Impact of cooperative membership on household welfare: evidence from calamansi farmers in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines

Issue Date

12-2018

Abstract

This study assessed the impact of cooperative membership on welfare of calamansi farmers in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. An endogenous switching regression (ESR) that accounts for selection bias resulting from both observable and unobservable heterogeneities was employed to analyze the impact of cooperative membership on household consumption expenditure. Differences between the two groups of farmers with respect to their consumption expenditure determinants were observed. Higher household consumption expenditure is associated with younger farmer non-members who rely on traders for price information. Cooperative membership also has a heterogeneous impact on welfare among its members. The cooperatives under study are most effective in improving welfare among members with relatively bigger household size, higher volume of calamansi sales, and higher income from other sources. Results also reveal that cooperative membership significantly increases household welfare measured in terms of household consumption expenditure.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Economics, Management and Agricultural Development

ISSN

2546-1001

Volume

4

Issue

2

Page

27-44

Document Type

Article

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

illustrations, tables

Language

English

Subject

calamansi farmers, cooperative membership, household welfare, impact, consumption expenditures

Digital Copy

https://jemad.cem.uplb.edu.ph/issues/jemad-vol-4-no-2/

En – AGROVOC descriptors

CALAMONDINS; FARMERS ORGANIZATION; COOPERATIVES; COOPERATIVE FARMING; HOUSEHOLDS; WELFARE; PHILIPPINES

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