Cooperative agricultural production to exploit individual heterogeneity under a delivery target: The case of cotton in Uzbekistan

摘要: Abstract This study argues that heterogeneous farms operating under a delivery target may yield significant economic benefits if they coordinate their production portfolio. To analyze the gains from cooperation, we simulate various cooperative game solutions over seven cotton producing in bio-economic model of water users association. The results show cooperation can fulfill multiple objectives: ensure targets, increase farm profits and grain production, reduce pressure on resources. We investigate situation where differ soil quality distance to irrigation canals. proposed modification national procurement policy utilizes comparative advantages cooperating cotton-producing make agreements economically attractive even among farms. It should be noted offered smaller or vanish transaction costs grow excessively response heterogeneity participating size cooperative. In addition, will not necessarily distributed equally thus require development fair division rules. this respect, net gain allocation schemes based costs, output are presented discussed against distinct social features rural Uzbekistan.