Abstract
In the modern global economy, members’ active participation is critical to the successful implementation of cooperative groups’ planned activities. The objectives of this study were to investigate the participation of cooperative members in MPPCs activities and to determine the factors that influence the participation of members in multipurpose cooperatives in the Kindo Koysha district. The study location was chosen for this purpose because no prior in-depth research had been conducted. The multipurpose primary cooperatives were chosen from among the four in the study area based on agro-ecological classifications such as high land, medium land, and low land. The target population of 752 people (M = 594 and F = 158) was chosen using a simple random sample technique with a probability proportional to the size sampling technique (PPS), whereas 106 sample respondents (M = 84 and F = 22) were chosen using (Yamane) implified formula. Primary data were collected using the interview schedule supplied to sample respondents, focus group discussion checklists, and key informant interviews. Secondary data were also collected from several public and unpublished sources. The level of participation in multipurpose cooperatives was measured by computing the participation index score value. The participation of members has been classified as low, medium, or high based on the mean value, which is 40 (37.5%), 50 (47.2%), and 16 (15.1%), respectively. The ordered logit model was utilized for data analysis, and percentages, mean differences, one-way ANOVA, Spearman correlation, and the chi-square test were performed. According to the findings, education level, family size, total annual income, shareholding amount, access to saving and credit, distance from the cooperative service center, access to and utilization of agricultural inputs, services rendered by MPPCs, perceived challenges of MPPCs that discourage membership, and perceived members satisfaction with cooperative services are the determinant factors that affect the level of membership participation. Continuous education and training, encouraging the issue of family planning, diversification of income-generating schemes, encouraging existing members to buy additional shares, creating the best opportunity for saving and credit, need-based supply of agricultural inputs, resolving the internal and external constraints of multipurpose cooperatives, and strengthening the MPPCs through research-based technical support and follow-up are some of the suggested implications.
Highlights
IntroductionCompared to Belgium, where cooperative pharmacies have a 19.5% market share, Brazilian cooperatives are responsible for 40% of agricultural products and 6% of overall agribusiness exports in 2007
The cooperative movement is regarded a popular movement in all affluent countries, in Iran, the government has been the movement’s pioneer. is may lead people to mistrust the noble idea of joining cooperatives and to envision them as state or quasi-governmental entities with certain political goals
E primary source collected some pertinent data through a household survey that included interview with a timetable, checklists for focus group discussions (FGDs), and key informant interviews (KIIs). e secondary source was collected by evaluating and analyzing existing published and unpublished papers on the subject, including the Sectoral Strategic Plan, yearly reports of each selected multifunctional primary cooperative, and the Office of Cooperative Development (OOCD). e fundamental rationale for relying on primary data is to demonstrate the broad breadth of the idea of multipurpose cooperatives in the study area
Summary
Compared to Belgium, where cooperative pharmacies have a 19.5% market share, Brazilian cooperatives are responsible for 40% of agricultural products and 6% of overall agribusiness exports in 2007. Is may lead people to mistrust the noble idea of joining cooperatives and to envision them as state or quasi-governmental entities with certain political goals. In such cases, members do not have a sense of belonging to cooperatives and make little effort to fulfill their objectives [2]. According to Kildbary [3], most agricultural cooperatives have failed to achieve long-term success due to the steady deterioration of their members’ key roles and the failure to improve management performance in the face of economic changes
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