The role of cooperatives in empowering smallholder farmers to access markets: A case study of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal cooperatives in South Africa

Keyphrases

• South Africa 100%
• Eastern Cape 100%
• KwaZulu-Natal 100%
• Smallholder Farmers 100%
• Access Markets 100%
• Agricultural Cooperatives 100%
• Agriculture 66%
• South African 66%
• Collective Marketing 66%
• Institutional Factors 33%
• Market-based 33%
• Complex Supply Chain 33%
• Collective Action 33%
• Non-governmental Organizations 33%
• Marketing Activity 33%
• Institutional Characteristics 33%
• Standard of Living 33%
• KwaZulu-Natal Province 33%
• Voluntary Initiatives 33%
• Bargaining Power 33%
• Reduce Transaction Cost 33%
• Market Characteristics 33%
• High Value Markets 33%
• Long Lifespan 33%
• Organized Groups 33%

Economics, Econometrics and Finance

• Smallholder 100%
• Marketing 100%
• Market Value 50%
• Non-Governmental Organization 50%
• Transaction Costs 50%
• Life-Span 50%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Case Study 100%
• Agricultural Cooperative 100%
• Face 66%
• Collective Action 33%
• Nongovernmental Organization 33%