there are always factors and forces which stimulate and threaten the participation of women in social fields. the general goal of this research is to study the viewpoints of actors (agents, managing board, and members of cooperatives) on the participation of women in women’s cooperatives. this is a quantitative (descriptive) research. considering the limitations of research and the criterion pr...

We introduce the concept of “marketing avoidance” – consumer efforts to conceal themselves and to deflect marketing. The setting is one where sellers market some item through solicitations to potential consumers, who differ in their benefit from the item and suffer harm from receiving solicitations. Concealment by one consumer induces sellers to shift solicitations to other consumers, while def...

Introduction Argan oil has sky-rocketed from a mere tourist attraction to one of the most prized oils in the world in a few short years. Argan oil’s unique savor and multiple pharmacological properties are responsible for this success. Argan oil is almost exclusively produced in southwestern Morocco, one of the poorest parts of the country, where all-women cooperatives specialize in high qualit...

With globalization, small rural producers must compete in a competitive economic market. Due to their small size and limited financial capacity, they face significant challenges in doing so. We discuss the design and evaluation of two mobile phone based tools to help small producers achieve economies of scale and a quality premium. These tools were developed using CAM, a camera-based mobile pho...

As it is well known, the theory of cooperative games finds applications in many fields. The goal of this paper is to highlight some applications of cooperative games, resulting from the cooperation between the Universities of Bergamo and Krakow, and some related open problems. The paper is organized in three main sections. The first deals with the description of some specific fields where the t...

This study investigates the impact of internationalization on the results achieved by agricultural cooperatives in the State of Parana, at the same time examining strategies for diversification of markets as well as diversification of products aimed exclusively at international markets. Of the 28 cooperatives to be included in the study, 67.9% returned valid structured questionnaires. The colle...

This paper describes a decision support system that has been designed and developed to evaluate and rank the financial profile of the main Apicultural Cooperatives and/or Union Cooperatives (A.U.C.) and Apicultural Enterprises (A.P.E.) of the Greek beekeeping industry. This system, called APIDESSYS , applies a multicriteria analysis and utilises the basic financial ratios that express the Liqui...

Fresh Fruits and Vegetable (FFV) are one of the most important component of a retail chain (supermarket) and act as a strategic product in attracting the customers. The demand for fresh fruits and vegetables is growing year-by-year, with greater potential for the future. Agri-food produces from the farmer's field reach the end consumer through a long chain of intermediaries such as farmers/grow...