Report of the regional cooperative experts meeting on computerization to promote agricultural cooperative enterprise development
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An account of the meeting held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 19 to 23 April 2004 on the above theme. Organized jointly by FAO and the Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC), the meeting brought together participants from Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The establishment of the World Trade Organization has brought increased competition at home and abroad and cooperatives must adopt information tec hnology applications to remain competitive. This report gives a summary of national strengths and weaknesses in computerization of agricultural cooperatives within the eight participating countries, as well as a questionnaire for collecting country information on agricultural cooperatives. The report also contains summaries of the country presentations, issues discussed, and conclusions and recommendations.