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| Title | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| Author |
Bernard, Tanguy Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude |
| ORCID | http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2554-0217 Bernard, Tanguy; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-7358 Spielman, David J.; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8144-8998 Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
| Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | Rural producer organizations, such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. They hold particular promise for Sub-Saharan Africa, where small-scale farming is the primary livelihood but commercialization of foodcrops is very limited. Using the experience of smallholders in Ethiopia as a case study, this research monograph identifies the benefits of rural producer organizations for small farmers, as well as the conditions under which such organizations most successfully promote smallholder commercialization. The evidence from Ethiopia indicates that they do increase farmers' profits from crop sales, but that the beneficiaries do not tend to be the poorest smallholders. Moreover, a rural producer organization's marketing effectiveness is precarious: it can easily diminish if the number or diversity of its members increases or if it provides more nonmarketing services. The authors conclude that these organizations have a role to play in the agricultural development of Sub-Saharan Africa, but that role should be complemented by other programs that directly target the poorest farmers. Further, the effectiveness of rural producer organizations should be preserved by allowing them to follow their own agendas rather than being encouraged to take on nonmarketing activities. The assessment of rural producer organizations presented in this monograph should be a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers concerned with economic development and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
| Series Name | IFPRI Research Monograph |
| Series Number | 164 |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) |
| Place of publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Language | English |
| Record Type | Research report |
| ISBN | 9780896291751; 0896291758 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.2499/9780896291751RR164 |
| DOI Number | 10.2499/9780896291751RR164 |
| Peer Reviewed - PR or Non-PR | PR |
| Subject - country location |
ETHIOPIA EAST AFRICA AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA AFRICA |
| Subject - keywords |
Agricultural development economic growth Food security -- Africa Poverty reduction Rural poverty Rural producer organizations (RPOs) Smallholders |
| IFPRI Descriptors | IFPRI1 |
| IFPRI Division |
DSGD KCID |
| Access Rights | Open Access |
| Display Notes | Includes bibliographical refernces and index; IFPRI Research Monograph previously called Research Reports |
| LOC call number | HD 1491 .E83 C66 2010 |
| Physical description | 104 pages |
| IFPRI Web link | http://www.ifpri.org/publication/cooperatives-staple-crop-marketing |
| Times cited-- Google Scholar | http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Cooperatives+for+staple+crop+marketing%3A+evidence+from+ethiopia&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C9 |
| RePEc Downloads | https://ideas.repec.org/p/fpr/resrep/164.html |
| Requests | mailto:ifpri-library@cgiar.org |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4024.cpd |
| Date cataloged | 2017-08-09 |
| Date modified | 2017-08-09 |
| OCLC number | 778453239 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4023 |
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| Access Rights | Open Access |
| CONTENTdm file name | 4013.pdfpage |
| Date cataloged | 2017-08-09 |
| Date modified | 2017-08-09 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4012 |
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