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Flexibilité des règles et participation individuelle à l’action collective: Cas de l’Union des Groupements de Producteurs du Périmètre irrigué de Malanville au Bénin

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  • Kouété P Jimmy

    (Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin)

  • Ismail Moumouni

    (Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin)

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This article analyses the determinants of individual participation in collective irrigation management, in terms of the payment of fees and participation in collective maintenance. It is based on a case study of the Union des Groupements de Producteurs du Périmètre Irrigué de Malanville (General Union of Producers of the irrigated perimeter in Malanville, UGPPM) in Benin. Data was collected through a survey sent to a random sample of 183 respondents, each belonging to one of five producers’ cooperatives within the UGPPM. The statistical results indicate that cooperative members who have large families or are dissatisfied with the financial management of the UGPPM do not pay irrigation fees; whereas female and elderly cooperative members, and those who perceive the UGPPM decision-making process as autocratic, do not regularly participate in collective maintenance activities. The socio-cultural homogeneity of the UGPPM sustains the flexibility of rules and facilitates free riding.

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  • Kouété P Jimmy & Ismail Moumouni, 2015. "Flexibilité des règles et participation individuelle à l’action collective: Cas de l’Union des Groupements de Producteurs du Périmètre irrigué de Malanville au Bénin," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 27(5), pages 745-761, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:27:y:2015:i:5:p:745-761
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    1. Smaïl Amghrous & Damien Rousselière, 2019. "L’implication des agriculteurs dans les coopératives dans un pays en transition vers une économie de marché : Une application aux coopératives agricoles de services algériennes," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 31(4), pages 724-749, September.

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