Economic and Social Impact of Commitment in Agricultural Cooperatives of Small Farmers in Zambia

B.Sc. EBENEZER DONKOR

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The first cooperative that was established in Zambia was in the year 1914. Nowadays, the Government of Zambia through local provincial authorities uses cooperatives as a means of reaching smallholder farmers in the country. There is, however, the problem of high heterogeneity within the cooperatives regarding members’ commitment. The main objective of the study was to analyze how members perception about social attributes in the cooperative influence their commitment and determine the economic benefits of various groups of members within the cooperative. Desk-research of current situation of Zambian agricultural cooperatives. Literature review on the topic. Data collection in Zambia among cooperative members. Econometric analysis of data comparison of different groups in the cooperative by Propensity Score Matching.

Keywords

Active members, Passive members, Capacity building, Western Zambia

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 13. 5. 2020

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Jiří Hejkrlík, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Tropické zemědělství / International Development and Agricultural Economics