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The role of cooperatives in sustaining the livelihoods of rural communities: The case of rural cooperatives in Shurugwi District Zimbabwe

机译：合作社在维持农村社区生计中的作用：以津巴布韦Shurugwi区的农村合作社为例

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The main focus of the research was to analyse the role of cooperatives in sustaining the livelihoods of local rural communities in Shurugwi District in Zimbabwe. Descriptive survey design was used in this mixed method approach to the study. A questionnaire, interviews and observation methods were employed as the main research instruments. Purposive sampling technique was adopted and data were collected from government officials and from members of the six cooperatives in Shurugwi District. A total of 50 research participants were involved in the study. It was found that cooperatives were established as a strategy to sustain livelihoods of rural communities. With the adoption of cooperatives, people in the rural communities managed to generate employment, boost food production, empower the marginalised, especially women, and promote social cohesion and integration, thereby improving their livelihoods and reducing poverty. Most cooperatives face a number of challenges that include lack of financial support, poor management and lack of management skills, and lack of competitive markets to sell their produce. The study recommends that the government and the banking sector render financial support to cooperatives in rural communities to allow them to expand and diversify their business operations; constant training on leadership and management skills is provided to cooperatives’ members. There is also a need for cooperatives, especially those in the agricultural sector, to form some producer associations so as to easily market their produce. Lastly, the study recommends that future research should focus on investigating issues that hinder the growth of the cooperative movement in rural communities of Zimbabwe. It is hoped that policy-makers, the academia and communities would benefit from the study.
机译：该研究的主要重点是分析合作社在维持津巴布韦Shurugwi区当地农村社区生计中的作用。描述性调查设计用于这种混合方法研究中。问卷，访谈和观察方法被用作主要研究工具。采用有目的的抽样技术，并从政府官员和Shurugwi区六个合作社的成员那里收集了数据。共有50名研究参与者参与了这项研究。人们发现，建立合作社是维持农村社区生计的一项战略。随着合作社的采用，农村社区的人们设法创造了就业机会，提高了粮食产量，赋予了边缘化群体特别是妇女权力，并促进了社会凝聚力和融合，从而改善了他们的生活并减少了贫困。大多数合作社面临许多挑战，包括缺乏资金支持，管理不善和缺乏管理技能，以及缺乏竞争性市场来出售其产品。该研究建议政府和银行部门向农村社区的合作社提供财政支持，以使他们扩大和多样化其业务活动；向合作社成员提供有关领导和管理技能的持续培训。还需要合作社，特别是农业部门的合作社，成立一些生产者协会，以便容易地销售其产品。最后，该研究建议未来的研究应集中于调查阻碍津巴布韦农村社区合作运动发展的问题。希望决策者，学术界和社区将从这项研究中受益。

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