Read the following statements about the characteristics of Co-operative farming carefully:

(A) A group of farmers form a co-operative society by pooling their resources.
(B) To procure all important inputs of farming, Co-operative Societies help farmers.
(C) Individual farms remain intact and farming is a matter of cooperative initiative.
(D) In Denmark cooperative farming is semi-successfull.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (B), (C) Only

(A), (B), (C) Only

Co-operative Farming: A group of farmers form a co-operative society by pooling in their resources voluntarily (A) for more efficient and profitable farming. Individual farms remain intact and farming is a matter of cooperative initiative (C). Co-operative societies help farmers, to procure all important inputs of farming (B), sell the products at the most favourable terms and help in processing of quality products at cheaper rates. Co-operative movement originated over a century ago and has been successful in many western European countries like Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Italy etc. In Denmark, the movement has been so successful that practically every farmer is a member of a co-operative (D is incorrect).