Small Farmers and the Agro-Industrial Production and Services Cooperative of Coronel Oviedo: Opportunities for Growth

This study examines the relationship between a group of campesinos and a Cooperative in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay that were undergoing a debt default crisis. I spoke individually with small farmers and staff members about their experiences working with the Cooperative and their opinions about the future of the organization. Their responses grouped into themes that suggested ways to improve the relationship between farmers and their Cooperative as well as improve farmer involvement in the Cooperative. Based on recent scholarship in effective agricultural extension methods and rural development, I saw three main opportunities for the Cooperative to improve its relationship with its rural members. Improved and Expanded Extension Activities for Farmers, Improved Farmer Involvement in the Administration of the Cooperative, and Increased Credit Education, Restrictions, and Controls. I then discussed the likely benefits and obstacles to each of those recommended changes.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2007

Author dc:creator

• Farnan, Tara

Contributors dc:contributor

• Douglas Harper
• Evan Stoddard

• Latin America

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/531

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1547