Conflict, fraud, and distrust in Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives

Sebhatu, Kifle Tesfamariam; Gezahegn, Tafesse W.; Berhanu, Tekeste; Maertens, Miet; Passel, Steven Van; D’Haese, Marijke

doi:10.1016/j.jcom.2020.100106

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“…e estimation results obtained for the explanatory variables in the logit model have little substantive meaning and can therefore safely be omitted, and the significance of the explanatory variables does not need to be focused on, because the estimated coefficients of explanatory variables are likely to be biased anyway in practical applications. Instead, the marginal effects of the main variables should be rather focused on [69,70], and the results showed heterogeneous policy perception and behavioral differences between the groups [71,72].…”

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Poverty Reduction Effect of New-Type Agricultural Cooperatives: An Empirical Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching and Endogenous Switching Regression Models

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Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Agricultural cooperatives have been found to effectively alleviate poverty in developing countries because of their specific socioeconomic functions that allow poor households to overcome marketing and production constraints. However, cooperative evaluations are inevitably influenced by other poverty alleviation measures and rarely consider the characteristics of specific ethnic groups. Using cross-sectional surveys in Southwest China and employing propensity score matching (PSM) and endogenous switching regression (ESR) models, this paper analyzed the participation of poor households in New-type Agricultural Cooperatives (NACs) in ethnic areas and assessed the income impacts of NAC membership by eliminating unobserved biases and group heterogeneity. This study detected heterogeneous policy perceptions and behavioral differences between the member and nonmember groups, and the PSM and ESR model results indicated that, overall, participation in the NACs had a positive effect on household income. The ESR model was found to be more plausible as it was able to reveal the significant income gaps under a counterfactual inference framework. Local policymakers need to focus on the policy perception and behavioral and earning capability differences between groups and increase the balanced policy implementation.

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Section: Nac Participation Determinantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Poverty Reduction Effect of New-Type Agricultural Cooperatives: An Empirical Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching and Endogenous Switching Regression Models

Qiong

et al. 2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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“…It was assumed that chairs who develop their leadership skills by observing the best‐performing cooperatives through exposure visits will be more likely to widen their service portfolio. Some studies suggest that the cooperative age is associated with service provision (Adane, 2019; Karami & Rezaei‐Moghaddam, 2005; Sebhatu et al., 2020). Over time, cooperatives may develop wider service portfolios with experience, or by extension.…”

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“…Having basic office infrastructure may increase diversity, including the availability of infrastructure facilities such as office space and storage areas, workshops, etc. (Sebhatu et al, 2020).…”

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Beyond focus: Exploring variability of service provision of agricultural cooperatives

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Ann Public Coop Econ

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The wide array of services provided by agricultural cooperatives for their members is often not considered in academic studies. Addressing this gap in the literature, our paper explores the wide array of services provided by agricultural cooperatives and how these extend beyond those they were initially intended to provide. We study the extent and characteristics of service portfolios from 511 agricultural cooperatives in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Results from two‐limit Tobit models confirm that government and NGO‐initiated cooperatives have a wide service portfolio compared to member‐initiated cooperatives. In many of the studied cooperatives, the services they provide and their portfolios are more diverse than expected. Cooperatives seem to go beyond their focal areas of intervention. Also, those cooperatives that are more outward‐oriented and where the chair has contact with other cooperatives or businesses, have a wider service portfolio. These results may help to explain the mixed findings on the impact of cooperative membership.

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“…Experiencias y resultados mediante el estudio de casos CIRIEC-Espanha. Journal of Public, Social Cooperative Economics [44] Co-operative resilience: The case of Malawi Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management [45] Economía social y solidaria y agroecología en cooperativas de agricultura familiar em Brasil como forma de desarrollo de una agricultura sostenible CIRIEC-España, Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa [46] Conflict, fraud, and distrust in Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives For a better understanding of the analysis and conclusion of the selected articles, Table 3 identifies the region where the research was carried out, the number of cooperatives chosen by the authors, as well as a representative cooperative chosen by the authors. It is noteworthy that some studies focus on cooperative organizations existing in the places where the research was carried out, concentrating the work on interviews and evaluation of some process of cooperation.…”

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“…However, the difficulties in maintaining these cooperatives in poor regions depend on the ability to maintain social capital, which, in turn, is at the core of collective action. Hence, there is a need for participation, commitment, and trust from the cooperative members [46].…”

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Cooperative Organization and Its Characteristics in Economic and Social Development (1995 to 2020)

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Proceeding from the idea that it is possible to correlate economic with social development, this research focus on cooperatives and their management systems. Based on studies and publications on cooperative management practices in several countries, this study seeks to acquire sufficient knowledge about cooperatives to understand them as efficient and proactive organizations. They seek an alignment between economic and social development of their members sharing a common goal of prosperity. This study pursues the following question: “Does the competence of the operational management of cooperatives make it possible for cooperative members to overcome the obstacles that prevent their social and economic development?” To answer this question, it was proposed to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the cooperative systems in several countries between 1995 and 2020, with the focus on the economic and social development of their members. As for the methodology employed in this study, a collection of publications on cooperatives in the world and a systematic review was organized. As a result, the characteristics of cooperatives could be identified, allowing an overview of the organizations’ qualifications as promoters of social and economic development.

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Conflict, fraud, and distrust in Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

Poverty Reduction Effect of New-Type Agricultural Cooperatives: An Empirical Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching and Endogenous Switching Regression Models

Poverty Reduction Effect of New-Type Agricultural Cooperatives: An Empirical Analysis Using Propensity Score Matching and Endogenous Switching Regression Models

Beyond focus: Exploring variability of service provision of agricultural cooperatives

Cooperative Organization and Its Characteristics in Economic and Social Development (1995 to 2020)

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