The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders

The twenty-first century producer organization can be more than an advocate or marketing body. With modern information and communication technologies at their fingertips, such organizations can upgrade their skills as well as their operations, to offer a comprehensive set of services to their member...

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Autor principal: Badiane, Ousmane
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148503
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description The twenty-first century producer organization can be more than an advocate or marketing body. With modern information and communication technologies at their fingertips, such organizations can upgrade their skills as well as their operations, to offer a comprehensive set of services to their members. With such an intermediary working in their interest, the potential of African smallholders can be harnessed to feed the continent and fuel economic development.
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spelling CGSpace1485032025-11-06T07:20:11Z The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders Badiane, Ousmane food production farmers organizations smallholders agricultural development information and communication technologies The twenty-first century producer organization can be more than an advocate or marketing body. With modern information and communication technologies at their fingertips, such organizations can upgrade their skills as well as their operations, to offer a comprehensive set of services to their members. With such an intermediary working in their interest, the potential of African smallholders can be harnessed to feed the continent and fuel economic development. 2016-01-21 2024-06-21T09:24:52Z 2024-06-21T09:24:52Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148503 en Open Access application/pdf Badiane, Ousmane. 2016. The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders. Foreign Affairs (February 2016): 73-81. A Special Issue on 'African farmers in the digital age: How digital solutions can enable rural development.'
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The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
title The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
title_full The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
title_fullStr The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
title_full_unstemmed The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
title_short The twenty-first century agricultural cooperative: Increasing the business credibility of smallholders
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farmers organizations
smallholders
agricultural development
information and communication technologies
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