Social capital and agricultural cooperatives: experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Kormelinck, A. Groot; Plaisier, Christine; Muradian, Roldán; Ruben, R.

doi:10.4337/9781784719388.00014

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“…A diversity of organizational forms exist for this class of economic POs. For example, studies focus on economic functions of producer groups in Poland (Fałkowski, Chlebicka, & Łopaciuk-Gonczaryk, 2017), marketing cooperatives in Ethiopia (Groot Kormelinck, Plaisier, Muradian, & Ruben, 2016), farmer marketing groups in Kenya (Fischer & Qaim, 2012), and producer companies in India and Sri Lanka (Trebbin, 2014).…”

Section: Literature Review On Producer Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing Producer Organizations: The case of organic versus conventional vegetables in Uruguay

Kormelinck

Bijman

Trienekens

2019

Journal of Rural Studies

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Producer organizations (POs) are considered important for rural development in developing and transition countries. Scientific studies on POs mostly focus on their impact, but do not distinguish among different types. However, POs are a heterogeneous group. This paper explores the organizational characteristics that distinguish POs in the vegetables sector of Uruguay. In comparing organic and conventional vegetables chains, we have identified five types of POs and we have investigated their distinct organizational characteristics. We found, first, that POs in the organic value chain are responding to market incentives, whereas POs in the conventional value chain are responding to public incentives. Second, contrary to POs with a focus on social and political activities, POs with economic activities are small, they have a product focus, they require member investment, and they have a high formalization status. Third, POs with output-driven objectives have higher levels of horizontal and vertical coordination than POs with value-driven objectives. Our study contributes to the increasing body of literature on the internal and external conditions that explain the diversity of POs in developing and transition countries.

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Section: Literature Review On Producer Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing Producer Organizations: The case of organic versus conventional vegetables in Uruguay

Kormelinck

Bijman

Trienekens

2019

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…Prior research has shown that being a member of an agricultural cooperative helps smallholder farmers resolve problems of agriculture‐related production and marketing (Kormelinck et al, 2016; Wanyama et al, 2008; World Bank, 2006), improves their technical efficiency (Abate et al, 2014; Ma et al, 2018) and livelihood (Getnet & Anullo, 2012; Ofori et al, 2019), increases household welfare (Ahmed & Mesfin, 2017; Ma & Abdulai, 2016; Wassie et al, 2019) and strengthens their economic position (Ito et al, 2012). This stabilizes the mood of households and improves their quality of life (Tang, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In particular, health problems are strongly associated with farm income, especially when it is the primary source of income for the household (Logstein, 2016). Being a cooperative member can increase household income and food security (Chagwiza et al, 2016; Ito et al, 2012; Kormelinck et al, 2016; Li et al, 2021; Ma & Abdulai, 2016; Mojo et al, 2017), which not only reduces the income gap, income‐related relative deprivation and psychological stress, but also makes it easier for farmers to obtain resources to meet their livelihood needs, which, in turn, decreases farmers’ stress. Additionally, a higher income enables farmers to access basic health care, contributing to their subjective wellbeing.…”

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confidence: 99%

Regional agricultural cooperatives and subjective wellbeing of rural households in China

2022

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This study conducted an empirical analysis of survey data collected from 466 rural households from Shandong Province, China, to determine how the subjective wellbeing of rural households is related to their membership in agricultural cooperatives, and the mediating effects of income and social capital. The results revealed that cooperative membership improved rural households’ subjective wellbeing. Furthermore, income and social capital both served as partial mediators between cooperative membership and subjective well‐being. Therefore, to improve subjective wellbeing, the role of cooperatives in expanding rural public space should be brought into full play. Moreover, multiple regional development models of cooperatives should be encouraged to increase household income and promote rural regional economic growth.

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“…High levels of trust may even act as a substitute for formal contracts in contexts where these are not legally enforceable [58]. Inversely, low levels of trust among the participating agents were linked to faltering performances of POs as well as to reduced levels of member commitment and satisfaction with the co-operatives [59,60]. Moreover, the relationships among actors of trust do not exist in a vacuum, but emerge in an already existing social context [61,62].…”

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Emerging Beef Producer Organisations (POs) in the Irish Beef Sector: An Analysis of Media Coverage in the Context of Nationwide Beef Producer Protests

2021

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International literature acknowledges benefits of the legally recognised Producer Organisations (POs). Successful leveraging of these benefits depends on two forms of cooperation: horizontal integration among the producers for more effective functioning of the POs; and vertical integration of POs with other actors in the production chain to facilitate processes of co-creation and interactive innovation. In 2016 PO legislation was first introduced in Ireland, and in 2019 Ireland’s first two beef POs emerged at a time when primary producers in the beef sector mobilised en masse, protesting against poor prices and seeking changes in supply chain relationships. Throughout this period, significant and detailed media reporting of the beef sector surrounded the protests, which takes the focus of our analysis. Building on an existing but limited literature on institutional conditions in the Irish beef industry and international accounts of factors influencing the success of POs, we analyse media coverage in order to shed light on the nature of emerging new forms of horizontal and vertical cooperation. In this regard, we focus on horizontal integration of producers into PO and associations of POs (APOs); and vertical integration of POs into Inter Branch Organisations (IBOs) and value-based supply chains (VBSCs). Our analysis shows that the media representations of the Irish beef sector evidence significant challenges to the establishment and successful operation of POs, in any form. The analysis suggests that current constellation of relations in the Irish beef sector represents an environment that is partially resistant to horizontal co-operation and significantly hostile to vertical co-operation. Interactive innovation involving different chain actors seems not to be imminent, at least in the short term, unless there are strategic public and/or private interventions introduced to support it.

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Social capital and agricultural cooperatives: experimental evidence from Ethiopia

Cited by 9 publications

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Characterizing Producer Organizations: The case of organic versus conventional vegetables in Uruguay

Characterizing Producer Organizations: The case of organic versus conventional vegetables in Uruguay

Regional agricultural cooperatives and subjective wellbeing of rural households in China

Emerging Beef Producer Organisations (POs) in the Irish Beef Sector: An Analysis of Media Coverage in the Context of Nationwide Beef Producer Protests

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