government policy encourages SPCs to engage in seed business. We draw on scientific literature, reports, white papers, project documents, and websites. The review reveals that the seed sector in Ethiopia consists of three seed systems: formal, informal, and intermediary seed systems. Each seed system has a specific contribution to the delivery of seed to farmers, but they vary in their approach and respective strategies. The SPCs are categorized in the intermediary seed system because they have features of both formal and informal seed systems. They play a key role in meeting seed demand and contribute greatly to seed supply improvement through high-volume production of seed, crop, and variety diversification, and seed delivery to farmers. They produce and market the seed through various market channels, including direct sales to farmers, sales through contractual agreement, and sales directly to institutional buyers. Their contribution to improving the seed supply and seed security has received considerable recognition by policymakers and development practitioners. Therefore, government and development partners should support and strengthen SPCs to maximize their success in the seed business and their contribution to improving the seed supply in Ethiopia.ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Types Of Cooperativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seed producer cooperatives in the Ethiopian seed sector and their role in seed supply improvement: A review

Sisay

Verhees

Trijp

2017

Journal of Crop Improvement

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“…Unlike the parametric methods, propensity score matching requires no assumption about the functional form in specifying the relationship between outcomes and predictors of outcome. Due to the shortcomings of the two methods, propensity score matching (PSM) technique is therefore used to control for the selection bias since it accounts for the differences between the outcomes of the treated and comparison groups (Francesconi & Heerink, 2010;Bernard, Taffesse, & Gabre-Madhin, 2008;Godtland et al, 2004). The PSM provides unbiased estimate through controlling for observable confounding factors and in reducing the dimensionality of the matching problem (Becker & Ichino, 2002;Rosenbaum & Rubin, 1983).…”

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Impact of Farmer Mentorship Project on Farm Efficiency and Income in Rural Ghana

Martey¹,

Dogbe²,

Etwire³

et al. 2015

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This paper examines the impact of participation in Agricultural Value Chain Mentorship Project on farm efficiency and income of soybean farmers in Northern Region of Ghana. Due to the exogenous and non-random assignment of the intervention, propensity score matching analysis was used to estimate impact on a cross-section of 200 smallholder farmers. Participation in farmer mentorship project impacts positively on farm technical efficiency by 28 percent. However, participation did not significantly translate into higher farm income. This finding suggests that exposing farmers to agricultural development projects may directly increase their technical capability wtihtin the short term but does not guarantee higher income. The design of any agricultural development project must incorporate the specific needs of farmers to ensure ownership, increased participation and sustainability.

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“…Most organisations 'survive' and it is quite rare to find a fast-growing co-operative developing a successful new business model. Francesconi and Heerink (2010) focus on FMOs in Ethiopia and indicate that their performance is somewhat more encouraging.…”

Section: Fmos In Ethiopia and The Oromia Region Under Studymentioning

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Social Desirability, Opportunism and Actual Support for Farmers’ Market Organisations in Ethiopia

Eriksen

Lutz

Tadesse³

2017

The Journal of Development Studies

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One of the striking issues in the literature on farmers' market organisations (FMOs) is that farmers generally report quite positive opinions regarding the services of their FMO, while, at the same time, actual sales reveal a much more reserved attitude. We argue that farmers may feel social and/or opportunistic pressure to express positive opinions concerning the FMO, to donors and policy-makers, which are not necessarily in line with their actions. This article proposes a list experiment method to control for this bias. The method shows that especially farmers who express strong support for the FMO seriously hesitate to speak freely.

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Ethiopian Agricultural Cooperatives in an Era of Global Commodity Exchange: Does Organisational Form Matter?

Cited by 162 publications

References 8 publications

Seed producer cooperatives in the Ethiopian seed sector and their role in seed supply improvement: A review

Seed producer cooperatives in the Ethiopian seed sector and their role in seed supply improvement: A review

Impact of Farmer Mentorship Project on Farm Efficiency and Income in Rural Ghana

Social Desirability, Opportunism and Actual Support for Farmers’ Market Organisations in Ethiopia

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