Castillo is a former professor at the University of the Philippines Los Baños and currently the Luzon administrator of the Cooperative Development Authority. State Universities and Colleges (SUC) Support and Cooperative Performance in the Bicol Region, Philippines.
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The part of personnel management that specifically deals with training and development of employees is important. Effective training is an investment in an organization's human resources with both immediate and long-term returns.
Development of Human Resource
Since the inception of the movement, there is a need to create awareness and acceptance of human resource development to achieve the organizational goals and objectives. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss issues and challenges related to human resource development and ways to improve human resource development, particularly in the context of the Malaysian cooperative movement.
Mainstreaming Cooperatives in the Agribusiness Sector
Cooperatives and Environmental Sustainability
The Case of Migpange Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MIMUCO)
Effects of Climate Variability on a Livestock Value Chain
The Case of the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative Hog Business, Philippines
A pride campaign in Panabo City was implemented from 2012 to 2014 to inspire local fishermen to change their behavior so that they will only use the permitted fishing gear, hook and line in the buffer zone and only fish outside the no-take zone to reduce threats and preserve coral cover and fish population in Cagangohan Fish Sanctuary. The increase in desired behavior has reduced threats to the fish sanctuary, but did not increase coral cover and fish population as the expected conservation outcome.
When Out Is In”: Community Mobilization through Social Marketing in Nearshore Fisheries in Panabo City,
The analysis included the evaluation of social marketing and barrier removal strategies using quantitative (KAP) and qualitative (Non-KAP) data between pre- and post-campaign. When Out Is In': Community Mobilization through Social Marketing in Coastal Fisheries in Panabo,.
Cooperative Business Failures in Batangas Province, Philippines
The existing literature mainly identified issues such as poor management, lack of capital, ownership rights and portfolio problems as the culprits behind cooperative conversions, failures and restructurings. What made the two multi-purpose cooperatives unstable were the insufficiency of funds required to meet the requirements of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), delinquency of members and their inactive participation in the affairs of the cooperative, mismanagement of resources, lack of a stable marketing system and the lack of a skilled system. Financial manager.
A Postmortem Analysis
Specifically, the study aimed to review the literature on factors influencing cooperative business sustainability and failures, present and analyze two cases of failed multi-purpose cooperatives, and provide recommendations for operating cooperatives for their continued sustainability. Cultivating managerial and leadership skills, improving governance, creating linkages and support of the private sector and government, encouraging participatory membership, using an effective marketing system, proper management of resources, and expanding financial literacy are suggested to achieve sustainability. cooperative.
A Study on Governance System in Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Societies in Tamil Nadu, India
The Philippine agricultural sector consists of informally employed workers who face various problems in employment, contracts, workers' wages, workloads, etc. The results show that most of the helpers in ARCs are wealthy.
Assessing the Employment Conditions and Patterns
These informally employed workers include "helpers" working in Agrarian Reform Cooperatives (ARCs) managed by Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs). Thus, this is an exploratory study conducted to assess the working conditions and patterns of helpers employed in the selected ARCs, namely SFARBEMCO, AMS-MARBEMCO and AMS-KARBEMCO, in Davao del Norte.
However, problems identified in the employment patterns include an ambiguous employer-employee relationship, payment for working hours, precarious contracts, unreasonable pay and a lack of social security. Correspondence School of Management, University of the Philippines Mindanao, Mintal, Tugbok District, Davao City 8022, Philippines T E [email protected].
Incorporating Environmental Sustainability in Agricuture through Cooperative-Initiated Organic Farming in
Agrarian Lands of Barangay Casile, Laguna, Philippines
This paper aims to present the roles and contributions of the cooperative to the food security of its members. The role of cooperatives in achieving food security in society remains significant.
The Role of Cooperatives in Achieving Household Food Security in the Philippines
Cooperatives were created to protect and meet the needs of the less powerful members of society by pooling their resources. It helps to improve the standard of living and quality of life of members and to share in the wealth of the nation.
Agricultural Credit Cooperatives in Turkey
This study demonstrates a cooperative's approach and impact in improving the socioeconomic status of households by promoting the value of thrift and saving among its members and their communities. With the Loan and Savings Mobilization Program as its core services, PHCCI implements a combination of effective strategies and teaches its members and their families the value of thrift and savings to help them maintain a stable and sustainable source of income.
Perpetual Help Community Cooperative
Its aim is to serve as a key enabler of its members' full financial potential by developing them into smart entrepreneurs, working people and investors. This major challenge, which limits the cooperative from optimizing its impact on improving the living standards of its members, is addressed through continuous improvement of PHCCI's value-based management system.
