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| Title of Article |
Benefits of Agriculture Cooperatives to their member households in Bhutan |
| Date of Acceptance |
7 April 2020 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
Khon Kaen Agriculture Journal |
| Standard |
TCI |
| Institute of Journal |
Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University |
| ISBN/ISSN |
0125-0485 |
| Volume |
48 |
| Issue |
5 |
| Month |
September-October |
| Year of Publication |
2020 |
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| Abstract |
Agriculture cooperatives (ACs) increase access to assets, information, services, and markets. However, little is known, to what extend ACs benefit farmers in Bhutan, owing to scarce studies. Understanding this research gap is indispensable for making informed decisions about ACs. Thus, this study investigates as to whether ACs improve access to livelihood assets (1) and if access to these assets predict livelihood outcomes (2) of farmers. These objectives were tested by using data collected from 192 member households of ACs in Trongsa and Zhemgang Districts (sampled by multistage sampling procedures) employing pre-tested structured questionnaires between June to July 2018. Data analyses, comprising descriptive statistics, principal component analysis and regression analysis, were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 19. Results reveal that ACs improve human, physical, natural, financial, and social capitals of farmers. Findings further prove that access to these capitals predict 65.7% of the livelihood outcomes of the households, where R2 = 0.657, F (4, 192) = 74.329, p < .001. Given such importance of ACs, the Royal Government of Bhutan should continue strengthening existing ACs and establishing new ACs to expand benefits yield from such collective actions to farmers. This study recommends future studies to assess spillover benefits of ACs to non-members in the wider communities. |
| Keyword |
Agriculture cooperatives, livelihood outcomes, member households |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
| Level of Publication |
ชาติ |
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| Part of thesis |
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