Institutionalization of Water Users’ Cooperatives (WUAS) is one of the strategies for cooperative irrigation management, which lays the foundation for the participation of farmers in tackling water shortage challenge to reach the objectives of sustainable management of agricultural water in an efficient manner. The main purpose of the present study was to identify the grounds for improving WUAs...

To improve the incomes of farmers in China, the Chinese government is paying increased attention to the reform of its agricultural subsidy policy. However, the effectiveness of the subsidy remains insufficient and thus fails to encourage farmers to cultivate their land and develop sustainability. Thus, there is a need for a novel model that will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of subsi...

This paper presents a theory of rent seeking within farmer cooperatives in which inequality of asset ownership affects relative control rights of different groups of members. The two key assumptions are constraints on lump-sum transfers from poorer members and dispro-This paper could not have been completed without the support and encouragement that we received from Shivajirao Patil and Jamshee...

This paper focuses on the important role played by cooperatives in agriculture production and marketing Nepal. The evaluates of cooperatives, their contribution to agriculture, current policies that have paved way for development within cooperative sectors recommendations improving marketing. methodology employed includes a review existing literature policies, as well discussions with key infor...

Little is known about the board structures and processes adopted by agricultural cooperatives, particularly in Eastern European countries. We address this substantial knowledge gap focusing on Estonian cooperatives. Using survey results from a sample of 23 we identify processes, measure organizational health, compare our findings to similar studies other find both similarities differences betwe...

We present a literature review of the role played by agricultural cooperatives in influencing farm sustainability. first focus on theoretical to highlight various economic behaviours cooperatives. Then we investigate all three dimensions sustainability developing and developed countries. aim at linking empirical findings understanding cooperatives, particular members’ heterogeneity. This paper ...