?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Encouraging+Collective+Farmers+Marketing+Initiatives&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.subject=+Farming+Systems&rft.description=Definition+of+the+problem%3A%0D%0ACollective+Farmers+Marketing+Initiatives+(COFAMIs)+potentially+provide+an+answer+to+the+challenges+set+to+European+farmers+by+changing+market+and+policy+conditions.+By+pooling+ideas%2C+experiences+and+capital+they+enable+farmers+to+build+up+market+knowledge+and+linkages%2C+and+create+a+favourable+environment+for+the+dissemination+of+skills+and+best+practices.+Also%2C+concentration+of+offer+may+open+up+scale+advantages%2C+strengthen+the+collective+bargaining+power+of+producers%2C+and+make+them+attractive+market+partners+for+retailers+operating+at+larger+scales.+More+generally%2C+COFAMIs+have+the+potential+to+reinforce+rural+incomes+and+employment%2C+strengthen+synergies+with+other+economic+activities%2C+and+bring+agriculture+more+in+line+with+the+demands+set+by+wider+society.%0D%0AProject+aims+including+target+group%3A%0D%0AThis+project+aims+to+strengthen+the+role+of+COFAMIs+by+identifying+the+social%2C+economic%2C+cultural+and+political+factors+that+limit%2Fenable+their+development.+Additionally%2C+it+seeks+to+formulate+viable+support+strategies+to+enhance+their+performance%2C+dissemination+and+continuity.+By+means+of+national+status-quo+analyses+and+a+set+of+in-depth+case+studies+it+addresses+the+existing+diversity+of+COFAMIs+in+Europe+to+determine+the+relative+influence+of+different+types+of+limiting%2Fenabling+factors.+%0D%0AThe+overall+objective+of+the+project+is%3A%0D%0ATo+identify+the+social%2C+economic%2C+cultural+and+political+factors+that+are+limiting%2Fenabling+farmers+to+pool+ideas%2C+experiences+and+capital+in+the+development+of+co-operative+producer+organisations+and+marketing+initiatives+that+adequately+respond+to+changing+market+and+policy+conditions.+In+addition+to+the+identification+of+barriers%2C+limitations+and+success+factors%2C+the+project+seeks+to+identify+viable+strategies+and+appropriate+support+measures+for+enhancing+the+performance%2C+dissemination+and+continuity+of+collective+marketing+initiatives.+%0D%0AMethodology%3A%0D%0A-%09Qualitative+case-study+analysis%0D%0A-%09Action+research+design%0D%0A-%09Expert+consultation%0D%0A%0D%0A&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5912%2F1%2Ffibl-projekt-soziooekonomie-zukunftsunternehmen-landwirtschaft-COFAMI.pdf&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+COFAMI%3A+Encouraging+Collective+Farmers+Marketing+Initiatives.+Runs+2005+-+2008.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Sanders%2C+J%C3%83%C2%BCrn%2C+Research+Institute+of+Organic+Agriculture+(FiBL)%2C+CH-5070+Frick.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibl.org%2Fde%2Fschweiz%2Fforschung%2Fsoziooekonomie.html+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fibl.org%2Fde%2Fschweiz%2Fforschung%2Fsoziooekonomie.html%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5912%2F