Agricultural Cooperative Development: A Manual for Trainers

A clear introduction to how cooperatives work: their principles, structure, the roles of members, directors and managers, and how they are financed and taxed.

Donald A. Frederick

A four-module training manual for cooperative managers. It covers the basics of a cooperative, services to members, supply of farm inputs and cooperative marketing.

International Labour Organization

A university course text on the types and functions of agricultural cooperatives, covering production, credit, input supply, storage and insurance cooperatives.

National Open University of Nigeria

Walks through the steps of forming a cooperative, from the first meeting and feasibility study to bylaws, financing and hiring a manager.

Galen Rapp and Gerald Ely