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Barriers To Establish A Cooperative To Manage A Machinery Rental Business In Farmer Groups: A Multi-Case Study Approach, Sri Hanggana, Andi Asri Hapsari, Putri Nugrahaningsih, Amirotul Musthofiah Hidayah Mahmudah

The Qualitative Report

This study aimed to analyze the barriers faced by farmer groups in establishing a cooperative to manage a machinery rental business. The qualitative method with a multi-case study approach was used in this study with farmer groups as the research objects and chairpersons and members as the participants. The chairpersons were chosen by purposeful sampling and the members by snowball sampling. Data collection techniques were in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The data credibility tests were triangulation and member checks. The results showed that all chairpersons and members positively responded to the cooperative and that the main barrier to establishing …