Research Allocation Decision-Making in Producer Controlled Organizations

  • Term: 2 years, beginning in 2015

  • Status: Ongoing

  • Funding Amount: $20,000

  • Lead Researcher(s): Dr. Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini and Dr. Richard Gray (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Funding Partners: Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, University of Saskatchewan

Project Description

The primary objective of this study is to improve the governance and decision-making process of producer controlled organizations (PCOs) in the agriculture sector by providing knowledge about the following questions: how are research allocation decisions made in some of the key PCOs in Australia, Canada and the US and who makes the decisions in these producer-led entities? The information provided in this study has implications for understanding the norms and shares the best allocation practices among organizations.

Research FundingGuest User2014-2015, All Projects