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<p>This paper aims to examine the relationship between the bargaining power of farmers in trade and their plans for future economic activity. While there is existing evidence shedding light on the factors influencing trading power and its consequences, there remains a compelling exigency for scientific substantiation clarifying the aforementioned nexus. A questionnaire was designed and utilized to collect primary data from farmers in Albania (with a sample size of 640). Factor analysis, reliability test and non-parametric statistical methods were used. Evidence was found in support of the aforesaid relationships. Hence, farmers who have plans for investments reflect a higher bargaining power in trading, as opposed to those without such plans. Moreover, interest in increasing farm activity is significantly associated with improved bargaining power in trade. This study enriches the literature, especially in the agribusiness field, by offering additional insights from a transition and developing country.</p>
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This paper aims to examine the relationship between the bargaining power of farmers in trade and their plans for future economic activity. While there is existing evidence shedding light on the factors influencing trading power and its consequences, there remains a compelling exigency for scientific substantiation clarifying the aforementioned nexus. A questionnaire was designed and utilized to collect primary data from farmers in Albania (with a sample size of 640). Factor analysis, reliability test and non-parametric statistical methods were used. Evidence was found in support of the aforesaid relationships. Hence, farmers who have plans for investments reflect a higher bargaining power in trading, as opposed to those without such plans. Moreover, interest in increasing farm activity is significantly associated with improved bargaining power in trade. This study enriches the literature, especially in the agribusiness field, by offering additional insights from a transition and developing country.

Linking Farmers’ Bargaining Power in Trade to their Plans for Future Economic Activities

PhD, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences -University of Prizren

PhD, Faculty of Economics, University of Prishtina Str. “Agim Ramadani”

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the bargaining power of farmers in trade and their plans for future economic activity. While there is...

Linking Farmers’ Bargaining Power in Trade to their Plans for Future Economic Activities

Published Online: Dec 10, 2023

Page range: 173 - 185

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2023-0026

Keywords
trade bargaining power, future plans, farmers, decision-making, agribusiness, Mann-Whitney test

© 2023 Isuf Lushi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Linking Farmers’ Bargaining Power in Trade to their Plans for Future Economic Activities

Published Online: Dec 10, 2023

Page range: 173 - 185

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2023-0026

Keywordstrade bargaining power, future plans, farmers, decision-making, agribusiness, Mann-Whitney test

© 2023 Isuf Lushi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
trade bargaining power, future plans, farmers, decision-making, agribusiness, Mann-Whitney test