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Growth of co- operatives. Potentials and limitations Roberto Sesso- Legacoop FVG Udine, 14.10.2012. The new co- operatives in the years of crisis Some economic figures of the new co- operatives born beetween years 2007- 2010.
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Growth of co-operatives Potentials and limitations Roberto Sesso- Legacoop FVG Udine, 14.10.2012
The new co- operatives in the years of crisisSome economicfiguresof the new co-operativesbornbeetweenyears 2007- 2010
Tab. 2Turnover and number of employeesin the new co-operatives 2007- 2010
Co-operatives’ potentials1 Capacityto betterstand up in times of economiccollapsecomparedto other business orientedentreprises
Co-operatives’ potentials 2 More developmentopportunities and ability to preserveemploymentlevels
Co-operatives’ potentials 3 Italian co-operative systemoperates in a network strategy in orderto: • Evaluateopportunities • Developsynergiesstrong link with localenvironment!
Co- operatives and localenvironment A best practice: agri- food co- operative «chains»
Enhancement and development of the potentials of the agri- food sector in Italy Some figures: • 5800 co- operatives • 863.000 members • 499 billionEuros turnover • 93.786 employees
Methodologicalapproach Constitution of agri- food co- operative «chains» (filiere). Agri- food «chains» involve activitiesconnected to: • agricultural and zootechnical production • working and processing skills • distributing performance In particular the consumer co-operatives (Coop + Conad) count for the 35% in the totalhyper and super- market share in Italy Consumers’ health and safetyis an essentialrequirement of ourdistributingsystem
Co- operatives are estabilished in many of the leadingsectors in the agri-foodnationalindustry Some examples of «agri-food co- operative chains»: • Fruitsand vegetables • Meat and «freezingchain» • Fish and «freezingchain» • Milk and cheeseproducts • Wine • Oil • Services to agri- food co- operatives
Business steps for the constitution of «agri- food co- operative chains» • Agricultural and zootechnicalproducers • Conveyance of goods to common pool structures (repository co- operatives) • Processing food • Logistics and transport • Distribution • Promotion of the productsthroughall the subjectinvolved in the project
Othersubjectssupporting «co- operative chains» • Public institutions ( in the framework of lawsregulatingfinancialassistance and market flows) • Professional organizations (agricultural/ entrepreneurial) • Technical and economicoperators • Financial partners (banks, other companies supplyingfinancialservices) • Research and innovationstructures (universities, technology centers)
About «coop chains» «Coop chain» isnot just a trading activitybut a real partnership amongdifferentsubjectssharingobjectives and strategies for production and distribution
Development strategy of the «coop- chain» • Evaluation of the target market • Elaboration of a joint project with the stakeholdersinvolved and theirsupportingpartners • Projects’ start up and creation of enterprises network