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1. Prepared By:
JAY NEPAL
Roll No 42
B.Sc. Ag. 7th semester,
Subject: Agribusiness management , marketing and
cooperatives
IAAS, Paklihawa
December, 2014

2.  Derived from Latin words “Co”= Together & “Operari”=Work ;
Therefore, Co-Operatives means Working Together!!
 Simply, Co-operative can be defined as a group of people working
together to fulfill certain objectives.
 “An autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to
meet their common economic, social & cultural needs and
aspirations through a jointly owned & democratically controlled
enterprise”- Int’l Co-operative Alliance (ICA)

3. WORKING TOGETHER !!!

4. A COOPERATIVE
IS A FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION
A cooperative is a user-owned and user-controlled
corporate business in which benefits are received in
proportion to use.
Main Motto: “One for all,
All for One”

5. In Co-Operatives
The people who own control and finance the co-
operative are those who use it.

6. Origin of Co-Operatives
Robert Owen (1771–1858) was a social reformer and a
pioneer of the cooperative movement. Also known as
“Father of Co-Operative Farming.

7. A Global Movement
 Over 750 000 cooperatives
 Over 800 million individual members – many
of them women
 Over 100 million jobs created
 Over 50% of global agricultural output is
marketed through cooperatives

8. 7 BASIC PRINCIPLES !!!
 Voluntary & Open Membership
 Democratic member control
 Member economic participation
 Autonomy & Independence
 Education, Training & Information
 Co-operation among co-operatives
 Concern for Community

9. Co-ops Principles and Practices
Co-operative Principles and Practices
Principles Practices
Voluntary and open membership Member recruitment policy, rules of
admission, equal opportunities,
Democratic member control Constitution, voting rights, role of the board,
members and management
Member economic participation Economic performance, rewards to
members, capitalization and how surplus is
used
Autonomy and independence Relations with government, other
organisations and institutions and market
position,
Education, training and information Member, board and management training
and public relations
Co-operation among members Federation, networks, joint enterprises,
movement building
Concern for community Policy on community development,
environment and networking

10. 5 Co-operative Values !!!

11. TYPES OF CO-OPERATIVES !!!
 Agricultural Co-operatives
 Small Farmer Cooperatives
(SFCL)
 Saving & Credit Cooperatives
 Health Cooperatives
 Science & Technology
Cooperatives
 Consumer Cooperatives
 Multipurpose Cooperatives
 Other Cooperatives

12. TYPES OF FARMER’S
CO-OPERATIVES
 Production Cooperatives
 Farm Supply Cooperatives
 Service Cooperatives
 Marketing Cooperatives
 Processing Cooperatives
 Environmental Cooperatives
 Tourism Cooperatives etc..

13. Type of activities
 Economic activities
 agricultural marketing & supply;
 savings & credit
 consumer good supply
 transport
 shared services (business)
 handicrafts and small industries
 services

14. Type of activities …
 Social services
 Housing
 Social reintegration
 HIV-AIDS care
 Medical services
 Others
 Musician co-operatives
 Soccer fans co-operatives

15. Organizational Make-Up
Members
Board of Directors
Manager
Employees

16. Primary Co-op Structure
Co-operative
Member MemberMember

17. Secondary Co-op Structure
Co-operative
Primary
Co-op
MemberMember
Local
Co-op
Member Member

18. Tertiary Co-op Structure
Co-operative
MemberMember
Primary
Co-op
Secondary
Co-op
Secondary
Co-op
Primary
Co-op
Primary
Co-op
MemberMember

19.  One of the successful modern, participatory and
effective approach amongst farmers.
 Farmers are involved from planning process up-to
harvest, and the profit is shared.
 Becoming popular amongst progressive farmer groups
especially in rural Nepal.

