Agricultural associations of a socio-economic nature have been and continue to be a basic structural feature of the agribusiness sector and rural development in Spain, both in the social and economic and land use spheres. Taking into account the current significance of these entities and the future prospects, in this paper we analyse the Internet presence of the Spanish citrus co-operatives. Th...

This paper focuses on the barriers and levers to adoption of Wheat–Pea intercropping systems. More precisely, we define a hierarchy main using Relative Importance Index (RII) method. method allows comparison incentives, negative (brakes) positive (levers), for at two levels value chain, i.e., farmer co-operative level. For this comparison, conducted surveys: one 71 Belgian farmers other 19 Fren...

Operation Flood and dairy co-operatives emerged in India as the largest rural employment scheme, enabling the modernization of the dairy sector to a level from where it can take off to meet not only the country’s demand for milk and milk products but can also exploit global market opportunities. This study reviews the existing status of milk marketing and dairy co-operatives in India and provid...

This paper aims to highlight the role of solidarity funds in development and support national co-operative movements. Those are financial institutions specialized supporting start-up growth co-operatives. By adopting a case study approach, our analysis shows that emerged globally with similar objectives. Our international comparison focuses on Italy but includes France, United Kingdom Québec as...

The forty-year history of agricultural production co-operatives in Iran shows that this type of exploitation system has faced with many challenges during this period. First, despite the help and support by the government, the co-operative sector has not been able to play a major role in the development of the country, and its share has not exceeded 3% of the development program. The Purpose of ...