Since the establishment of one of the early co-operatives in Western Europe in the 1800s, co-
operatives in the Western world have developed exponentially and played essential roles in …

Cooperatives are of particular interest to economists because of their unique ownership
structure and the incentives this structure creates. In addition to the so-called property rights …

Technological innovation has become a major source of farmer co-operatives' competitive
advantage, however empirical research on co-operatives innovation in a developing country …

Significant transport costs and spatially distributed supply and processing create oligopsony
power in agricultural markets. Price discrimination expressed in the form of partial or …

This paper summarizes and evaluates recent research on food product quality and
differentiation, both key dimensions of modern food markets. We emphasize the implications …

The aim of the study is to explore how agricultural co-operatives achieve sustainability in an
uncertain environment. To do this, an in-depth ethnographical case study was carried out …

This paper analyzes the challenges and opportunities for agricultural marketing
cooperatives in value-added, quality-differentiated markets. Product quality in all of its …

Members' commitment lessens when agricultural cooperatives grow larger. Their
organization becomes more complex, and their membership more heterogeneous, which …

Research shows that external factors dominate the key determinants of eco-innovation (EI)
adoption in organizations in the agriculture sector. Studies are needed to understand the …

This work analyses a two‐stage price–location game between a profit maximising firm and a
primary producers' cooperative. According to the results, the location equilibria are not fixed …