20. Co-Operatives movement with
reference of Nepal
 Modern co-operative initiative date back to 1956 with the
establishment of thirteen credit cooperatives in Chitwan District to
assist Flood victims.
 Establishment of Co-operative Bank in 1963 (later ADB in 1968)
 Establishment of National Cooperatives Development Board in
1991.
 Co-Operatives Act- 1992

21.  Formed in August.1991 for designing a strategy for revitalizing the
cooperative movement so as to make it self-reliant and people managed.
More specifically, the main tasks of NCDB included the following:
 formulate cooperative policies;
 help set up the structure of the cooperative movement from bottom to
top;
 coordinate the activities of cooperatives in different sectors; and
 establish necessary infrastructures required for facilitating the process of
cooperative development.

22. CURRENT SITUATION IN
NEPAL
 Total Number of Cooperative in Nepal : 26,501
 Total Number of Member : 4,647,549
 Total Number of employment by Cooperative: 39,752
 Total Share capital of Cooperative : NPR 27,095,151.00
 Total Deposit in cooperative : NPR 139,543,971.00
 Total Loan disburse by Cooperative : 134,033,495.00
Source: Department of Cooperatives Fiscal year 2068/69

23. SUCCESSFUL CO-OPs
 Integrated Cooperative Development Program in Nawalparasi
district.
 Amliso (Bamboo grass) Production and Marketing in Ilam an Jhapa
districts.
 Ginger Production and Marketing in Salyan district.
 Institutional Marketing of coffee in Gulmi district.
 Goat rearing activities and Marketing in Tanahu district.
 Cardamom Production and Marketing in Panchthar district. Etc.

24. Example…
 Panchakanya Agriculture Cooperative Ltd.
 Run exclusively by women

25. Advantages of
Cooperatives
 Economic and social growth in communities
 Creates more employment opportunities
 Possibility to change something that’s not working
 Better access to products and services
 Strong customer loyalty
 Access to new markets
 Bring solutions to problems
 Land integration
 We-Feeling amongst farmers etc

26. AGRICULTURAL CO-OPs
 The importance of food means there has to be maximum and safe
utilisation of agricultural land.
 The best way to achieve proper organisation of agricultural land is on a
cooperative basis.
 The land in Nepal is fragmented, hence not suitable for Commercial
Agriculture.
 Land is very important in the psychology of farmers, so a proper cooperative
system has to be built up to give farmers a sense of ownership of their land
and permanent rights to the land while it is managed cooperatively. This
will also give a better outturn.

27. Impact of Co-Ops in Nepalese
Agriculture
 Direct & Indirect impacts on Socio-economic development.
 Creation of Productive employment.
 Women Participation & Mobilization.
 Important role in Crop production, Marketing , Processing and also Seed
Production.
 Easy access to Savings & Credit at low cost.
 Social & economic protection/insurance to Farmers.
 Role in Conflict solving & peace building.

28. Cont..
 Source of Loan and Loan Utilization.
 Diversification, Profitability & Profit use.
 Increasing in Purchasing capacity of local farmers.
 Market extension.
 Uplifting of living status
 Participation & Empowerment

29. Present Scenario & Challenges
 Despite the efforts by governmental agencies, international
institutions, Non-governmental Organizations and other
Stakeholders, The results are far from Satisfactory.
 Most profitable co-operatives are urban based
 Rural co-operatives lack regular guidance , trainings, credits
& insurance etc. from GON, NGOs etc.
 Lack of Creditability, managerial skills & professionalism.

30. cont…
 Governmental negligence and lack of clear policies.
 Lack of Proper Monitoring and Evaluation
 Lack of inclusion of every sector of the society including Dalits,
Janjatis, Women etc.
 Lack of vision, commitment and willingness by Political Parties and
non-profit organizations.
 Lack of training, research and extension outreach to co-operative
formation, feasibility studies, management and their promotion.

31. THE WAY OUT…
FUTURE AGENDA
 Making MONITORING and EVALUATION act professional and independent.
 Periodic, special themes, big projects and not driven by donors.
 Carrying out impact evaluation of donor assisted projects through
independent evaluation sponsored by the government/client-ownership
building.
 Participatory and involvement of donors
 Strong organization of evaluators/networking
 Code of conduct for the evaluators.
 Dissemination of results/priority.

32. THANK-YOU !!!