Encountering the Evidence: Cooperatives and Poverty Reduction in Africa

Wanyama, Fred; Develtere, Patrick; Pollet, Ignace

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“…Leistritz 2004;Wanyama et al 2008;Getnet and Anullo 2012;Ito et al 2012;Verhofstadt and Maertens 2014) also confirm the role of cooperatives in poverty reduction and in improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers. However, there are also cases where collective actions did not improve farmers' situation (Poulton et al 2010).…”

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The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

2017

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This study evaluated the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers using cross-sectional data collected from the eastern part of Ethiopia. Using consumption per adult equivalent as a wellbeing indicator, we measured the impact of agricultural cooperative membership by implementing propensity score matching and endogenous switching regression estimation techniques. Both estimation methods indicate that joining agricultural cooperatives has a positive impact on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers. Furthermore, the analysis also indicates that agricultural cooperative membership has a heterogeneous impact on wellbeing among its members.

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The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

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“…Spielman (2008) notes that policies and programs promoting rural producer organizations in many parts of Asia have been successful and contributed significantly to reducing food insecurity and rural poverty, while also stimulating agricultural development and wider economic growth. According to Wanyama et al (2008), cooperatives in Africa have significantly contributed to the mobilization and distribution of financial capital and have created employment and other income generating opportunities. Their study confirms that institutions matter and make a significant contribution in helping development in the rural areas, especially for the lower income groups.…”

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Agricultural Cooperatives and Rural Livelihoods: Evidence From Ethiopia

Getnet

Anullo

2012

Ann Public Coop Econ

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Agricultural cooperatives are important rural organizations supporting livelihood development and poverty reduction. In recognition of such roles of cooperatives, Ethiopia showed a renewed interest in recent years in promoting cooperative sector development. However, there is lack of a wider and systematic analysis to produce sufficient empirical evidence on the livelihood development and poverty reduction impacts of cooperatives in the country. Using a matching technique on rural household income, saving, agricultural input expenditure and asset accumulation as indicator variables, this paper evaluates the livelihood impact of agricultural cooperatives in Sidama zone, Ethiopia. The finding shows that cooperatives improved the livelihoods of service user farmers through impacting better income, more savings and reduced input costs. In view of such evidence, further promotion, deepening and supporting of agricultural cooperatives is recommended. *The authors would like to thank anonymous referees for reviewing the manuscript and making useful suggestions, as a result of which the paper has been improved both in terms of content and presentation. 182 KINDIE GETNET AND TSEGAYE ANULLO que utilizan los servicios de la cooperativa, garantizando mayores rentas, más ahorro y costes de las materias primas más reducidos. Sobre la base de esta constante, los autores recomiendan promover, intensificar y ayudar más a las cooperativas. Agrargenossenschaften und Lebensgrundlagen im ländlichen Raum:Evidenz ausÄthiopien Coopératives agricoles et vies rurales: L'exemple de l'EthiopieLes coopératives agricoles sont d'importantes organisations rurales soutenant le développement des moyens de subsistance et la réduction de la pauvreté. Reconnaissant ce rôle joué par les coopératives, l'Ethiopie a montré au cours des dernières années, un regain d'intérêt pour promouvoir le développement du secteur coopératif. Il manque cependant une analyse plus large et systématique pour produire suffisamment de preuves empiriques concernant les impacts des coopératives sur le développement des moyens de subsistance et la réduction de la pauvreté dans le pays. A l'aide d'une technique de matching des revenus des ménages ruraux, de l'épargne, des dépenses en matières premières agricoles et des capitaux accumulés, l'articleévalue l'impact des coopératives agricoles dans la région de Sidama (en Ethiopie) sur les moyens de subsistance. Les résultats indiquent que les coopératives améliorent le niveau de vie des fermiers utilisant les services de la coopérative en garantissant un revenu plus important, plus d'épargne et des coûts de matières premières réduits. Sur base de ce constat, les auteurs recommandent de promouvoir, d'intensifier et de supporter davantage les coopératives.

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“…In Iran, cooperatives are considered to be the most effective organization of rural agriculture, and the most powerful factors to promote rural development because of the extensive network and low threshold for access. Cooperatives could create employment opportunities in three different ways [9][10] . (1)Offer direct wage employment to those work in primary and secondary cooperatives; (2) Offer self-employment to members whose participation in the economic activities that they make possible substantially guarantees a decent income; (3) Indirectly employ through the spillover effects of their activities on non-members whose income-generating activities are only viable through the transactions they have with, and also opportunities created by cooperative ventures.…”

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Study of Village-level Financial Management in Poverty-stricken Counties

Chen

Liu

2012

2012 Second International Conference on Business Computing and Global Informatization

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Poverty-stricken counties are the national focus on poverty alleviation in China. And village-level financial management is the basis of rural governance. This article used questionnaire survey method, described the current situation of village-level financial management in poverty-stricken counties and analyzed the reasons, introduced some successful foreign experiences and their enlightenment to our country, put forward some suggestions for improving the village-level financial management in poverty-stricken counties.

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Encountering the Evidence: Cooperatives and Poverty Reduction in Africa

Cited by 59 publications

References 13 publications

The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia

Agricultural Cooperatives and Rural Livelihoods: Evidence From Ethiopia

Study of Village-level Financial Management in Poverty-stricken Counties

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