Professional farmer cooperatives are mutual aid economic organizations that are voluntarily united and democratically managed by producers and operators of similar agricultural products or providers and users of similar agricultural production and operation services on the basis of rural household contract management. Professional farmer cooperatives take their members as the main service objects, and provide services such as the purchase of agricultural production materials, the sales, processing, transportation, and storage of agricultural products, as well as technology and information related to agricultural production and operation.
Professional farmer cooperatives are mutual aid economic organizations that are voluntarily united and democratically managed by producers and operators of similar agricultural products or providers and users of similar agricultural production and operation services on the basis of rural household contract management. It is the product of peasants' mutual economic assistance, large-scale operation, and common development under the conditions of market economy, and is a new thing full of vitality in the development of agriculture and rural economy.
1. Background of the emergence of professional farmer cooperatives.
With the gradual improvement of the market economic system and the continuous development of the rural economy, more and more farmers realize that it is difficult for the small production of a single household to effectively connect with the large market, and only by organizing can we achieve large-scale operation, standardized production, and brand sales. Therefore, under the dual role of first-class guidance and market mechanism, professional farmer cooperatives came into being and developed rapidly.
Second, the basic characteristics of professional farmer cooperatives.
1.Voluntary. Professional farmer cooperatives are mutual aid economic organizations formed voluntarily on the basis of household contract management, and members join the cooperatives voluntarily and leave the cooperatives freely. There is no administrative compulsion, and it is completely constrained and managed by the interest bond between members and the self-discipline mechanism.
2.Democracy. The highest authority of professional farmer cooperatives is the general meeting of members or the congress of members, and major matters are democratically decided by the congress of members or the congress of members, and the board of directors and the board of supervisors are elected, and the system of one person, one vote is implemented. The participation of members in the decision-making and management of the daily affairs of the cooperative fully reflects the democratic nature.
3.Mutual aid. Professional farmer cooperatives are aimed at serving their members and seeking the common interests of all members. Provide all-round services for members before, during and after childbirth, help them solve difficulties in production and sales, and achieve common development. At the same time, through cooperation and mutual assistance, the scale effect is formed and the market competitiveness is enhanced.
4.Profitability. Although professional farmer cooperatives serve their members, as an economic organization, they must pursue profits. Only by making a profit can we attract more farmers to join the cooperatives and enhance their service capabilities. Of course, the profits of professional farmer cooperatives are mainly used to expand reproduction and increase the welfare of members, rather than to pursue personal interests.
3. The main role of professional farmer cooperatives.
1.Promote large-scale agricultural operations. Through the organization and guidance of professional farmer cooperatives, scattered peasant households will be united to achieve large-scale production and intensive management, and improve agricultural production efficiency and market competitiveness.
2.Promote standardized agricultural production. Professional farmer cooperatives promote standardized agricultural production and improve the quality and safety of agricultural products by formulating and implementing unified production technical regulations and product quality standards.
3.Increase peasant incomes. Through large-scale operation and standardized production, professional farmer cooperatives reduce production costs, improve the added value and market competitiveness of agricultural products, and thus increase farmers' income.
4.Optimize the structure of the agricultural industry. According to market demand and local resource advantages, professional farmer cooperatives should rationally plan the industrial layout and product structure, optimize the structure of agricultural industry, and improve the overall efficiency of agriculture.
5.Promote rural economic development. The development and growth of professional farmer cooperatives has not only increased farmers' income, but also promoted the development of related industries in rural areas and promoted the prosperity of the rural economy.