Report of the Regional Cooperative Experts Meeting on Computerization to Promote Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise Development, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 19-23 April 2004

An account of the meeting held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 19 to 23 April 2004 on the above theme. Organized jointly by FAO and the Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC), the meeting brought together participants from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The establishment of the World Trade Organization has brought increased competition at home and abroad and cooperatives must adopt information technology applications to remain competitive. This report gives a summary of national strengths and weaknesses in computerization of agricultural cooperatives within the eight participating countries, as well as a questionnaire for collecting country information on agricultural cooperatives. The report also contains summaries of the country presentations, issues discussed, and conclusions and recommendations.

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Main Authors: 177549 FAO, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific eng, 1423211765275 Regional Cooperative Experts Meeting on Computerization to Promote Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise Development eng Chiang Mai (Thailand) 19-23 Apr 2004, 1423211765276 Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (Thailand) eng
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Bangkok (Thailand) FAO/NEDAC 2004
Subjects:agricultural cooperatives, small enterprise development, training programmes, capacity building, technology transfer, action plans,
Online Access:http://www.fao.org/3/a-ae539e.pdf
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Summary:An account of the meeting held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 19 to 23 April 2004 on the above theme. Organized jointly by FAO and the Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC), the meeting brought together participants from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The establishment of the World Trade Organization has brought increased competition at home and abroad and cooperatives must adopt information technology applications to remain competitive. This report gives a summary of national strengths and weaknesses in computerization of agricultural cooperatives within the eight participating countries, as well as a questionnaire for collecting country information on agricultural cooperatives. The report also contains summaries of the country presentations, issues discussed, and conclusions and recommendations.