Creation and governance of value in agricultural cooperation: the role of policies
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The paper focuses on a new theoretical-methodological approach to interpreting functional transformation
processes of farms located in rural areas and marked by a delay in development. We have defined a theoretical
paradigm of value portfolio (VP) which considers -in a new light- multifunctional agricultural farms as an
ensemble of governance structures optimizing the creation of value.
The need to validate the OVP functionality has led us to identify a new methodological approach referred to as
the Value Portfolio and Multifunctional Governance Analysis (VPMGA). This analysis embeds value chain
analysis and governance value analysis and at the same time attempts to overcome the “sectoral” limits
representing also a new and further development. We deem, in fact, that the VPMGA best responds to the
specificities of multifunctional agricultural farms participating in cooperatives. Through the VPMGA we have
identified four determining family variables which are internal and external to the farm (internal resources,
market, territory, policies). We have also assessed the functional links with the boundary shift processes and the
mechanisms governing transactions and the creation of an optimal value portfolio.
In this way, the VPMGA can be a tool to inform policy makers, especially in the light of the new challenges
facing rural development.