DRIVERS OF COOPERATION ACTIVITY IN HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURE

Abstract

The present study attempts to identify factors that influence the readiness of Hungarian agriculturalproducers’ to effectively and efficiently cooperate with each other. Analyses based on the binomiallogistic regression method have revealed a clear correlation between activities conducive to cooperation,the demographics of producers, farming conditions and the level of trust. Findings highlight that producerswho live in smaller rural settlements as well as those who are younger and have a higher level ofeducational attainment show a higher level of activity associated with cooperation that can be statisticallyjustified whereas farms managed by women are less inclined to cooperate. Calculations indicate that asthe size of holdings increases, their readiness for cooperation increases too, while in terms of the type offarming, crop farmers are more open to cooperate effectively than livestock farmers. Finally, this model hasrevealed a significant positive correlation between producers’ readiness to cooperate and their level of trust.

Keywords

• collaboration of farms
• binomial logistic regression
• Hungary