Agricultural cooperatives and farm sustainability – A literature review

Ahmet Candemir (), Sabine Duvaleix and Laure Latruffe
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Ahmet Candemir: SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - INSTITUT AGRO Agrocampus Ouest - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: We present a literature review of the role played by agricultural cooperatives in influenc-ing farm sustainability. We first focus on the theoretical literature to highlight the various economicbehaviours of cooperatives. Then we investigate all three dimensions of sustainability in developingand developed countries. We aim at linking the empirical findings to the theoretical understandingof cooperatives, in particular members' heterogeneity. This paper shows that cooperatives playa non-negligible role in farm economic sustainability and in the adoption of environmentallyfriendly practices, suggesting that both public policies and private initiatives in cooperatives maybe complementary. As regards social sustainability, there are only a few studies existing on the roleof agricultural cooperatives. The trade-off between economic and environmental sustainability incooperatives would need to be further investigated.

Keywords: Agricultural cooperatives; Cooperative behaviour; Farm sustainability; Member heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-01-23
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Published in Journal of Economic Surveys, 2021, pp.1-27. ⟨10.1111/joes.12417⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/joes.12417

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