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Financial Instruments and Conflicts of Interest: Application to French Agricultural Co-operatives

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To finance their growth and value creation, agricultural co-operatives have at their disposal several financial instruments: equity, quasi-equity or debt. Many of these instruments are particularly innovative and have been designed specifically for co-operatives. In France, only recently have some co-operatives expanded their types of financing to include external funders through the issue of OTC- or publicly-traded securities. Agricultural co-operatives' governance and economic projects are often misunderstood by external financial investors. The risk of conflicts of interest plays a role in these misunderstandings in the way retained earnings, returns to agricultural products brought by co-op member and returns to equity capital. Such risks are identified and answers are proposed.

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  • Declerck, Francis, 2015. "Financial Instruments and Conflicts of Interest: Application to French Agricultural Co-operatives," International Journal on Food System Dynamics, International Center for Management, Communication, and Research, vol. 6(4), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ijofsd:232478
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.232478
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