Key Factors Contributing to the Success and Failure of Cooperatives Serving Limited Resource Farmers

Robin G. Henning and Sedalia Strickland-Horton

No 349201, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: This study suggests basic problems contributing to the success or failure of cooperative businesses, organized to serve limited resource farmers in North Carolina. Among them were: number of members, amount of net margins retained, physical volume of business, outside loans, member capital other than retained earnings, and total capitalization. The research concludes that successful cooperatives have well-established organizational structures, and boards of directors are directly involved in major decisions and allow managers little control over management decisions. Further research may provide more definitive answers, but the study suggests factors that have contributed to the success of marketing cooperatives serving small farmers.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42
Date: 1988-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349201

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