Участь у сільськогосподарських кооперативах: стимулюючі та стримуючі чинники
Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives: Stimulating and Restraining Factors

Summary/Abstract: It is emphasized that in modern Ukrainian economic science there are no works that comprehensively reflect both stimulating and restraining factors regarding the organization and functioning of Ukrainian agricultural servicing cooperatives. Based on the results of work with focus groups of farmers in Poltava region, these factors are identified, as well as scientific and practical comments on each of them are presented. The high level of agricultural, economic and legal knowledge of small agricultural producers is among the main stimulating factors that determine the need to participate in agricultural servicing cooperatives. It is emphasized that the need for cooperation is exacerbated by the lack of own funds and access to credit resources for economic needs, as well as to remote markets and the lack of objective information about profitable suppliers. Important stimulating factors include the low level of trust of farmers and small agricultural producers in various types of external support: state, foreign technical assistance and assistance from domestic farmers' representative organizations. The process of physical aging of people who started and actively developed their farms in the 1990s is quite a threat to the farmers' movement, and at the same time an incentive to consolidate the efforts and resources of small farmers. Problems related to the lack of qualified and disciplined workers, limited opportunities for professional development and exchange of experience with foreign colleagues-farmers are also stimulating for joining agricultural servicing cooperatives. It is emphasized that the awareness of the need to participate in the servicing agricultural cooperative for many farmers and small agricultural producers is complicated by a number of non-economic factors. Having overcome these difficulties, it is possible to fully realize the potential of this category of agricultural producers, namely with the help of servicing agricultural cooperatives of various specializations.

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