Farmer Cooperative Organizations Research Articles

Profit Coordination and Optimization of Agricultural Product Brand Promotion Lead by Farmer Cooperative Organizations

In the e-commerce supply chain of agricultural products, there are three parties: farmer cooperative organizations, e-commerce platforms, and consumers. This study aims to investigate how to coordinate farmer cooperative organizations and e-commerce platforms to maximize the overall profits of the supply chains of agricultural products. Based on the Stackelberg game theory, this paper constructs a two-level supply chain decision-making model led by farmers’ cooperatives and followed by e-commerce platforms. It discusses two supply chain decision-making models (decentralized and centralized) with decision variables (selling price and promotion effort). The results show that the overall profit of the supply chain under centralized decision making is higher than the overall profit under decentralized decision making. In order to achieve the coordination of agricultural product sales price and brand promotion efforts and achieve win-win cooperation, this paper puts forward two coordination schemes: (1) coordinating revenue sharing, cost sharing, and wholesale price discounts and (2) coordinating the wholesale price. These two contract coordination schemes are verified by example analysis. Finally, the following strategies are recommended, including strengthening the investment in brand promotion and contract management.

40 Years of Policy Evolution of Chinese Farmer Cooperative Organization – Quantitative Analysis of Policy Text Based on the No. 1 Central Document

The issue of agricultural and rural farmers is a fundamental issue related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Solving farmer issues is always the top priority of the central government. At present, the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era. Farmer cooperative organization have played an important role in agricultural output and farmers' economic income. Through text comprehensive analysis and policy tool analysis, the policies of farmer cooperative organization involved in the No.1 Central Document from 1982 to 1986 and 2004 to 2020 are sorted out, mainly including the evolution of the name of farmer cooperative organization and the policy support for the development of farmer cooperative organization. Chinese future farmer cooperative organization policies should focus on further improving the system construction of farmer cooperative organization and cultivating talents for farmer cooperatives.

Risk attitudes within farmer cooperative organizations: Evidence from China's fresh apple industry

AbstractWe consider whether participation in cooperative organizations known as Farm Bases correlates with a farmer's risk attitudes in China. Specifically, we seek to determine if farmers see cooperative‐like organizations as a means of reducing risk or as a way of accessing riskier opportunities. Using data from a risk experiment involving 348 apple farmers, we estimate risk attitudes and correlate those indicators with participation in Farm Bases and other controls. In the case of Chinese apple producers, we find that considerations of risk are an important feature of organizational forms that involve collective decision‐making, although the correlation between risk and cooperative organizational participation is nuanced.

Risk Attitudes within Farmer Cooperative Organizations: Evidence from China’s Fresh Apple Industry

We consider whether participation in cooperative organizations known as Farm Bases correlates with a farmer’s risk attitudes in China. Specifically, we seek to determine if farmers see cooperative-like organizations as a means of reducing risk or as a way of accessing riskier opportunities. Using data from a risk experiment involving 348 apple farmers, we estimate risk attitudes and correlate those indicators with participation in Farm Bases and other controls. In the case of Chinese apple producers, we find that considerations of risk are an important feature of organizational forms that involve collective decision-making, although the correlation between risk and cooperative organizational participation is nuanced.

Do farmers care about climate change? Evidence from five major grain producing areas of China

Using a logistic model, this paper empirically investigated farmers' perception of climate change and its determinants based on a field survey of 1 350 rural households across five major grain producing provinces in China. The results show: i) There is an apparent difference in perception levels for long-term temperature and precipitation changes. Specifically, 57.4% of farmers perceived the long-term temperature change correctly, but only 29.7% of farmers perceived the long-term precipitation change correctly; ii) The factors influencing the farmers' perceptions are almost completely different between precipitation and temperature, the former are mostly agriculture related, while latter are mostly non-agriculture related, except for farm size; and iii) Farmers are not expected to pay more attention to long-term precipitation changes over the crop growing seasons, because less than 30% of farmers can correctly perceive long-term precipitation change. Therefore, to improve the accuracy of farmers' perceptions of climate change, the government is recommended to: i) enhance education and training programs; ii) speed up land transfer and expand household land farm size; iii) develop farmer cooperative organizations; iv) invest more in agricultural infrastructure, specifically in major grain producing regions; and v) improve the agricultural environment and increase farming income.

“Production Village Integration” to Lead the Construction of Beautiful Countryside—Experience and Inspiration Based on Fenghuang Gou in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province

“Production Village Integration” to lead the construction of beautiful countryside is a new strategy proposed by China. This is of great significance to further promote the construction of the new socialist countryside in China. In view of this, this article starts with the analysis of the current situation of Fenghuang Gou “Production Village Integration” in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Then, the paper points out the main problems and proposes the corresponding countermeasures. Finally, throughout the practices of other provinces, the authors have summarized several valuable experiences for reference: set up farmer cooperative organizations, adhere to the integration development of the primary industry, the secondary industry and the tertiary industry, focus on protecting the environment, and strengthen the construction of infrastructure.

Organizational Trust in Farmer Organizations: Evidence from the Chinese Fresh Apple Industry

We examine the role and importance of trust in a particular type of farmer cooperative organization called “farm bases”. Farm bases play an essential role in China’s agribusiness policies and are pervasive in Chinese business practices. Our research focuses on the extent to which trust affects specific performance measures of Chinese Farm Bases and how the relationship between trust and Farm Base performance is affected by perceptions of risk and uncertainty and other considerations. We operationalize organizational trust by assessing the perception of trustworthiness and competence that farmers have in Farm Base managers. Our findings support a nuanced role of trust. Trust matters but in limited and specific contexts. We explain how our findings are relevant to efforts to strengthen the Chinese agrifood system.

Organizational trust in farmer organizations: evidence from the Chinese fresh apple industry

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the role and importance of trust in a type of Chinese farmer cooperative organization called “Farm Bases” (FBs), considering the extent to which trust affects their performance and how the relationship between trust and FB performance is affected by perceptions of risk and uncertainty and other considerations.Design/methodology/approachThe authors interviewed a random sample of 355 farmers, most of whom are from 42 different FBs in China. The authors operationalized organizational trust by assessing the perception of trustworthiness and competence that farmers have in FB managers. The authors conducted a regression analysis of the data to answer the research questions.FindingsThe findings support a nuanced role of trust for performance measures of FBs. Trust matters but in limited and specific contexts. Specifically, trust does not correlate with the marketing volume of Chinese FBs and only weakly correlates with FB compliance of production standards.Originality/valueFBs play an essential role in China’s agribusiness policies and are pervasive in Chinese business practices. Very little research has been conducted on Chinese FBs and of the role of trust in organizational performance.

中国农村的新合作运动

Abstract As a response to structural changes in the agricultural economy and given the weak capacity of small farmers to deal with such changes, various forms of new cooperative organizations have developed in rural China. By March 2012, reportedly there were more than half a million such cooperative organizations. This article explores the dynamic interplay of market forces and the role of various actors in the formation and growth of these new cooperative organizations. Through analysis of different degrees of marketization and commercialization, this article also compares the patterns and sectoral distribution of new farmer cooperative organizations across the eastern, central, and western regions. (This article is in English.) 摘要 面对中国农业经济结构的转型，传统小农因本身的弱势而难以应对。为此，各种新型农民合作组织应运而生，在中国农村快速发展。截至 2012 年3 月，各种新型农民合作组织已超过 50 多万家。本文将探讨市场与各种外部力量在新型农民组织的创建和发展中的作用。通过对各地农业经济市场化和商业化的分析，本文还将对比新型合作组织在东部和中西部发展的不同形态及种植结构。