Capital Formation in Kenyan Farmer-owned Cooperatives
Capital Formation in Kenyan Farmer-owned Cooperatives

Author: Pekka Jämsén

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9789251043301

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This paper summarizes the main findings of a case study of capital formation and investment in a small sample of large coffee and dairy cooperatives in Kenya and provides some practical recommendations for improving capital formation in these two co-operative sectors.

Promoting Farmer Entrepreneurship Through Producer Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe
Promoting Farmer Entrepreneurship Through Producer Organizations in Central and Eastern Europe

Author: John Millns

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9789251056202

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On 1 May 1 2004, after a 14-year transitional period from central planning to market economics, eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) became members of the European Union (EU). Bulgaria and Romania are preparing for accession and are expected to join in 2007. Croatia submitted its application for membership in 2002 and Macedonia in 2004. Part One of this paper presents an overall analysis of the situation and development of producer groups and farmer cooperatives across the CEE countries, including the new EU members, the applicant countries and Balkan states alike. Part Two provides a case study of FAO's experiences and lessons learned with technical assistance programmes and projects in the subregion. The example presents a number of practical suggestions as to how development organisations, governments, donors and advisers might be best able to facilitate the formulation and implementation of policies and strategies that promote the further development of more autonomous and financially sustainable producers' organisations and cooperatives in CEE countries.

Cooperative Enterprises in Australia and Italy
Cooperative Enterprises in Australia and Italy

Author: Anthony Jensen

Publisher: Firenze University Press

Published: 2015-12-18

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 8866558672

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This book arises from a three-year comparative research program concerning co-operative enterprises in Australia and Italy. The book explores the historical development, legal framework and the peak organisations of co-operatives in the two countries. Specific comparative chapters focus on consumer, credit, and worker-producer co-operatives. The book deepens the analysis of co-operatives by containing chapters that examine specific theoretical and empirical issues such as the theory of co-operative firms as collective entrepreneurial action. Monographic chapters include more in depth analysis of specific typologies of co-operatives, such as social and community oriented co-operatives, some of which were created to contrast organized crime in Southern Italy. The book concludes with an assessment of the implications of the project for public policy.

Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives
Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Cooperatives

Author: Andrew Emmanuel Okem

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-29

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 3319342169

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The book outlines how cooperatives can be used as a tool for development and reconciliation in post-conflict contexts. This book also examines the successes and challenges for emerging and existing cooperatives in Africa, while delivering both practical lessons and insights into the theory. It presents completely new materials on the cooperative movement, against a backdrop of increasing global recognition of the roles of cooperatives and collective action in socio-economic development. Readers are invited to consider how, as an economic model that seeks to advance member collective interests, cooperatives are invaluable tools for human, economic and social development. Social and human geographers find this a remarkably impactful contribution to the literature surrounding cooperatives in Africa and cooperative theory in general. Policy experts and students also find the research informative and insightful.