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Role of Agricultural co-operatives
- pool their resources together to buy expensive machinery e.g tractor for use by members
- provide education /technical information to members
- provide loan to members (inputs and cash)
- Negotiate for higher prices for members
- Reduce overhead costs e.g transportation storage
- Bargain with suppliers to give discount on inputs
- provide employment for their members others
- Benefit members from lower takes charged
- market farmers produce
- Interest and pay out returns to members in the form of Dividends
- Help to negotiate for loans to members without security
- some provide banking services to its members
- provide strong bargaining power for members on policy issues
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