Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo
This study analyzed the influence of the producer's organizational form (individual or cooperative) on the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) of sustainability in the Plateaux Region of Togo. An innovative approach called Deep Participatory Indicator-Based (DPIB) was used to...
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| author | Koudima Bokoumbo Simon Berge Kuawo Assan Johnson Afouda Jacob Yabi Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey |
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| description | This study analyzed the influence of the producer's organizational form (individual or cooperative) on the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) of sustainability in the Plateaux Region of Togo. An innovative approach called Deep Participatory Indicator-Based (DPIB) was used to target the analysis at the producer local level. The environmental sustainability score was above average for individual producers compared to cooperatives. Economic sustainability score is not related to the producer's organization form. Social sustainability was not dependent on the form of organization. The analyses led to participatory planning and actions based on three cooperative principles. Actions based on the seventh cooperative principle – Concern for Community - raise awareness among cooperators producers on the importance of carrying out social works, agro-ecological practices and sustainable agriculture for community members. The actions related to the fifth and sixth cooperative principles – Education, Training & Information and Cooperation among Cooperatives, strengthen the capacities of cooperatives on the need to seek higher quality markets and inform coops in the region about opportunities for combined marketing actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2438f0ad24174ad483121ab0a7292c232023-06-19T04:29:10ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-06-0196e17345Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of TogoKoudima Bokoumbo0Simon Berge1Kuawo Assan Johnson2Afouda Jacob Yabi3Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey4University of Parakou (UP), Doctoral School of Agronomic and Water Sciences (EDSAE), Department of Natural Resources Economics (ERN), Laboratory of Analysis and Research on Economic and Social Dynamics (LARDES), 400 BP: 668 Kara-Togo, Togo; Corresponding author.Dalhousie University, Department of Leadership and Organizations, Faculty of Management, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaCatholic University of West Africa Academic Director, Educational and Research Directorate (DAPR), BP: 43 Kara-Togo, TogoUniversity of Parakou, Doctoral School of Agronomic and Water Sciences, Laboratory of Analysis and Research on Economic and Social Dynamics, BP: 123 Parakou-Benin, BeninUniversité de Parakou, Ecole Doctorale des Sciences Agronomiques et de L’Eau, Laboratoire D’Analyses et de Recherches sur Les Dynamiques Economiques et Sociales, BP: 123 Parakou-Bénin, BeninThis study analyzed the influence of the producer's organizational form (individual or cooperative) on the three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) of sustainability in the Plateaux Region of Togo. An innovative approach called Deep Participatory Indicator-Based (DPIB) was used to target the analysis at the producer local level. The environmental sustainability score was above average for individual producers compared to cooperatives. Economic sustainability score is not related to the producer's organization form. Social sustainability was not dependent on the form of organization. The analyses led to participatory planning and actions based on three cooperative principles. Actions based on the seventh cooperative principle – Concern for Community - raise awareness among cooperators producers on the importance of carrying out social works, agro-ecological practices and sustainable agriculture for community members. The actions related to the fifth and sixth cooperative principles – Education, Training & Information and Cooperation among Cooperatives, strengthen the capacities of cooperatives on the need to seek higher quality markets and inform coops in the region about opportunities for combined marketing actions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402304553XCooperativeSustainabilityMaize producersPlateaux regionTogo |
| spellingShingle | Koudima Bokoumbo Simon Berge Kuawo Assan Johnson Afouda Jacob Yabi Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo Heliyon Cooperative Sustainability Maize producers Plateaux region Togo |
| title | Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo |
| title_full | Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo |
| title_fullStr | Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo |
| title_short | Cooperatives and sustainability: The case of maize producers in the plateaux region of Togo |
| title_sort | cooperatives and sustainability the case of maize producers in the plateaux region of togo |
| topic | Cooperative Sustainability Maize producers Plateaux region Togo |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402304553X |
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