for commodities produced by isolated small farmers in the rural areas.
With collective action, agricultural co-operatives can capture the benefits of value added, because of bulking and take advantages of introducing grades and standards allowing agro processing value addition for the members. In addition, agricultural co-operatives are responsible for stimulating poor farmers to make entry into markets, enhancing demand for standards and grades for perishable commodities(Ortman et al :2006), such as bananas, onions and tomatoes.