Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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A Study on the Minimun Farm Size of the Greenhouse Vegetable Cooperatives

완전협업을 위한 시설채소 영농조합의 최저규모

  • Lee, Doo-Hei (Division of Management Information, Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Kim, Jai-Hong (Dept. of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Won (Division of Management Information, Chungnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services)
  • 이두희 (충남농업기술원 경영정보과) ;
  • 김재홍 (충남대학교 농과대학 농업경제학과) ;
  • 이광원 (충남농업기술원 경영정보과)
  • Published : 1998.12.30
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Abstract

This paper is aims at identifying the minimum farm size of the greenhouse vegetable cooperatives. Farm cooperative is one of the institutional measurments for the seeking of economy of scale which could not be found in family farm. In this paper 5 cooperatives and 5 farmhouseholds which have been managed vegetable greenhouse were surveyed. The results are as follows; First, cooperatives had 29.3% less on the fixed costs, and received 43% more on prices than general vegetable farmhouseholds. This means that the cooperatives have economy of scale. Second, to establish full organized coopratives, cooperative sizes must be more than 4,582 pyung, considering the government target which will be loaned 80% goverment loan of total facility costs with no subsidy.

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