Persistent engagement of dairy farmers in informal milk markets poses economic and health
challenges while limiting the supply of raw milk to processing plants that heavily rely on …

Smallholder farmers' participation in collective marketing is essential for the growth of
smallholder farming businesses and the sustainability of their livelihoods. Collective …

Governance through self-organisation in which participation is essential has been
acknowledged to be important to enable farmer organisations to perform their roles in a …

While contract farming and interlocked contractual arrangements (ICAs) are generally
perceived to resolve persistent market failures and improve smallholder farmers' welfare in …

The Rwandan government emphasizes the role of cooperatives in transforming rural
economies from subsistence farming to diversified commercial agriculture, including high …

As reported by the GDP per capita Kosovo isone of the poorest countries in Europe. Relying
on theimportance and dependence of Kosovos economy, it isevident that the development …

Tef is the first crop produced in Ethiopia and the main staple food and income generation
source. The productivity of the crop is low due to different factors. This study aimed to identify …

Smallholder farmers' preferences for participation in contract farming may take the form of
proportional data––whereby farmers only sell some proportions or fractions of their output to …

Purpose Social resources have gained considerable interest from scholars for their effect on
youth's labor market outcomes. The available evidence indicates that social capital is a …

The aim of the paper is to extend the knowledge of the measurement of dimensions of social
capital in cooperatives. The paper draws on data collected in a survey of 154 members in …