Cases · 10
Case Library
These cases explain mechanisms rather than summarise news: each one sets out what role the cooperatives play, what the service or business model is, how strongly it reflects cooperative principles, and whether it can be replicated.
Prolonged autumn rain threatened grain with mould and made harvesting difficult
Fragmented smallholdings made scaling up difficult
Insufficient reach of agricultural services and gaps in facilities
Low service efficiency and per-mu returns
Farm produce from formerly poverty-stricken areas faced difficulty selling and mismatches between production and sales
Federation-owned enterprises lacked vitality and scale
High-end cotton pickers had long been monopolised by developed countries
Cotton circulation and price discovery were poorly organised
Renewable-resource recycling was scattered and disorganised, with low rates of reuse
Weak ties between the cooperatives and village collectives, and thin grassroots presence