On the power and influence of the cooperative institution: Does it secure competitive producer prices?

Getnet, Kindie; Kefyalew, Geremew; Berhanu, Wassie

doi:10.1016/j.wdp.2018.04.001

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“…The PSM estimates indicate a significant positive impact of active commitment on rice yield and gross margin. The results show that although participation in cooperatives offers economic benefits to members in general, as found by other researchers such as Getnet and Anullo (2012), Ito, Bao, and Su (2012), Fischer and Qaim (2014), Mojo, Fischer, and Degefa (2017), and Getnet, Kefyalew, and Berhanu (2018, the benefits that members who undertake collective marketing achieve are greater than those of the members who do not participate actively in collective marketing.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

“…Furthermore, Ito, Bao, and Su (2012) used treatment effects to study the distributional effects of agricultural cooperatives and concluded that agrarian cooperatives are important avenues to improve members' economic status. Jardine, Lin, and Sanchirico (2014) and Getnet, Kefyalew, and Berhanu (2018) confirmed that cooperatives improved the prices that members receive for their produce.…”

Section: Empirical Studies Of Economic Benefits Of Cooperatives To Farmersmentioning

confidence: 69%

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Does commitment to cooperatives affect the economic benefits of smallholder farmers? Evidence from rice cooperatives in the Western province of Zambia

Donkor

Hejkrlík

2021

Agrekon

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Using local provincial authorities, the government of Zambia has demonstrated renewed interest in cooperatives as a means of reaching smallholder farmers in rural areas. There exists, however, the problem of high heterogeneity within cooperatives regarding members' commitment, with many passive members holding only formal membership and having a minimal understanding of the cooperative's principles and benefits. The main objective of this study was to analyse how varying levels of members' commitment determine their economic benefits. We selected a total of 215 rice farmers (72 active and 143 passive members) from two rice-dominant districts and used the propensity score matching technique and endogenous treatment regression model for the analysis. The study results show that educational level, distance to the cooperative, members' perception about trust and acceptance, and value of the investment in the cooperative have a considerable influence on member commitment. The results further indicate that actively committed members of the cooperative achieve much more economic benefits than passive members.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 63%

Section: Empirical Studies Of Economic Benefits Of Cooperatives To Farmersmentioning

confidence: 69%

Does commitment to cooperatives affect the economic benefits of smallholder farmers? Evidence from rice cooperatives in the Western province of Zambia

Donkor

Hejkrlík

2021

Agrekon

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“…Members of farmer groups incur reduced transaction costs due to having access to extension services including training and market information leading to better input and output prices, these benefits boost agrobusiness management. Getnet et al (2018) are of the same opinion. The results suggest that farmer groups are particularly effective platforms to improve crop yields and other multiple constraints confronting female farmers, Ingutia (in press) had similar conclusions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 71%

Do farmer groups improve the situation of women in agriculture in rural Kenya?

Ingutia

Sumelius

2022

IFAM

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Production by smallholders in rural Kenya is limited by institutional, technical and investment constraints. Female farmers are the majority among smallholders and have significant roles in agriculture; nonetheless, they face constraints in accessing resources. Recent primary data of 347 farmers (proportional random sampling) was used to examine: (a) factors affecting women’s participation in agriculture; (b) factors influencing female farmers’ decision to join a farmer group; and (c) the effect of women’s membership in a farmer group on crop yield. We applied Probit and linear regression with endogenous treatment maximum likelihood methods. Results reveal that women’s participation is positively influenced by membership in a farmer group and land ownership. Women’s decision to join a farmer group is positively affected by access to credit, and negatively by limited decision-making power and lack of access to land. Crop yield is positively affected by membership years in a farmer group and ownership of mobile phones, negatively by lack of credit. Farmer groups are a particularly effective platform to improve crop yields and other constraints confronting female farmers. Surprisingly, this platform is under-utilised. Policymakers should invest in human, financial and physical capital of farmer groups as a pathway to rural development, improved rural livelihoods and reduced poverty.

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“…Cooperatives empower farmers to possess and regulate, on a democratic basis, business ventures for buying their products and services, and selling their items. Cooperatives assist in enhancing members returns by buying and selling in large scale and so improving prices (Getnet, Kefyalew & Berhanu, 2018). Because of their democratic culture and their economic positioning, cooperatives lead to considerably to social integration, job opportunities and reducing the poverty cases.…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives on Farmers Output in Denmark

2022

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A farmer cooperative can serve one or more functions including but not limited to providing loans to farmers, supplying information pertinent to agricultural production, selling inputs necessary to agricultural production, bargaining on behalf of its members, providing transportation services, and marketing the farm products. The agricultural cooperatives are regarded as critical to the farmers in the enhancement of their production. Thus, the study sought to look at the impact of agricultural cooperatives on farmers' output in Denmark. The study was literature-based and the concussions of the study was based on the findings from the previous studies. Based on the findings of the study, it was noted that agricultural cooperatives play a critical role in enhancing the output of the farmers. Agricultural cooperatives usually pool together inputs to maximize production and further promote capacity building of the farmers. It was noted that working together makes farmers improve their profits by getting into bigger markets, lowering costs and acquiring a higher negotiating power. Farmers are free to join and leave the cooperative, and there is no governmental intervention in managing the organization in Denmark. Farming and customer cooperatives have been widely known in Denmark. The study noted that small and medium-sized cooperatives, financial cooperatives, workers' cooperatives, and cooperatives for seniors have been rampant in Denmark. The study concluded that cooperatives play an important function in the agricultural sector of several nations. Agricultural cooperatives assist farmers to fix a collective action problem. With co-operatives, farmers may bring in traders and institutional buyers, and improve their bargaining power. The study recommended that agricultural cooperatives are required to provide more training on agricultural production and motivate members to actively join those training. The cooperatives need to strengthen and broaden markets to get better prices for their members.

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On the power and influence of the cooperative institution: Does it secure competitive producer prices?

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Does commitment to cooperatives affect the economic benefits of smallholder farmers? Evidence from rice cooperatives in the Western province of Zambia

Does commitment to cooperatives affect the economic benefits of smallholder farmers? Evidence from rice cooperatives in the Western province of Zambia

Do farmer groups improve the situation of women in agriculture in rural Kenya?

Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives on Farmers Output in Denmark

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