Construction and Evaluation of the Theoretical Model of Citrus Cooperative Organization

Based on the general overview of cooperative economic organizations of citrus industry at home and abroad, theoretical model of the modernization, industrialization and marketization of Citrus Cooperative Organization is established. After selecting the indices, such as the scale of production, the scale of management, the rate of encouraged farmers, and the market competitiveness, quantitative evaluation index system for modernization, industrialization and marketization is established. Then, Citrus Cooperative Organization is divided into three stages of primary stage, intermediate stage and senior stage. After evaluating the modernization, industrialization and marketization of citrus industry in the United States, Spain and South Africa, it is pointed out that the Citrus Cooperative Organization in China at present is at the primary stage. Finally, policy direction of the development of Citrus Cooperative Organization in China is pointed out.