TY  - EJOUR
AB  - Membership in an agricultural cooperative can improve the efficiency of
production. Cooperatives often transfer agricultural technology to their
members by employing specialized extension agents. This study analyzes
the effect of cooperative membership on cocoa production and identifies
factors that influence the willingness of non-member farmers to join a
cooperative in the future. A survey of 243 farmers was carried out between
December 2009 and January 2010 in Juanjui, San Martin, which is the main
cocoa production area in Peru and the home of the Acopagro cooperative.
Econometric results show that non-member farmers usually harvest larger
volumes of cocoa beans, but the quality of the beans is lower compared with
the Acopagro cooperative members. Analysis of a subsample of Acopagro
cooperative members confirms that the length of cooperative membership
has a positive effect on cocoa production volume. Moreover, unassociated
farmers who wish to continue selling independently in the market have
different socio-economic characteristics compared with farmers who are
willing to join the cooperative in the future. The cooperative should engage
in adequate training of the cooperative extension agents, thus motivating
them to provide knowledge to the farmers and improve the farmers’
competitive posture in the market.
AU  - Higuchi, Angie
DA  - 2014
DA  - 2014
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.249707
DO  - doi
EP  - 97
EP  - 80
ID  - 249707
IS  - 01
JF  - Journal of Rural Cooperation
KW  - Community/Rural/Urban Development
KW  - Crop Production/Industries
KW  - cooperative
KW  - intermediaries
KW  - OLS regression
KW  - binomial logistic model
KW  - marketing channel
KW  - Acopagro
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249707/files/05%20Impact%20of%20a%20Marketing%20Cooperative%20on%20Cocoa%20Producers%20and%20Intermediaries.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249707/files/05%20Impact%20of%20a%20Marketing%20Cooperative%20on%20Cocoa%20Producers%20and%20Intermediaries.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249707/files/05%20Impact%20of%20a%20Marketing%20Cooperative%20on%20Cocoa%20Producers%20and%20Intermediaries.pdf
LA  - eng
LA  - English
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249707/files/05%20Impact%20of%20a%20Marketing%20Cooperative%20on%20Cocoa%20Producers%20and%20Intermediaries.pdf
N2  - Membership in an agricultural cooperative can improve the efficiency of
production. Cooperatives often transfer agricultural technology to their
members by employing specialized extension agents. This study analyzes
the effect of cooperative membership on cocoa production and identifies
factors that influence the willingness of non-member farmers to join a
cooperative in the future. A survey of 243 farmers was carried out between
December 2009 and January 2010 in Juanjui, San Martin, which is the main
cocoa production area in Peru and the home of the Acopagro cooperative.
Econometric results show that non-member farmers usually harvest larger
volumes of cocoa beans, but the quality of the beans is lower compared with
the Acopagro cooperative members. Analysis of a subsample of Acopagro
cooperative members confirms that the length of cooperative membership
has a positive effect on cocoa production volume. Moreover, unassociated
farmers who wish to continue selling independently in the market have
different socio-economic characteristics compared with farmers who are
willing to join the cooperative in the future. The cooperative should engage
in adequate training of the cooperative extension agents, thus motivating
them to provide knowledge to the farmers and improve the farmers’
competitive posture in the market.
PY  - 2014
PY  - 2014
SP  - 80
T1  - Impact of a Marketing Cooperative on Cocoa Producers and Intermediaries: The Case of the Acopagro Cooperative in Peru
TI  - Impact of a Marketing Cooperative on Cocoa Producers and Intermediaries: The Case of the Acopagro Cooperative in Peru
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/249707/files/05%20Impact%20of%20a%20Marketing%20Cooperative%20on%20Cocoa%20Producers%20and%20Intermediaries.pdf
VL  - 42
Y1  - 2014
T2  - Journal of Rural Cooperation
ER  -