@article{Ternovsky:161810,
      recid = {161810},
      author = {Ternovsky, Volodymyr and Mirzoeva, Olga},
      title = {COOPERATION OF SMALL-SCALE HORTICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN  UKRAINE},
      address = {2013-09},
      number = {1543-2016-132189},
      pages = {12},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Cooperation of small horticultural producers and the  effectiveness of this cooperation is a very important issue  for the development of the agricultural sector in  Ukraine.
Therefore, the goals of this study are analysis of  existing models of cooperation, and identification of  cooperation models which show promise for effective  application among small agricultural producers, within the  current legal framework, in Ukraine. Additionally this  study aims to identify the factors which act as obstacles  to the effective development of cooperation among rural  citizens. In the process of conducting the study, the  following methods were used: dialectical reasoning,  abstract logical reasoning and systematic analysis,  theoretical and methodological generalization of  cooperation theory, definition of the essence of  cooperation and its organizational forms. For  identification of the main factors inhibiting cooperation,  a survey methodology was used. Surveys were conducted among  small-scale and large-scale horticultural producers.
This  research is based on the fundamental provisions of economic  theory, legal documents (e.g. laws, bylaws and  regulations), academic publications of Ukrainian and  international scholars in the area of cooperation,  Ukrainian government statistics, and data from  international development projects in Ukraine.
As a result  of the study of the main models of cooperation, and in  light of socio-economic conditions and legal environment,  the agricultural service cooperative was identified as the  most applicable model.
The main social, economic and legal  road-blocks to the successful development of cooperation  among agricultural producers were determined. Among the  main economic barriers is poor access to financial  resources for small producers, as available credit options  have high interest rates.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/161810},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.161810},
}