The rapid growth of live streaming e-commerce (LSEC) has revolutionized agricultural product sales, but the perishable nature of these products poses significant challenges to supply chain logistics. Logistics is vital to the agricultural products live streaming e-commerce supply chain. This...

Since China's implementation of the reform and opening-up policy in 1978, Inner Mongolia's pastoral areas have faced challenges such as population outflow, aging, and the emptying of villages. To address these issues, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region government promoted the "Collective...

This paper aims to assess the maturity level in the strategic risk management of an agricultural cooperative's supply chain.A descriptive qualitative research approach was employed for a case study. Four interview scripts were administered to 15 stakeholders within the supply chain and subjected...

For decades, the literature has engaged in a robust debate regarding the competitiveness of wine cooperatives. Many studies suggest that these cooperatives may exhibit lower pricing competitiveness compared to other enterprise forms, while others have found the opposite. To clarify these...

This study investigates the agri-food sector, food trade, and food availability (as a component of food security) within the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), emphasizing the critical importance of agriculture across its member states. This significance is particularly pronounced in less...

An exploratory visit to the rural-urban interface of Bengaluru city revealed that dairy producers with larger herd size and potentially stable income preferred to sell to the cooperative whereas those producers with minuscule herd size (upto two cattle) stated a preference to sell to urban...

The convergence of emerging sustainability regulations and recommendations outlined in the European, national and regional agricultural policies, coupled with the growing demand from retailers for food produced through more sustainable agriculture practices, presents a substantial challenge for...

Agricultural cooperatives play an important role in increasing rice production and contribute to the rural economy of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, but their resilience can be influenced by community governance and the social capital of members. This study investigated the comparative importance of...

The Rwandan government emphasizes the role of cooperatives in transforming rural economies from subsistence farming to diversified commercial agriculture, including high-value export horticultural crops. The success of these cooperatives depends significantly on farmers' willingness to join and...

An exploratory visit to the rural-urban interface of Bengaluru city revealed that dairy producers with larger herd size and potentially stable income preferred to sell to the cooperative whereas those producers with minuscule herd size (upto two cattle) stated a preference to sell to urban...

We propose a new model of mixed oligopoly where a workers' cooperative firms competes with a number of profit maximising companies. Building upon a large empirical evidence, we innovate as compared to the traditional literature on the objective function of the cooperative; moreover, its...

Using the Chinese Agriculture Technology Demonstration Center (ATDC) in Africa as a quasi-natural experiment, we examine the causal impacts of China's aid on crop production in Africa. The data pertain to African country-by-crop panel data from 2000 to 2018. Leveraging the triple...

The maintenance of a satisfactory quality of life in rural areas is fundamental for sustainable development. One of the ways to improve quality of life indicators is through the gathering of rural workers in solidarity economy organizations as these enterprises aim to integrate development with...

Cooperativism, as an agent of social innovation, significantly contributes to fostering a dynamic economy and plays a fundamental role in rural areas. Analyses of profitability in cooperatives versus Investor-Owned Firms (IOFs) show disparate results depending on the methodology and indicators...

Cooperation amongst natural resource users is key to sustainably managing ecosystems. This paper focuses on the impact that livestock farming can have on the quality of a water body and investigates farmers’ willingness to cooperate to maintain a given quality level under two different sources...

Many small growers across the global south experience unfair trading manifestations and practices, are trapped into selling their product at drastically low prices, and are stuck below or near the poverty line because of exploitative market intermediaries. To cope, small growers have united...

Lack of credit for farming is one of the main obstacles that poor Thai farmers face. Most agricultural credits from commercial banks are given to large agricultural businesses thus leaving out poor farmers who consequently have to borrow from informal sources with high interest rates. The Bank...