Agricultural Cooperatives

What is the state of play ( basic information/figures : number of coops, turnover, key sectors, share of country’s production and agri-export activity) and the challenges that agri-cooperatives in your […]

Cooperatives are key players in the agricultural sector of The Netherlands. Cooperatives are major suppliers of feed and other farm inputs, they are the main processors of farm products, they take care of most the sales of horticultural products, and they are the main supplier of agricultural credit.

Alison Graham, the European Affairs Executive at Irish Co-operative Organization Society, spoke about the key features of agricultural cooperatives in Ireland at «Ypaithros Chora».