Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia
Rural producer organizations, such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. They hold particular promise for Sub-Saharan Africa, where small-scale farming is the primary livelihood but commerciali...
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| author | Bernard, Tanguy Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude |
| author_browse | Bernard, Tanguy Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum |
| author_facet | Bernard, Tanguy Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude |
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| description | Rural producer organizations, such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. They hold particular promise for Sub-Saharan Africa, where small-scale farming is the primary livelihood but commercialization of foodcrops is very limited. Using the experience of smallholders in Ethiopia as a case study, this research monograph identifies the benefits of rural producer organizations for small farmers, as well as the conditions under which such organizations most successfully promote smallholder commercialization. The evidence from Ethiopia indicates that they do increase farmers' profits from crop sales, but that the beneficiaries do not tend to be the poorest smallholders. Moreover, a rural producer organization's marketing effectiveness is precarious: it can easily diminish if the number or diversity of its members increases or if it provides more nonmarketing services. The authors conclude that these organizations have a role to play in the agricultural development of Sub-Saharan Africa, but that role should be complemented by other programs that directly target the poorest farmers. Further, the effectiveness of rural producer organizations should be preserved by allowing them to follow their own agendas rather than being encouraged to take on nonmarketing activities. The assessment of rural producer organizations presented in this monograph should be a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers concerned with economic development and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1542252025-11-06T07:22:45Z Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia Bernard, Tanguy Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude agricultural development economic growth food security poverty reduction rural poverty smallholders Rural producer organizations, such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. They hold particular promise for Sub-Saharan Africa, where small-scale farming is the primary livelihood but commercialization of foodcrops is very limited. Using the experience of smallholders in Ethiopia as a case study, this research monograph identifies the benefits of rural producer organizations for small farmers, as well as the conditions under which such organizations most successfully promote smallholder commercialization. The evidence from Ethiopia indicates that they do increase farmers' profits from crop sales, but that the beneficiaries do not tend to be the poorest smallholders. Moreover, a rural producer organization's marketing effectiveness is precarious: it can easily diminish if the number or diversity of its members increases or if it provides more nonmarketing services. The authors conclude that these organizations have a role to play in the agricultural development of Sub-Saharan Africa, but that role should be complemented by other programs that directly target the poorest farmers. Further, the effectiveness of rural producer organizations should be preserved by allowing them to follow their own agendas rather than being encouraged to take on nonmarketing activities. The assessment of rural producer organizations presented in this monograph should be a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers concerned with economic development and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2010 2024-10-01T14:00:18Z 2024-10-01T14:00:18Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154225 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bernard, Tanguy; Spielman, David J.; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude. 2010. Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia. IFPRI Research Monograph 164. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291751RR164. |
| spellingShingle | agricultural development economic growth food security poverty reduction rural poverty smallholders Bernard, Tanguy Spielman, David J. Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_short | Cooperatives for staple crop marketing: Evidence from Ethiopia |
| title_sort | cooperatives for staple crop marketing evidence from ethiopia |
| topic | agricultural development economic growth food security poverty reduction rural poverty smallholders |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154225 |
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