Sustainable conditions of agriculture cooperative with a case study of dairy cooperative of Sirajgonj District in Bangladesh

Abstract

There are many cooperatives in Bangladesh but most of the cooperatives are not working in the long run. After completion of the project time these cooperatives also finished. In this context, this study shows sustainable conditions of cooperative in the dairy sector of Bangladesh. The study analyses the conditions of dairy farmers in Bangladesh whom are members and not members of the agriculture cooperative with a case study. For the study, a simple random sampling procedure was applied to collect primary data from Sirajgonj district, northwest of Dhaka, where the primary milk producer’s cooperative was established for integrated marketing. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data in the study. The cooperative society assured secured market for farmers’ production at a fair price and provides technical assistance through training and extension services that lead the higher production and higher income for the farmers. Motivated farmers showed positive behavior towards society in the long run. These conditions may help to sustain the cooperative society in another sector of agriculture in Bangladesh. Therefore, intervention should be taken for strengthening and expanding sustainable agriculture cooperatives in all sectors of Bangladesh.