Les investissements inclusifs dans le secteur agricole: Les coopératives et le rôle du gouvernement

The document promotes agricultural cooperatives as a socially and politically acceptable alternative to 'land grabbing,' allowing farmers to retain control of their resources while accessing markets and finance. It distinguishes between production and service cooperatives and highlights the benefits of collective bargaining and resource sharing. The text emphasizes that while foreign investment can reduce risk and provide capital, government support should be limited to creating a favorable legal environment and providing technical training, rather than direct interference in management.

• Agricultural cooperatives are presented as a more inclusive investment model than 'land grabbing' because they allow farmers to maintain control over their land, water, and other natural resources.
• Cooperatives are categorized into two main types: production cooperatives, where farmers collectively operate on shared land, and service cooperatives, which are more common and provide independent members with services such as machinery, processing, transport, and marketing.
• The benefits of cooperatives for small-scale producers include improved collective bargaining for better prices and contracts, better access to financing and markets, and the social integration of women, youth, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
• Common weaknesses of cooperatives include poor organization, a lack of technical and management skills among members, and limited bargaining power when the cooperative size is too small to achieve necessary market volumes.
• Foreign investment can be integrated into the cooperative model by investing directly in cooperative enterprises or by forming partnerships where investors provide capital and technology while farmers provide land, labor, and local knowledge.
• Government intervention is most successful when it is limited to providing a supportive legal framework, registration services, and human resource development, rather than direct management or creation of cooperatives from the top down.
• Legal frameworks for cooperatives vary globally, ranging from specific cooperative laws (as seen in India, Canada, and the Philippines) to general social economy laws (as in Spain) or a lack of specific laws (as in Denmark and Ireland).

APA

Ruete, M. (2014). Les investissements inclusifs dans le secteur agricole: Les coopératives et le rôle du gouvernement. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/inclusive-investment-in-agriculture-fr.pdf

Chicago

Ruete, Marina. Les investissements inclusifs dans le secteur agricole: Les coopératives et le rôle du gouvernement. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/inclusive-investment-in-agriculture-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ruete2014les, author = {Ruete, Marina}, title = {{Les investissements inclusifs dans le secteur agricole: Les coopératives et le rôle du gouvernement}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/inclusive-investment-in-agriculture-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }