Background Cocoa contributes immensely to Nigeria's economy; it is about 40% of
agricultural exports and it is the main source of livelihood for over 200,000 rural households …

Purpose Literature contributions to agricultural cooperative (AC) entrepreneurship model
are fragmented and show some significant limitations. The purpose of this paper is to identify …

The cooperative organizational form is by nature a sustainable one, which has proved to be
resilient in the face of crises and a solid lever in addressing present-day societal challenges …

The number of agricultural cooperatives increased quickly in Ethiopia since the 1990s.
While many papers studied the impact of membership of Ethiopian cooperatives, not much is …

For rural communities in poor countries to develop, farmers need money to invest in their
farms. However, with limited assets of their own and poor conditions for obtaining loans, the …

El entorno de alta competitividad que existe en los mercados agroalimentarios ha
incrementado notablemente la presión sobre todos los agentes que operan en ellos. En el …

The organizational growth of farmer cooperatives is tied to increased heterogeneity in
member attitudes and perceptions. To inform possible solutions, a better understanding of …

The ability to successfully engage in collective action is often related to group heterogeneity.
In the case of farmer cooperatives, member heterogeneity is often assumed to relate …

Cooperatives are increasingly advocated as a means to improve incomes, livelihoods and
the sustainability of smallholder farmers. This study analyzes the impact of commercial …

The global trend in common‐pool resource (CPR) governance is to decentralize resource
use management to local user groups. Since the survival and sustainability of self …