Abstract:
Cooperatives play an important part in agricultural business. In the United States a quarter of all farm supplies come from cooperatives and one-fourth of all commodities are marketed through cooperatives. Cooperative education is one principle that makes cooperatives unique from other forms of business. However, cooperative education decreased during the 1980's because of the national recession. Cooperatives in Montana reversed this trend by contributing funds to develop high school and university cooperative education curriculum. The first university course focused on the principles of the cooperative. Subsequent courses will deal with management principles of cooperatives and cooperative work experience.
Keywords:
cooperatives, business course
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