Building Success on the Value of Thrift and Saving
Islamic finance is the provision of financial services on a basis that is in accordance with the principles and rules of Islamic commercial jurisprudence. The method includes office visits, interviews and discussions with BMT-Tamzis officials and staff and with beneficiary farmers.
Shariah-based Microfinance for Limited-Resource Farmers
Resource-limited farmers (LRF) are those with low levels of education, barely completing primary school and poor. BMT-Tamzis is a registered cooperative and has established its own financing system for member farmers.
The Practice of Baitul Maal Wal Tamwil-Tamzis in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia
It has been established that the cooperative's capital as a lender depends on the member-borrowers. Assessing the Ability of Pig Farming Cooperatives as Agricultural Loan Conduits in Laguna, Philippines.
Assessment of the Capability of Hog Raisers’ Cooperatives as Conduits of Agricultural Loans in Laguna, Philippines
The result of the study showed that rice farmer-borrowers reduced their borrowing from other sources after the cooperative benefited from LCSF. The farmers-borrowers of rice also expressed their satisfaction with the lending activity of the cooperative.
Credit Access of Rice Farmer-Borrowers and
During the course of the study, 35 rice farmers, BBPMPC borrowers in Victoria and Pila municipalities in Laguna were interviewed. In general, the findings were as follows: LCSF was beneficial to BBPMPC because it allowed rice farmer borrowers to have easier access to credit, and LCSF helped to improve BBPMPC's financial position.
Financial Performance of Banca Banca Primary Multipurpose Cooperative under the Laguna Credit Surety Fund Program
This study analyzed rice farmer borrowers' access to credit and financial performance of Banca Banca Primary Multipurpose Cooperative under the Laguna Credit Guarantee Fund Program in Laguna, covering the period from 2010 to 2014. In terms of loan utilization and rice farmer repayment performance, borrowers are mostly drew funds only for the operation of the farm and fully repaid the loans from the cooperative.
Entrepreneurial Competencies of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Societies: A Study in Tamil Nadu, India
The study found that sampled PACS experienced success in their business diversification from the point of view of increasing the customer base through coverage of women from the small and marginal farming community; mobilization of the small savings; increased loan consumption capacity of Women's Self Help Groups; and recovery of loan on time. Apart from the direct business generated, the goodwill created by these improved services of PACS in the villages is translated into other indirect benefits.
Organizational Capacities of Selected Cooperatives in the Upland Areas of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
An assessment that identified the technology and facilities needs of the Sugbongcogon Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SARBEMCO) in Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, for the establishment of a coir coir production and marketing enterprise was conducted to formulate a strategy and recommend a feasible plan for efforts to develop capacity and empower members of the identified organization. Evaluation of the Organizational Enterprise Potential for Coir Production and Marketing in Misamis Oriental,.
Assessment of the Potential of an Organizational Enterprise for Coco Coir Production and Marketing in Misamis Oriental,
The findings were then categorized according to the existing state of the organization, environmental review and SWOT analysis of the organization, as well as financial capabilities. The implementation of the said company in the area would meet the needs of its members and other farmers as farming in the area is based on coconut.
Assessing the Capacities of Cooperatives to Manage a Business
The Case of St. Marcos Multi-Purpose Cooperative
Grand Strategy of Cooperative Development in Indonesia
Support of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and
Performance of Cooperatives in the Bicol Region, Philippines
The supplementary support services for Cassava production in the Department of Agrarian Reform-Pangasinan was formulated through the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS), which intends to reduce the incidence of poverty by providing livelihood programs to selected Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARB' er) in District 1 of Pangasinan by producing and processing dried cassava chips which will be marketed through partnership between Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization (ARBOs) and Private Agribusiness Firm. The Systems Approach was used to assess ARBO's organizational, production, marketing and financial capabilities, which were then used to determine the feasibility of the project.
Assessment on the Complementing Support Services for
The evaluation, which was based on the Organizational and Enterprise Needs Design Assessment and Assessment (OE-NADA), aims to ensure that ARBs will benefit from the project and ARBOs have the capacity to manage the enterprise and determine feasibility and suitability of the project. of the intervention identified within the ARCCESS program. The result shows that the selected ARBOs are Cooperatives from Mabini, Dasol and Bani municipalities.
Cassava on Selected Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations of District 1, Pangasinan, Philippines
The company's identified intervention requirements can support poverty alleviation in ARBs by strengthening the cassava industry in West Pangasinan, demonstrating potential in mobilizing community participation and obtaining government support as it aligns with livelihood creation and gender equality.
Best Practices and Policy Gaps in the Partnership between Cooperatives and Local Government Units
Needs and Design Assessment for Corn Production Enterprise in Selected Agrarian Reform Communities of Cagayan de Oro City
The Aquino administration came up with the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), a project to accelerate the development of certain industries and commodities, and mandarin was chosen for Nueva Vizcaya. To identify priority areas in need of intervention, value chain analysis (VCA) was conducted for mandarin in Nueva Vizcaya.
