Decentralized rural development and the role of self help organizations, Mrs Wannee Ratanawaraha, Thailand
Agricultural cooperatives have been recognized by the government as instruments for increasing the bargaining power of farmers, generating income and improving their quality of life. The government, therefore, laid down the policy to improve farm production through cooperatives. At the same time, cooperatives must be strengthened to increase their efficiency managing cooperative enterprises. The difficult task of the cooperative enterprise is competition in marketing. Government must provide some aid to overcome problems, which cannot be solved with only local resources.
Aid and support has been given to the cooperatives in accordance with their capability and their behavior in cooperative operation. Cooperatives will be assisted in finance, marketing facilities infrastructure improvement, research, education and training. Government also provides managerial assistance and auditing of their financial statements. Plans for cooperative development are designed by cooperative committees and district cooperative officers. Cooperatives are free to decide whether they will join government development projects or not. Before implementation, district and provincial cooperative officers consult with cooperative committees and staff to clarify the implementation process. Guiding and monitoring cooperative projects is done by local offices at district and provincial levels. Local offices are the agencies for transferring information and technology to cooperatives and also for receiving opinions, information and even problems from the cooperatives to [forward] to the Cooperative Promotion Department. Government officers in local areas will act as consultants to the cooperative societies.
Decentralized rural development and the role of self help organizations, Mrs Wannee Ratanawaraha, ThailandAgricultural cooperatives have been recognized by the government as instruments for increasing the bargaining power of farmers, generating income and improving their quality of life. The government, therefore, laid down the policy to improve farm production through cooperatives. At the same time, cooperatives must be strengthened to increase their efficiency managing cooperative enterprises. The difficult task of the cooperative enterprise is competition in marketing. Government must provide some aid to overcome problems, which cannot be solved with only local resources.Aid and support has been given to the cooperatives in accordance with their capability and their behavior in cooperative operation. Cooperatives will be assisted in finance, marketing facilities infrastructure improvement, research, education and training. Government also provides managerial assistance and auditing of their financial statements. Plans for cooperative development are designed by cooperative committees and district cooperative officers. Cooperatives are free to decide whether they will join government development projects or not. Before implementation, district and provincial cooperative officers consult with cooperative committees and staff to clarify the implementation process. Guiding and monitoring cooperative projects is done by local offices at district and provincial levels. Local offices are the agencies for transferring information and technology to cooperatives and also for receiving opinions, information and even problems from the cooperatives to [forward] to the Cooperative Promotion Department. Government officers in local areas will act as consultants to the cooperative societies.
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