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| | | Article Name : | | | Compliance by Cooperatives to the Cooperative
Code of Conduct in Tanzania: Experience from
Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives in Rombo
District | | Author Name : | | | JOHN MOSHI1
| | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | This study was aimed at assessing compliance by cooperative
societies to the Cooperative Societies Act 2003’s code of conduct for
management of cooperative societies. The main objectives were to
examine the awareness of internal cooperative stakeholders (board
members, managers, staff and members) to the code of conduct,
determine the conformity by internal cooperative stakeholders to the
code of conduct and to identify the main challenges facing cooperatives
in implementing the code of conduct. Data was collected from 20
Agricultural Marketing Cooperatives in Rombo district, and involved
board members, managers, staff and members. Findings indicate that
the level of awareness of internal cooperative stakeholders to the Act is
quite low, as most of the internal cooperative stakeholders have neither
read the cooperative law nor the code of conduct. This was seen as a
dangerous situation as it can affect the performance of cooperative
societies. Additionally, the study found that most of the internal
cooperative stakeholders do not comply with some of the conditions
stipulated in the code of conduct. For instance, majority of the leaders
do not possess the required academic qualifications, staff do not possess relevant academic qualifications for the positions they hold,
leaders do not disclose their properties on annual basis and that
leaders do not receive cooperative education prior to assuming their
leadership roles, as stipulated in the code of conduct. It is
recommended that education should be provided to leaders and staff of
cooperative societies before assuming office, and that the cooperative
support institutions should play their role to ensure that the code of
conduct is adhered to for development of cooperative societies in
Tanzania. | | Keywords : | | | Cooperatives, Cooperative Societies Act, Compliance,
Code of Conduct |
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