Elena Garnevska

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify chain coordinators and explore their roles and highlight the advantages of coordination, specific competencies of the coordinators, and challenges in the coordination. But, the authors do not consider the role of project managers in the 2005 South Asian earthquake.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present guidelines for measuring business performance are widely available, but no appropriat- tation guidelines are available for measuring the performance of a business. But they do not consider the importance of measuring performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse key determinants affecting farmers' participation in high value markets, compared to traditional markets, and find that age, education level, vegetables cultivated area and membership in farmer groups/cooperatives were the key determinant that had significant effects on the smallholder farmers' decision about marketing channel participation.

TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors found that a stable legal environment; a dedicated initiator and leader; government financial and technical support; farmer understanding and participation of cooperative activities and appropriate external support from professional NGOs were the key factors for the successful development of farmer cooperatives in Northwest China.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined affective, continuance, normative and other aspects of member commitment in agricultural co-operatives and developed a three-dimensional conceptual framework that encapsulates commitment, heterogeneity and social capital.