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The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives Models Among Europe

The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives Models Among Europe
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Author(s): Rebega Elena Daniela (Academy of Economic Sciences, Romania)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 17
Source title: Agrifood Economics and Sustainable Development in Contemporary Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gabriel Popescu (Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5739-5.ch010

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Abstract

The chapter describes the situation from several EU countries on cooperation among farmers, with a focus on the approach of the cooperative concept related to legislation and function. The study comprises 10 member states from different parts of Europe: east, south, and north. The objective was to identify the differences and the existence of an integrative model for cooperative or producer organizations in agriculture. The member states included in the study were France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Romania. In order to find common features, the history and previous developing of cooperation were analyzed. Focused on the bibliographic research and comprising an analysis of the history and legislation, the author tried to underline some aspects that could facilitate the setting-up of new agricultural cooperatives and at the same time, a proper operation of the existing ones. The information gathered was presented and interpreted, in order to capture the situation of agricultural co-operative structures, legal type, and economic operation.

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