Exploring double side-selling in cooperatives, case study of four coffee cooperatives in Rwanda

Mujawamariya, Gaudiose; D’Haese, Marijke; Speelman, Stijn

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.12.008

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“…Such delayed payment can be a real problem for farmers that are in need of short-term cash, either for farm input costs or household consumption expenses. The uncertainties associated with late payment were a reason for members of coffee cooperatives in Rwanda to side-sell to local traders (Mujawamariya et al, 2013). Thus, the lack of working capital in the PO is one of the greatest challenges for member commitment and thus for the viability of the organization.…”

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The changing nature of farmer collective action: introduction to the book

Bijman¹

2016

Cooperatives, Economic Democratization and Rural Development

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Section: Implications For Internal Governance and Member Relationsmentioning

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The changing nature of farmer collective action: introduction to the book

Bijman¹

2016

Cooperatives, Economic Democratization and Rural Development

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“…In another recent work, Wollni and Fischer (2015) find an inverse relationship between farm size and collective marketing among cooperative coffee farmers in Costa Rica. Also, Mujawamariya, D'Haese, and Speelman (2013) use the proportion of collectively marketed coffee versus side selling to traders as an indicator of member commitment in four Rwandan coffee cooperatives. They explain farmers' preferences for side selling through the existence of long-standing relationships between traders and farmers, the attractiveness of immediate cash payment, and the additional transaction costs involved in producing high-quality coffee.…”

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What Determines Women's Participation in Collective Action? Evidence from a Western Ugandan Coffee Cooperative

Selhausen

2015

Feminist Economics

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Women smallholders face greater constraints than men in accessing capital and commodity markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Collective action has been promoted to remedy those disadvantages. Using survey data of 421 women members and 210 nonmembers of a coffee producer cooperative in Western Uganda, this study investigates the determinants of women's participation in cooperatives and women's intensity of participation. The results highlight the importance of access to and control over land for women to join the cooperative in the first place. Participation intensity is measured through women's participation in collective coffee marketing and share capital contributions. It is found that duration of membership, access to extension services, more equal intrahousehold power relations, and joint land ownership positively influence women's ability to commit to collective action. These findings demonstrate the embeddedness of collective action in gender relations and the positive value of women's active participation for agricultural-marketing cooperatives.

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“…However, quality control does not work effectively in situations where quality cannot easily (i.e. against low cost) be measured and in situations where farmers have alternative sales options that do not require good quality milk (Mujawamariya et al, 2013).…”

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Organizational challenges and the institutional environment: a comparative analysis of dairy cooperatives in Kenya and Morocco

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Haddad²,

Bijman

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This study analyses the relationship between dairy cooperatives in Kenya and Morocco and their institutional environments. It compares ten Moroccan and Kenyan dairy marketing cooperatives and suggests possible development strategies, support programmes and enabling policies in order to address two important organizational challenges, namely effective quality assurance systems and attractive and cost-efficient payment modalities for members. We discuss ways in which the institutional environment can be strengthened in overcoming these challenges, by looking into three areas: internal organizational strengthening of the cooperative sector, public support with conducive policies and regulations, and the facilitation of multi-stakeholder platforms to discuss, propose and implement these policies.

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Exploring double side-selling in cooperatives, case study of four coffee cooperatives in Rwanda

Cited by 128 publications

References 20 publications

The changing nature of farmer collective action: introduction to the book

The changing nature of farmer collective action: introduction to the book

What Determines Women's Participation in Collective Action? Evidence from a Western Ugandan Coffee Cooperative

Organizational challenges and the institutional environment: a comparative analysis of dairy cooperatives in Kenya and Morocco

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