Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances in Agricultural Cooperatives

A recent merger “wave” has occurred within the economy, including the agricultural sector. Some research has been conducted on publicly traded companies, but there is little information available on merger activity within agricultural cooperatives. This paper presents the results of a recent survey of agricultural cooperatives and attempts to identify major trends in merger activity within cooperatives.mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, agricultural cooperatives