water user cooperatives were formed due to consideration to people's empowerment and participation in water investment and management. the purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of development and strengthening of water user cooperatives in the aras river basin. the study population consisted of the management board members of the water user cooperatives in the aras basin in th...

The women’s cooperative clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal, takes up two small rooms in a building on a hill where the city’s brightly-painted, low-rise apartment buildings end and a rolling, green field of small family plots begins. There is a thin lumpy mattress on an examining bed; a small shelf of antibiotics and a tray with contents that seem to have been transported from the 1930s (a tongue compr...

OBJECTIVE For over a decade, out-of-hours primary care in the Netherlands has been provided by general practitioner (GP) cooperatives. In the past years, quality improvements have been made and patients have become acquainted with the service. This may have increased patient satisfaction. The objective of this study was to examine changes in patient satisfaction with GP cooperatives over time. ...

introduction: today the consumption of animal protein has been allocated a special place in human nutrition. poultry cooperatives have an important role in protein production. given the significance of producing animal products and the capabilities that the poultry cooperatives possess in this regard as well as considering the macroeconomic policies of governments respecting developing the coop...

This research was carried out to investigate the role of natural resources cooperatives in ecotourism development. This was an analysis-descriptive study conducted through survey method. Statically population of study was 123 members of the directors of these cooperatives. A structured questionnaire was designed and distributed among the cooperative directors. Census technique was applied in th...

Given wheat’s global significance as a primary food crop, and its importance in providing essential nutrition to millions of people worldwide, reducing on-farm losses is crucial promoting security, sustainable agriculture, economic stability. Wheat plays critical role security Iran, it staple consumed daily by large proportion the population, also vital component country’s self-sufficiency poli...

This paper concerns the issue of food systems in context urban development. It describes relevant residential area ideas that integrate cities with production, such as agrarian cooperatives. In first section, modernist projects areas linked farms are reviewed, considering cooperative movement and Industrial Revolution. review shows aim these historical was self-sufficiency sustainability, based...