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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
Beechworth Food Coop ~ next level collaboration
The Beechworth Food Cooperative is an Australian cooperative success story. Located in picturesque Beechworth in rural Victoria, the Coop launched three and a half years ago and grew to 800 members within two years. [...]
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Hume, Victoria, Australia 3747
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
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Legal
Logistics & Distribution
Strategic Planning
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03 9499 3400
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
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Infrastructure Planning
Legal
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Other crops
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+61 7 3881 3417
Planting the seeds of good business planning
Plant Varieties Australia is grower owned company with a focus on the intellectual property of plant material. Already running $8m in domestic berry sales to large supermarkets, the company secured rights to a new [...]
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3795
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0419 318 082