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Collective Action, Social Capital, and Household Empowerment in Farmer Cooperatives

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Mixed-methods evaluation shows cooperative membership improves economic and social capital in households, suggesting benefits of collective action.

Membership in agricultural cooperatives leads to significant income increases and improved access to resources.
Annual farm income gains for cooperative members were estimated at USD 128.45, alongside substantial increases in women's decision-making roles.
A convergent mixed-methods impact evaluation was utilized to analyze data from 420 households in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
Results highlight the need for further longitudinal studies, as the cross-sectional design restricts firm causal conclusions.

Yar et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Mixed-methods evaluation shows cooperative membership improves economic and social capital in households, suggesting benefits of collective action.