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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{The Role of Cooperatives in Serving Farmers within Solidarity: Case of Dire Dawa Multipurpose Cooperative in Eastern Ethiopia\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Abdulkadir Wahab Aman, Yildiz Technical University , Economics, 50. Yil Mah, 2017 Sok. No: 33-35, D:11, Istanbul, Turkey, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{abdiscoop@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Abdulkadir Wahab Aman}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{Yildiz Technical University , Economics, Turkey}}}
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Dire Dawa is one of the biggest cities in Ethiopia located in the eastern part of the country. With 8 urban and 38 rural kebeles (localities or districts) around \mbox{97.73\,\%} of its size is located in a rural area in which \mbox{32.5\,\%} of the population lives. The two main ethnic groups claiming the ownership of the city are the Oromo and Somali. The main sources of income for the farmers of these rural areas are mainly from producing vegetables, fruits, cereals (maize, sorghum) and livestock (camels, cattle and small ruminants). However, these rural areas have dry weather and it affects the productivity of the farmers. To reduce such challenges and enhance their market bargaining power, the farmers have organised many cooperatives. These agricultural cooperatives, mainly from the main two ethnic groups in the rural areas, help the farmers and pastoralists minimise their socio"=economic problems and technological access limitation. To enhance such benefits, these primary cooperatives formed a multipurpose cooperative union in 2009. This union was formed by 38 primary agricultural cooperatives with more than 6,000 farmers and pastoralists. The major objectives of the union are to encourage internal saving and credit among members, assisting farmers in accessing and using modern technology (for production, processing, and marketing), creating better markets and building the capacity of members through training. Currently, the union is one of the most successful cooperatives in the country. It mobilised the farmers and pastoralists together forgetting their ethnic or economic differences. Within the last few years, the number of members reached above 10,000 and its capital is multiplied by five times. It also helped to bring the inhabitants together and get better services from governmental programs and projects. In this study, the successful journey of this cooperative union will be assessed. The way how the union created the solidarity of competing groups will be presented.}

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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Cooperative, Ethiopia, solidarity
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