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Cooperativism in Goiás: how to match competitiveness and solidarity?

Abstract:

This paper assesses how family farm-based cooperatives deal with the need to be competitive in the market and accountable to its members. The studied cooperatives have varying degrees of commercial integration and management efficiency, but respond in a similar manner to the needs of their members as an alternative for farmers to market their products as well as to strength their social relations.

Key words:
cooperativism; family farming; rural development; Goiás

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