This article examines pathways among farmers' extension participation, the uptake of
recommended farm management practices and economic and environmental sustainability …

Purpose The particular characteristics of agri-food cooperatives reduce their ability to access
external financial resources. The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors influencing …

Purpose The objective of the study is to explore explanations for the capital structure
compositions of farmer cooperatives, which have a unique equity structure with allocated …

Financing provided by suppliers or trade credit is a major source of short-term finance. Using
a long-term panel data set of Northeast US dairy producers, we find a negative relationship …

Orientation Players in the agricultural value chain such as input suppliers, farmers
(producers), traders (middlemen), processors or manufacturers and exporters do receive …

Every firm manages a capital structure: a mix of debt and equity used to finance its assets
and operations. A commonly held business principle is that firms strive to grow equity, which …