Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations

Roles of Cooperative Movement as Middlemen to Increase the Efficiency of Agricultural Marketing in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak, Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria, Mohd Syauqi Nazmi, Noorlidawati Ab Halim, Rawaida Rusli, Syahrin Suhaimee
ABSTRACT This paper aims to illustrate the participation of farmers and fishermen associations in substituting the role of middlemen in Malaysia. “War” against the manipulated middlemen program was launched to establish and support farmers and fishermen associations to reduce dependency of them...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural cooperatives and farmers' organizations
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The Role of Farmers Owned Enterprises to Promote an Efficient Marketing of Agricultural products in Indonesia

Kurnia Suci Indraningsih
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
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
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
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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