An Analysis on the Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in Mountainous Countryside-Based on a Field Research in S Village

DOI

10.2991/icpel-16.2016.4How to use a DOI?

Keywords

farmer specialized cooperative, the elite farmers, village committee, rural development, rural culture restructure

Abstract

Farmer specialized cooperative in mountainous rural area is a bridge between farmers and market. In view of its current status, the paper uses methods of analysis, interview survey and comparative analysis. Based on actual data, the paper puts forward the establishing procedures, features and operation mechanism of two typical types of cooperatives: the village committee oriented cooperatives and the elite-dominant cooperatives to explore the influencing factors on the cooperative operation. The results show that the cooperative are strongly influenced by education level, local customs as well as government policies, local elite farmers and capitals. The cooperatives also play an important role in the restructuring of local cultures and customs, besides its great contribution to rural economic development.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Shunjie Li
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TI  - An Analysis on the Farmer Specialized Cooperatives in Mountainous Countryside-Based on a Field Research in S Village
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Politics, Economics and Law (ICPEL 2016)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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