Fast-tracking the Development of
It was found that in the mandarin value chain, one cooperative stood out: the Malabing Valley Multipurpose Cooperative (MVMPC). Therefore, MVMPC became the advocate group for two enterprises envisioned by the provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya.
One of the VCA's recommendations was to form clusters to produce fruit of uniform quality that is acceptable to consumers, and another was to identify an organization that will implement the recommendations. Mandarin seedling production will provide quality planting material, while the marketing company will market fresh mandarins purchased from production clusters.
The Case of the Malabing Valley Multipurpose Cooperative
The VCA noted that MVMPC has played an important role from providing inputs such as seedlings, chemical inputs, fertilizers to marketing mandarin oranges.
Assessment of Cooperative Officers’ Leadership Competencies in Oroquieta City, Philippines
This study assessed the organizational capacity of cooperatives in the University of the Rizal System in the areas of governance, management, financial resources, service delivery, external relations, and organizational and programmatic sustainability enabling officers and members to ascertain specific strengths and weaknesses as inputs for future plans and actions. However, the results show that most of the respondents have attended the relevant basic, advanced and specialized cooperation trainings/seminars; not all attended the required pre-accession cooperation seminars (PMES).
Organizational Capacity Assessment of Cooperatives in the University of Rizal System, Philippines
The cooperative's profile and data express the need for mediation that can help to raise the quality of their operations. Communication and feedback mechanisms among members are inadequate; members are not involved in the preparation and review of the annual operating plan; relevant technical expertise exists in the cooperative, although it is known to the community, it is not fully utilized; and systems and procedures for savings generation schemes are not implemented.
Workplace Competency among Cooperative Management Graduates in the Philippines
Cooperative Education among the Department of Agrarian Reform–Assisted Cooperatives in Cagayan, Northern Philippines
The Multipurpose Cooperatives in the Province of Marinduque, Philippines, as Engines of Economic Development
Oro Integrated Cooperative is one of the credit cooperatives in the city that connects areas and people through loans and other services. For the first half of the year, it had a deficit in the loan release target, but it recovered in the third quarter.
Sustainability of Oro Integrated Cooperative: A Case Study
Leadership, dedication and commitment were among the values noted by the majority of respondents as an important contribution to the sustainability of the collaboration. NIA-Multipurpose Employees Cooperative Region IV, Inc. NEMCO) is one of the only three cooperatives based in Pila, Laguna and one of the 349 active cooperatives in Laguna.
The Viability of Cooperatives in Enterprise Development
Its success is evident in its increase in assets, membership and receipt of numerous awards over the years, including the prestigious Gawad Pitak Award given by the Land Bank of the Philippines. From the original 34 members when the cooperative was founded, NEMCO has expanded its membership to more than 5,000 as of this date.
The Case of NEMCO, Laguna, Philippines
This study determined the financial performance of five selected credit cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro City. After that, cooperatives in other cities of Region X can also be studied and compared with those in Cagayan de Oro.
The Financial Performance of Selected Cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
In the return on assets ratio, all five cooperatives except Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology National Multipurpose Cooperative (MSU) got more than 5%. It is recommended that future research be conducted with other cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro City to confirm or refute the existing findings of this study.
Agribusiness Enterprise Development
The Case of Labo Progressive Multi-Purpose Cooperative
An Experiment in Student Cooperative Organizing
The CD 132 Experience
The elements of the business climate that have a major impact on the cooperative, as well as its performance in the four main business functions, were evaluated. The results showed that the cooperative's main problem was the low productivity of its members.
A Case Study of Alay Kapwa Rural Women Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines
Data were collected through personal interviews with key informants such as cooperative members and officers and from secondary sources. This study recommends a strategic alliance between the cooperative and area farmers, as well as strengthening relationships between members and other stakeholders to increase the cooperative's productivity and profitability.
Filipino Women in Cooperative Management
Women were perceived as superior to men in leadership, interpersonal and intellectual competencies. On the other hand, men were considered better than women in organization and leadership.
Democratic Governance and Participation
The Key to Success of San Dionisio Credit Cooperative Inc
The results showed that the cooperative implemented several projects to address the various concerns of the communities where the cooperative is located. Therefore, one of the recommendations of the study is that the cooperative liaises with academia to carry out impact assessment of CSRs.
The Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility
Specifically, it sought to identify the country-specific recommendations that are being implemented, how they are implemented, the benefits of these country-specific recommendations, and the policies that can be derived from the analyzes of the findings. Participants recognize the need to measure the socio-economic impacts of projects.
The Case of Mambajao Credit Cooperative
