TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed, Musa Hasen AU - Mesfin, Hiwot Mekonnen PY - 2017 DA - 2017/04/03 TI - The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia JO - Agricultural and Food Economics SP - 6 VL - 5 IS - 1 AB - This study evaluated the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers using cross-sectional data collected from the eastern part of Ethiopia. Using consumption per adult equivalent as a wellbeing indicator, we measured the impact of agricultural cooperative membership by implementing propensity score matching and endogenous switching regression estimation techniques. Both estimation methods indicate that joining agricultural cooperatives has a positive impact on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers. Furthermore, the analysis also indicates that agricultural cooperative membership has a heterogeneous impact on wellbeing among its members. SN - 2193-7532 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-017-0075-z DO - 10.1186/s40100-017-0075-z ID - Ahmed2017 ER -