Factors Affecting Success of Agricultural Producers Groups
Abstract
Poor organisation of agricultural markets in Poland remains one of the biggest problems for agricultural sector. There are about 510 agricultural producer groups, but only 2% of Polish farmers selling for market are members. Knowledge on cooperation determinants and different aspects of producer groups performance is crucial to build references for policy makers and producer groups' managers. The aim of the article was to discuss factors affecting success of producers groups understood as a level of members' satisfaction. Data for 2006 and 2011 from 30 producers groups in fruit and vegetable sector were analysed using logit model. Three determinants occurred to be statistically important: scope of a group functions, informal cooperation with farmers before starting a formal cooperation and homogeneity of farms.
Keywords
Producer organisations; Logit model
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Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Poland
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