Statement on the benefits | Milk small | Milk large | Pig small | Pig large | |
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The cooperative offers a stable market channel | % of producers | ||||
Significant | 87a | 98b | 85a | 76a | |
Chi-squared | 9.86*** | 1.03 | |||
The cooperative is obliged to collect all of my production 1) | |||||
Significant | 89a | 99b | 81a | 88a | |
Chi-squared | 9.42*** | 1.40 | |||
Better possibilities to expand my agricultural production | |||||
Significant | 64a | 82b | 52a | 36a | |
Chi-squared | 10.58*** | 2.81 | |||
The cooperative operates in the nearby region | |||||
Significant | 68a | 74a | 46a | 50a | |
Chi-squared | 1.94 | 1.95 | |||
The cooperative offers good services to the members | |||||
Significant | 71a | 80a | 48a | 33a | |
Chi-squared | 3.08 | 3.27 | |||
The cooperative pays a competitive producer price | |||||
Significant | 87a | 94a | 61a | 29b | |
Chi-squared | 3.17 | 8.53** | |||
I gain other, non-pecuniary benefits from the cooperative | |||||
Significant | 57a | 69b | 47a | 46a | |
Chi-squared | 4.71* | 2.58 | |||
Benefit from a good bargaining position through the cooperative | |||||
Significant | 65a | 76b | 48a | 29a | |
Chi-squared | 4.92* | 4.99* | |||
Cooperative capital is an attractive investment instrument | |||||
Significant | 56a | 60a | 63a | 54a | |
Chi-squared | 0.52 | 1.46 | |||
Membership provides me taxation gains | |||||
Significant | 44a | 59b | 61a | 50a | |
Chi-squared | 6.73** | 1.39 | |||
Control in the governance of the cooperative | |||||
Significant | 39a | 45a | 48a | 25a | |
Chi-squared | 1.20 | 3.62 | |||
Influence in decisions that promote my own business | |||||
Significant | 47a | 57a | 52a | 29a | |
Chi-squared | 2.71 | 4.85* | |||
Opportunity to carry out work that supports the community | |||||
Significant | 43a | 47a | 48a | 29a | |
Chi-squared | 0.52 | 3.55 |