Can cooperative business models solve horizontal and vertical coordination challenges? A case study in the Australian pineapple industry

John Rolfe, Delwar Akbar, Azad Rahman, Darshana Rajapaksa
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For agricultural products, cooperative systems are an alternative to independent business arrangements that can be used to solve the simultaneous need to coordinate supply from disaggregated producers and improve efficiencies. This study analyses how a hybrid cooperative business model can solve horizontal and vertical coordination challenges, drawing on an analysis of a pineapple cooperative business, Tropical Pines, in Queensland. Semi-structured interviews with a cross section of key stakeholders and thematic content analysis are used to identify key factors. Leadership, information sharing, trust, market forecasting, risk sharing, accountability, and provision of agronomic and other support to growers are identified as key factors that distinguish this cooperative hybrid model from more standard business models. Achieving both horizontal and vertical integration maximises resource utilisation and returns to growers, as well as reducing market uncertainty and maximizing product consistency. However, there are also higher costs involved with hybrid models, particularly the focus on communication and engagement required to maintain the trust of growers. These costs increase with the size and complexity of the cooperative, which creates a tension because size and scale are often required to generate the efficiencies and market power necessary to deliver benefits.

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就农产品而言,合作社制度是独立经营安排之外的另一种选择,可用于同时解决协调分散生产者的供应和提高效率的需要。本研究通过对昆士兰州热带松树菠萝合作社的分析,分析了混合合作社商业模式如何解决横向和纵向协调挑战。采用与主要利益相关者的横截面进行半结构化访谈和主题内容分析来确定关键因素。领导力、信息共享、信任、市场预测、风险分担、问责制以及向种植者提供农艺和其他支持被认为是将这种合作混合模式与更标准的商业模式区分开来的关键因素。实现横向和纵向整合可以最大限度地提高资源利用率和种植者的回报,同时减少市场的不确定性并最大限度地提高产品的一致性。然而,混合模式也有更高的成本,特别是维持种植者信任所需的沟通和参与的重点。这些成本随着合作社的规模和复杂性的增加而增加,这就造成了一种紧张关系,因为规模和规模往往是产生效率和市场力量所必需的,以实现利益。
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