JOURNAL OF RURAL COOPERATION

Vol. 37 No. 1 2009

CONTENTS

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Editorial Vardan Urutyan	1
The Transformation of Agricultural Production Cooperatives in East Germany and Their Future Alex Wolz, Michael Kopsidis and Klaus Reinsberg Abstract	5
Are Co-Operatives a Way to Integrate Small Farmers in Supply Chain Networks? Preliminary Thoughts on Hungary Jon H. Hanf and Timea Torok Abstract	20
Possible Ways of Market Coordination and Integration in the Hungarian Dairy Sector Gabor G. Szabo and Peter Popovic Abstract	32
Difficulties for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Russia: The Case of the Kurgan Region Svetlana Golovina and Jerker Nilsson Abstract	52
Preferences for Rural Credit Systems and their Impact on the Implementation of Credit Unions in Georgia  Klaus Glenk, Johanna Pavliashvili and Adriano Profeta Abstract	71
Farmer Organizations in Armenia's Agricultural Development  Artur Grigoryan, Tigran Hakhnazaryan and Nana Afranaa Kwapong Abstract	87
Farmers' Choices Among Alternative Dairy Marketing Channels in Armenia: Can Appropriately Designed ODA Substitute for FDI?  Hamish Gow, Aleksan Shanoyan and Jack Cocks Abstract	100
Heterogeneity, Specialization and Social Cohesion in Israeli Moshav Cooperatives  Ayal Kimhi Abstract	124