Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa

Cooperative economics looks at market failures as areas for development. The cooperative development process, however, requires member engagement or cohesion in the process according to the Cooperative Management Equilibrium Theory. This cohesion requires an awareness and understanding by the cooper...

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Autores principales:	Simon T. Berge, Koudima Bokoumbo, Kuawo Assan Johnson, Jacob Afouda Yabi, Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	cooperatives agriculture Equilibrium Management Theory market failure economic growth Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3cc60e6aad4f4285a88afd5edede953d2021-12-01T20:08:34ZCooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa2571-581X10.3389/fsufs.2021.758363https://doaj.org/article/3cc60e6aad4f4285a88afd5edede953d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.758363/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2571-581XCooperative economics looks at market failures as areas for development. The cooperative development process, however, requires member engagement or cohesion in the process according to the Cooperative Management Equilibrium Theory. This cohesion requires an awareness and understanding by the cooperative members of the market failure to develop the capacity to address the failure. This article looks at the effects of government agricultural programs on economic, environmental and social sustainability. The questions we ask is how does a focus on economic development push against social and environmental sustainability within the agricultural sector in Togo? Does member cohesion within a cooperative represent a form of Polanyian double movement through social and environmental cohesion? The current development models utilize what Sen refers to as an austere mode of development which forgoes social or environmental considering them luxuries. Does the focus of economic development build capacity only for economic performance within the Togo agricultural sector at the expense of social and environmental sustainability? Utilizing Deep Participatory Indicator Approach (DPIB) approach this paper examines the economic, environmental and social indicators within two prefectures in the Plateaux Region of Togo. Indicators were separated to show the differences between individual or cooperative producers. As cooperatives it was anticipated that a greater emphasis on social and environmental sustainability would be created through cohesive social action. This study found that the emphasis on economic development included in government programs built development capacity within cooperatives emphasizing their cooperative market cohesion.Simon T. BergeKoudima BokoumboKuawo Assan JohnsonJacob Afouda YabiRosaine Nerice YegbemeyFrontiers Media S.A.articlecooperativesagricultureEquilibrium Management Theorymarket failureeconomic growthNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641Food processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 5 (2021)
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topic	cooperatives agriculture Equilibrium Management Theory market failure economic growth Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
spellingShingle	cooperatives agriculture Equilibrium Management Theory market failure economic growth Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456 Simon T. Berge Koudima Bokoumbo Kuawo Assan Johnson Jacob Afouda Yabi Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
description	Cooperative economics looks at market failures as areas for development. The cooperative development process, however, requires member engagement or cohesion in the process according to the Cooperative Management Equilibrium Theory. This cohesion requires an awareness and understanding by the cooperative members of the market failure to develop the capacity to address the failure. This article looks at the effects of government agricultural programs on economic, environmental and social sustainability. The questions we ask is how does a focus on economic development push against social and environmental sustainability within the agricultural sector in Togo? Does member cohesion within a cooperative represent a form of Polanyian double movement through social and environmental cohesion? The current development models utilize what Sen refers to as an austere mode of development which forgoes social or environmental considering them luxuries. Does the focus of economic development build capacity only for economic performance within the Togo agricultural sector at the expense of social and environmental sustainability? Utilizing Deep Participatory Indicator Approach (DPIB) approach this paper examines the economic, environmental and social indicators within two prefectures in the Plateaux Region of Togo. Indicators were separated to show the differences between individual or cooperative producers. As cooperatives it was anticipated that a greater emphasis on social and environmental sustainability would be created through cohesive social action. This study found that the emphasis on economic development included in government programs built development capacity within cooperatives emphasizing their cooperative market cohesion.
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author	Simon T. Berge Koudima Bokoumbo Kuawo Assan Johnson Jacob Afouda Yabi Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey
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title	Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
title_short	Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
title_full	Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
title_fullStr	Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa
title_sort	cooperative development: sustainability agricultural planning viewed through cooperative equilibrium management theory in togo, africa
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Cooperative Development: Sustainability Agricultural Planning Viewed Through Cooperative Equilibrium Management Theory in Togo, Africa

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