We present a literature review of the role played by agricultural cooperatives in influencing
farm sustainability. We first focus on the theoretical literature to highlight the various …

Member heterogeneity is often seen as a disadvantage of cooperatives. Though, a
comprehensive understanding of member heterogeneity, its dimensions and impacts on …

In this article, we develop a dynamic model to show how membership in agricultural
cooperatives influences smallholder farmers' decisions to invest in organic soil amendments …

Due to high-intensity agricultural production activities and the excessive use of chemical
substances such as fertilizers and pesticides, agricultural nonpoint source pollution has …

Farmer cooperatives have been portrayed in the literature as flawed and complex
organizations with ambiguous objectives. However, research on the observed survival of …

Because of inherent constraints, few farmer cooperatives use branding to pursue
differentiation and competitiveness in the agri‐food industry. Considering the complete lack …

Risk management in agricultural production is a first order problem as producers' long-run
sustainability often depends on their ability to reduce the adverse effects of profit …

Agricultural cooperatives are often promoted as a way to give farmers countervailing market
power and greater income stability. This paper investigates to what extent cooperatives in …

Theoreticians have made recent advances to our collective understanding of cooperative
performance, governance, management, and finance. As before, formal analyses invariably …

With increased consolidation by food retailers and increased fragmentation of consumer
preferences, product differentiation is of growing importance to food producers and …