Policy Articles

The Role of Farmers Owned Enterprises to Promote an Efficient Marketing of Agricultural products in Indonesia

Kurnia Suci Indraningsih
2015.10.08
ABSTRACT The goal of Indonesian agricultural development is to increase the welfare of farmers and their family shown by their purchasing power and the quality of their livelihood. Agricultural industry in Indonesia is still underdeveloped.  It caused added value and job opportunity not able...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Agricultural Cooperatives’ Pooling Operations to Improve Marketing Efficiency in Korea

Chun-Kwon Yoo
2015.10.08
ABSTRACT Agricultural cooperatives’ marketing business, especially on a pool basis, becomes more important as the agricultural market is increasingly globalized and concentrated by a few large-scale supermarkets. If agricultural cooperatives’ pooling is operated sufficiently in large...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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The Function of Farmers’ Associations in Improving the Efficiency of Agricultural Products Marketing – A Case Study of Taiwanese Mangoes

Su, Mao-Hsiang
2015.10.07
ABSTRACT In the past, the price of Taiwanese mangoes was often low due to abundant production. In recent years, the government, agricultural, Farmers’ Associations, and farmers have strived to improve various measures for production and sale. The Farmers’ Association plays an...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Improving Marketing Efficiency through Agricultural Cooperatives: Successful Cases in the Philippines

Karen P. Quilloy, Zenaida M. Sumalde
2015.10.07
ABSTRACT This paper aims to demonstrate the important role and contribution of agricultural cooperatives in improving marketing efficiency for selected agricultural commodities in the Philippines. It presents evidences from the cases of Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) and Subasta...
Country: Philippines Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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Current Situation and prospects of Cooperatives in Vietnam’s Agricultural Sector

Ngo Thu Hang, Nguyen Thi Tan Loc
2015.10.07
ABSTRACT Currently, there are 18,638 existing cooperatives in Vietnam. Of these, 10,204 cooperatives are into agriculture and fishery. The economic cooperation sector and cooperatives have attracted 13 million farmers and small production facilities. The cooperatives have been undergoing a...
Country: Vietnam Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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