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The Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives

The Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives. Norsk Landbrukssamvirke. Norwegian agriculture is small scale !. What is the Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives ?.

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The Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives

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  1. The FederationofNorwegian Agricultural Co-operatives Norsk Landbrukssamvirke

  2. Norwegianagriculture is smallscale!

  3. What is theFederationofNorwegian Agricultural Co-operatives? • The Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives represents the general and specific interests of 16 farmers’ co-operatives. • The Board is composed of top representatives and leaders from the largest member organizations as well as from the Norwegian Farmers’ Union and the Norwegian Farmers’ and Smallholders’ Union. The composition of the Board makes it strategically important to Norwegian agriculture.

  4. The FederationofNorwegian Agricultural Co-operatives • 16 nationwide member organizations, all of which, with the exception of Gjensidige, are 100 percent owned and managed by 50 000 Norwegian farmers from all across the country. • The co-operative companies are involved in a wide range of commercial activities that are based on the processing and selling of raw materials from agriculture and forestry. Other activities include insurance, financial services, consulting, livestock breeding and purchasing equipment. • The largest co-operatives are TINE (dairy), Nortura (meat and eggs) and Felleskjøpet (grain and equipment). • The co-operatives have a total turnover of 70 billion NOK and employ approximately 18 000 people.

  5. Position of Agricultural Co-operatives in Norway • Milk Market Share Milk collection 96% Sale of fresh products 85% Cheese 70% • Meat Slaughtering 71% Processed products 47% • Eggs 62% • Poultry55% • Fruits and vegetables20% • Potatoes 34% • Potato flakes 95% • Honey88% • Fur 90% • Timber72% • Animal feed 66% • Cereals 55%

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