Assessing the Performance of Coffee Marketing Cooperatives: (a Case of Dale Woreda, Sidama Region, Ethiopia)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Coffee marketing cooperatives are anticipated to play an important role in the efforts to develop the sector. Therefore, this study were designed to assess the performance of coffee marketing cooperatives of Dale woreda, Sidama region, Ethiopia. The main objectives of the study also to examine factors that influence the performance of coffee marketing cooperatives and to know the major challenges and opportunities of coffee marketing cooperatives. All necessary data for accomplishment of the paper was collected from primary and secondary sources through questionnaire and interview method of data collection and the types of research were used under this study using descriptive analysis method for the purpose of assessing the performance of coffee marketing cooperatives and identification of factors influencing them. The sample size was included 3 coffee marketing cooperatives out of 8 cooperatives in the woreda. Purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques were used to identify the area of strength and weakness of coffee marketing cooperatives and members satisfaction. In Dale woreda, financial ratios were enabled to make comparison of cooperative financial conditions such as balance sheet and income statement based on annual audit reports of the cooperatives. Here, efficiency ratios, income ratios and creditworthiness ratios (liquidity ratios and financial leverage management ratios) was calculated as performance indicators. The results of the study revealed that coffee cooperatives in the study area are moderately progressing so far as strengthening their financial positions and serving their members is concerned. Awareness creation to members in primary cooperatives and support in provision of finance, education, training and consultancy service for the cooperatives is the major recommendation for this study.
DOI: 10.20372/nadre:19015
Author: ENDALEW GARUMA KUMSA
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7082640554
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