Abstract
The study aimed to identify external challenges that influence the success of consumer cooperatives in the case of southwest Ethiopia. An explanatory type of research design method was applied. The study was focused on seventeen (17) selected active consumer cooperatives in southwest Ethiopia. A three-stage random sampling procedure was adopted for the selection of the sample respondents. In stage one, seven woredas were selected from each zone proportionately. In stage two, from those woredas 17 sample consumer cooperatives were selected. Finally, 385 samples of respondents were selected by simple random method. Political, Technology, Management, Bureaucracy, Marketing, Finance and Infrastructure influence were selected as independent factors. Successes of consumer cooperatives were identified as the dependent variable for this study. The finding reveals variables like politics, management, marketing and finance are important factors that affect significantly the target variables. Factor bureaucracy had no significant influence on dependent variables. The study suggests giving special attention given on problems like lack of marketing and finance access shortage, lagging technological advances and political interference. Therefore, Bench Sheko, Sheka and West Omo zones should solve these challenges.
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