Unique features of agricultural cooperatives in sub-Saharan Africa
Handbook of Research on Cooperatives and Mutuals(2023)
摘要
In this study, we draw on the literature, field visits and new primary data and their analysis, to put forth the suggestion that missing managerial capital – or a general lack of income and employment generating capacity - is the distinguishing feature of agricultural cooperatives in sub-Saharan Africa. We attribute this shortcoming to a context specific challenge associated with farmland fragmentation. We emphasize that although European and North American cooperatives have evolved in a radically different context - characterized by farmland consolidation - the governance structure of sub-Saharan cooperatives remains largely based on off-the-shelf models imported from the EU and US. We then identify and discuss alternative models specifically intended to build-up managerial capital through the development of farmland consolidation schemes, such as Land Shareholding Cooperatives (LSCs). To promote the rise and consolidation of land shareholding cooperatives across rural Africa, we propose a strategy that combines research-driven education and training with cooperative governance decentralization and farmland devolution.
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agricultural cooperatives,africa,sub-saharan
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