GCECommerceWarehousing2021

A cooperative warehouse is MOST likely to be established by

Aa consortium of multinational companies seeking to reduce overhead costs
Bthe federal government to store strategic national reserves
Ca group of small-scale farmers pooling resources to store their produce collectivelyCORRECT
Da commercial bank providing storage facilities for loan collateral
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
A cooperative warehouse is jointly owned and managed by a group of individuals, typically small-scale producers such as farmers, who pool their resources to share the cost of storage facilities. This arrangement allows members who individually cannot afford private warehouses to benefit from organised storage and better bargaining power in the market.
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