AgricultureEconomicsKnowledge ManagementAgribusiness ManagementKnowledge SharingProduction EconomicsAgricultural CooperativesCooperative MarketingMember ParticipationProducer CooperativesProducer TheoryProduction ManagementAggregation Of ProduceCo-productionCooperative ModelsProducer CollaborationProducer Cooperative NetworksProducer ParticipationProducer RelationsSmallholder Participation
Linking an important and popular policy and practice issue. There is a need for aggregation in order to benefit from economies of scale. Organised systems are also needed for sharing services such as knowledge input, production supervision, storage, transportation, etc, and to absorb price risks to which primary produce is always subjected. Producers' organisations amplify the political voice of smallholder producers, reduce the costs of marketing of inputs and outputs, and provide a forum for members to share information, coordinate activities and make collective decisions.
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