In this paper we perform a formal analysis of the objective function of a ...nancial cooperative (FC) to investigate to which extent they may be suited to ...nance SME under conditions of economic and ...nancial reforms in developing countries. We also perform a less formal analysis on the nature and role of the ”common bond” in the decision making process by FC. The formal model allows us to s...

A multidisciplinary intervention to reduce protein-energy malnutrition among children in rural areas was piloted in 3 provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Based on an initial situation analysis, a range of interventions were implemented through local nongovernmental organizations, including nutrition, health and literacy education for mothers, improved growth monitoring and fostering rura...

This paper examines the impacts of access to extension services and cooperative membership on technology adoption, asset ownership and poverty using household-level data from rural Nigeria. Using different matching techniques and endogenous switching regression approach, we find that both extension access and cooperative membership have a positive and statistically significant effect on technol...

Recent issues of ARE Update featured articles evaluating the failures of two California marketing cooperatives, Tri Valley Growers (TVG) and Rice Growers Association (RGA). Along with Blue Anchor’s dissolution and Calavo’s conversion, these combined events have created doubts about the future of cooperatives in California agriculture. Restructured forms of cooperatives are emerging. For example...

Rural entrepreneurship in the developing world has long been hailed as a powerful tool for promoting socioeconomic integration of young people and key to avoiding rural depopulation well ensuring these areas remain attractive places youth. However, there have no efforts investigate role collective creation management new businesses Morocco. Furthermore, we build on theory planned behavior (TPB)...

The Moroccan agricultural cooperative sector is a key player in self-employment and income generation through territorial anchoring. government’s “MOURAFAKA” program offers support for newly created cooperatives, including strategic diagnosis training. This paper analyzes the impact of MOURAFAKA on sustainability cooperatives Morocco. Using original data from survey 232 second database 1131 stu...

The history of forest management in the southern United States has been a process of intensification and the pine forests of the Coastal Plain can be regarded as in the early stage of crop domestication. Silviculture research into tree improvement and other aspects of plantation establishment and management has been critical to the domestication process, which began in the early 1950s with the ...