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Saving the co-operative model for a dairy community
Concerned about the possible closure of their local processor, a group of dairy farmers got together and took control of their farming future.
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Australia 3691
Waratah Alpaca Fibre Coop exports to China
Three farmers at a small Australian alpaca show, yarning about the potential for industry growth. Fast forward 18 months and the Waratah Alpaca Fibre Coop is establishing export operations to China…
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South Coast (incl. Jervis Bay), New South Wales, Australia 2535
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Business Planning
Co-op establishment
Expert Support
Exporting
Other livestock
Website Development
Wool
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0407 407 618
Organic farmers eye-off wholesale markets
Organic fruit and vegetable farmers in the Coffs Harbour region of NSW were all incredibly busy with their own farms, until they started a conversation about how they could work smarter, and more sustainably, [...]
Melbourne Farmers Markets ~ a permanent hub
The Melbourne Farmers Market has provided hundreds of small scale producers with a direct connection to their end consumers, giving growers valuable and immediate feedback on their goods. However, the Farmers Market organisation knew [...]
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3078
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Co-op establishment
Collaboration
Expert Support
Farmer Market events
Feasibility
Legal
Logistics & Distribution
Strategic Planning
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03 9499 3400
Transforming a native food supply chain
Ann Shanley is director and founding member of Kindred Spirits Enterprises, which supports transforming indigenous projects. Ann attended a Farming Together forum about the pros and cons of the co-operative business model and thought [...]
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Northern Territory, Australia 0820
Growing market exposure for natural alpaca fibre
Small Breeders, big opportunities. How does an alpaca grower expand market exposure for fibre? Market research and collaboration was a good first step.
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Southern Inland, New South Wales, Australia 2582
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Business Structures
Collaboration
Expert Support
Market Analysis and development
Website Development
Wool
Phone:
0403 991 612
Australian bee keeper co-op – a hive of activity
A group of beekeepers and honey packers in the Moreton Bay area of Queensland wanted to create long term partnerships between investors and primary producers to help them become export-viable. They wanted a new [...]
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Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia 4550
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Co-op establishment
Collaboration
Expert Support
Feasibility
Infrastructure Planning
Legal
Logistics & Distribution
Other crops
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+61 7 3881 3417
Developing trust in a citrus value chain
The WA citrus industry faced downward price pressures. A large group of small producers were struggling for viability while a few large operators, who dominated the market, embarked on expansion. These investments had the [...]
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Mid West Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia 6151
Tidying up governance for a clearer future
The Liebe Group is an established not-for-profit business supporting WA’s mid ‘wheatbelt’ region. Established to address concerns of isolation from agricultural R&D, most of the group’s 100 members run broad-acre cropping and livestock [...]
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Wheatbelt, Western Australia, Australia 6535
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08 9661 0570
Developing an export co-op for the Canberra region
There is growing demand in Asia for healthy Australian food but limited air-freight export hubs with appropriate bio-security measures in place. In 2016, food exporters from southern inland NSW were paying high prices to [...]
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Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2620
Nuts about cross-border co-operating
The aromatic essential oil from sandalwood timber is in high demand, especially in Asia. The sandalwood nut is also developing as a gourmet native ingredient. There have been incidents of poaching from Australian groves. [...]
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Adelaide and Hills, South Australia, Australia 5255