Capital Formation in Kenyan Farmer-owned Cooperatives

Capital Formation in Kenyan Farmer-owned Cooperatives
Author: Pekka Jämsén
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1999
Genre: Agriculture, Cooperative
ISBN: 9789251043301

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.
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251056202

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
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2015-12-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8866558672

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.

Social Dimensions of Integrated Production and Pest Management

Social Dimensions of Integrated Production and Pest Management
Author: Pieter Stemerding
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251047774

The integrated pest management (IPM) programmes run by the FAO seek to train farmers on how to take independent, well-informed crop production and management decisions, achieved primarily through participatory, season-long field schools. This study examines the social impact of IPM field schools in Mali during the 1999-2000 seasons, as well as considering their influence on improving technical knowledge, changing farming attitudes and behaviour and in simulating increased collective self-help action.