Tripathy, K. K. and Wadkar, S. K.

Skill requirements for sustainable livelihood in rural farm-based cooperatives - Kurukshetra - 70(2), Dec, 2021: p.13-19

Cooperation is the culture of India's socio-economic fabric. Rural farm-based cooperatives as (f):i* .....• chanism have potential to achieve food and nutritional security and thereby increase income and well-being of m e current market and consumer centric and technology driven economic environment, cooperatives need entrepreneurial orientation, business acumen and skill-sets in order to make themselves smart, competitive and sustainable. The success of cooperatives lies in 4 S - Standardisation of institutional and business practices; Scaling-up of membership and business volume; Skilling of hard! technical and soft! process skills; and Sustenance of good-governance and management practices. Reproduced