Agricultural Cooperatives’ Sustainability and the Relevance of Start-Up Support Programs: Evidence from Cooperatives’ Level in Morocco
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The Moroccan agricultural cooperative sector is a key player in self-employment and income generation through territorial anchoring. government’s “MOURAFAKA” program offers support for newly created cooperatives, including strategic diagnosis training. This paper analyzes the impact of MOURAFAKA on sustainability cooperatives Morocco. Using original data from survey 232 second database 1131 study employs methodology based survival function analysis Cox regression. results show that improves by strengthening their management, governance, market access capabilities. also highlights importance internal factors such as management skills, leadership style, size, well external adaptability, determining cooperatives. policy implications these findings suggest upstream literacy programs capacity-building initiatives leaders, downstream to financing, marketing, practical training, are crucial ensuring
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عنوان ژورنال: Sustainability
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2071-1050']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043460