A random sample survey of 139 of Honduras”s 663 cooperatives was conducted to provide reliable data for future development of that country”s cooperative movement. Results of the survey are presented in this report. Treatment is given to the historical development of the cooperative movement, as well as to its structure and methods, current legal status, use of technology, and contribution to the economy. Eleven subsectors are discussed, of which the agricultural subsector is by far dominant. Problem areas identified in various subsectors include insufficient training in the principles of cooperativism, a low level of identification by the members with their cooperative, administrative shortcomings, inadequate technical training, insufficient financing, and provision of an insufficient number of services. Succeeding sections of the study treat the relation of the cooperative movement to the state, with a focus on the semi-autonomous Directorate for Cooperative Development (DIFOCOOP); prospects for new cooperative legislation; and institutions offering education in cooperativism. A list of foreign donors to the cooperative movement concludes the study.
