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Individual cooperative |
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| Positive Aspects | No Membership fees. | |
| Negative Aspects | Individual cooperatives cannot stop illegal mussel culture and sell less than a consortium/“distretto.” | |
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Expenses are higher than those of a cooperative in a
consortium, where members share the costs. |
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| Cooperative in a consortium | ||
| Positive Aspects | Higher productive integration. | |
| Lower production costs because of better management. | ||
| Safeguarding of production and marketing process and protection of members against irregularities or abuse. | ||
| Organization of markets to promote business with advertising. | ||
| Production and services are promoted with quality trade marks. | ||
| Higher sales because of the negotiation with external mussel markets of a better bulk price than that offered to an individual cooperative. | ||
| Negative Aspects |
Individual members pay a membership
fee. |
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