Policy Articles

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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Cooperative Movement in the Supply Chain of Agricultural Products: Way Forwards

Rozhan Abu Dardak
2015.10.07
ABSTRACT Agriculture is one of importance sectors in every country. In general, agriculture activities are carried out by small farmers of less than one hectare and they work individually. They rely on middlemen in the agricultural supply chain because it is not worthwhile to market their...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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A new vision of growth for the beef industry and the expected roles of agricultural cooperatives in Hokkaido, Japan

Hiroshi Takahashi
2015.10.06
ABSTRACT The livestock producers in Japan continued to be exposed to the wave of the free trade such as TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) and EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement). In the past, livestock producers in Japan was exposed to the competition against the low priced imported beef...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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