Empirical Research on the Developmental Status of Farmer Cooperatives' Function

Yanrong Li and Jianzhong Gao

Asian Agricultural Research, 2011, vol. 03, issue 06, 4

Abstract: In the paper, members in farmer cooperatives are selected as investigation subjects. By using furry synthetic evaluation methods, functions of farmer cooperatives, which include six functions as follows, prodding technology and information, marketing, processing and transportation, Standardized services, and credit services and rights protection, are analyzed. The quantitative analysis is conducted on the developmental status of the functions of farmer cooperatives. The evaluation results are taken as evidence to anticipate the problems in the development of farmer cooperatives and then countermeasures are put forward, including intensifying the construction of actual functions of farmer cooperatives; contracting diversified credit and loan services; improving comprehensive strength of farmer cooperatives and taking the path of combining professional and comprehensive developmental paths. This study improves our knowledge on the development of farmer cooperatives and provides new insights to solve the problems that arise following the development.

Keywords: Agribusiness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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