Cooperativelinkages-FoodandAgricultureOrganization.docVIP

Case studies on cooperative linkages PAGE  PAGE 19 Cooperative linkages ? Among the following case studies, five (Argentina, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Guinea) involve cooperatives who have developed agribusiness ventures with only limited external assistance. Other cooperative ventures (in Brazil, Guatemala, Fiji, El Salvador, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa and two cases in Ghana) have benefited to a greater or lesser extent from external assistance, by governments, donors or NGOs. Despite this assistance, problems have been encountered. Loss of export markets and proble