The economic performance of farmers' cooperatives in rice postharvest management: the FLGC approach
Professorial Chair Lecture
MMC Professorial Chair Lecture
Place
College of Economics and Management, UP Los Baños, College, Laguna
Date
6-26-2003
Abstract
Improper rice postharvest operations result to substantial grain losses at the farm level. About 10% to 30% of the grain harvested is lost due to inefficient processing. A survey of the Farm Level Grains Center (FLGC - II) instituted by the government in strategic places of the country to reduce grain losses and improve value adding activities by farmers revealed that mostly were not successful and sustainable as utilization rate was low and many were not profitable. Farmers participation was also limited constricting the volume of operation at the FLGC, The major problems experiences were lack of capital to purchase palay, absence of inventory control, and lack of management expertise to run the postharvest center.
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
College
College of Economics and Management (CEM)
Language
English
Recommended citation
Yorobe, Jose M. Jr., "The economic performance of farmers' cooperatives in rice postharvest management: the FLGC approach" (2003). Professorial Chair Lecture. 762.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/professorial_lectures/762