Pros and Cons of Agri-Cooperatives in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Dairy in Ethiopia

by Gian Nicola Francesconi and Ruerd Ruben

Presentation to International Workshop "Small Farmer Organizations to get access to dynamic markets in Developing Countries" Montpellier April 26-27, 2007  

Are cooperatives then the right strategy to help farmers compete in the marketplace? The following analysis elaborates further on this dilemma by comparing otherwise similar cooperative and individual farmers over a three years time-frame. In doing so, the analysis focuses on the major milk-shed supplying the capital Addis Ababa.

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