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1. Governing cooperative quality schemes: some lessons from olive oil initiatives in the Region of Valencia (Spain)

Author

Moragues Faus, Ana María and Ortiz Miranda, Dionisio

Subjects
Smallholder farming, EU agricultural policy, Agricultural cooperatives, Institutional Economics, ECONOMIA, SOCIOLOGIA Y POLITICA AGRARIA, Food quality schemes, Olive oil
Abstract

This paper describes the development, functioning and governance of quality assurance schemes for olive oil in three cooperative organizations. Two questions are addressed: first, how the construction of new quality schemes by cooperatives can lead to the fragmentation of the membership base, and hence the need for new institutional arrangements; and second, how the development of such schemes alters the interdependencies between parties (cooperative organization and its members), and how this is governed. The comparative analysis shows the relevance of the social and cultural contexts in shaping the mechanisms of governance, as well contributing to the policy debate in the European Union regarding new food quality schemes.

Published
2012

2. Governing cooperative quality schemes: some lessons from olive oil initiatives in the Region of Valencia (Spain)

Author

Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agronòmica i del Medi Natural, Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Economía y Ciencias Sociales - Departament d'Economia i Ciències Socials, Moragues Faus, Ana María, Ortiz Miranda, Dionisio, Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Agronòmica i del Medi Natural, Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Economía y Ciencias Sociales - Departament d'Economia i Ciències Socials, Moragues Faus, Ana María, and Ortiz Miranda, Dionisio

Abstract

This paper describes the development, functioning and governance of quality assurance schemes for olive oil in three cooperative organizations. Two questions are addressed: first, how the construction of new quality schemes by cooperatives can lead to the fragmentation of the membership base, and hence the need for new institutional arrangements; and second, how the development of such schemes alters the interdependencies between parties (cooperative organization and its members), and how this is governed. The comparative analysis shows the relevance of the social and cultural contexts in shaping the mechanisms of governance, as well contributing to the policy debate in the European Union regarding new food quality schemes.

Published
2012

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