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Factors Impacting Participation In and Purchases Made by Members of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative

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  • Holcomb, Rodney B.
  • Kenkel, Phillip
  • Brown, Lisa

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The Oklahoma Food Cooperative (OFC) facilitates transactions between producers and consumers of locally-grown food items. Although the OFC has more than 3,000 members, the cooperative is still working to discover member needs and ensure its long-term sustainability. Both consumer-members and producer-members of the OFC were surveyed to determine the factors driving their current and continued participation in the cooperative. Findings suggest that producer-members and consumer-members differ in both demographic terms and their level of cooperative involvement. Results also indicate that both types of members may be facilitating business transactions in alternative market outlets, thus negatively impacting OFC business volume.

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  • Holcomb, Rodney B. & Kenkel, Phillip & Brown, Lisa, 2014. "Factors Impacting Participation In and Purchases Made by Members of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative," Journal of Cooperatives, NCERA-210, vol. 29, pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlcoop:244025
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.244025
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    1. Katchova, Ani L. & Woods, Timothy A., 2012. "Food Cooperatives' Innovations and System Dynamics in Local Food Networks," 2012 International European Forum, February 13-17, 2012, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria 144954, International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks.
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    1. Holcomb, Rodney B. & Neill, Clinton L. & Lelekacs, Joanna & Velandia, Margarita & Woods, Timothy A. & Goodwin, H.L., Jr. & Rainey, Ronald L., 2018. "A Local Food System Glossary: A Rose by Any Other Name," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 33(3), August.

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