Determinants of Farmers' Access to Market

Cooperatives offer producers distinct advantages in addressing a variety of market situations and issues. The major expected benefits may be to have a better chance in access to a market especially for the farmers' in the developing countries.This book therefore, has tried to identify the existing strategies adopted in selected grain marketing cooperatives that facilitate farmers access to market and the factors that determine farmers access to market respectively. Based on the study results, the researcher recommended distributing major inputs to the farmers; the need for review and change of market strategies; women empowerment; access to credit; patronage refund, purchase time coincidence, market information and integrating cooperatives to improve farmers access to market through the cooperatives.

Autorentext

The author, Gachena Tiruneh, has B.A. Degree in Economics. And he has been working at Ambo District Finance and Economic Development Office and Ambo District Cooperative Promotion Office at different positions. He is awarded with M.A degree in Cooperative Management from the School of Graduate Studies at Ambo University in Ethiopia.