Hi all,
Here is one additional input received on Topic #1 - Cooperation among small farms
—Peter
Q1.1/13 - Question: "1.1. What are different experiences of small farms’ cooperation in other regions? How has this changed over the past 10 years?”
From: Marta Czekaj <[log in to unmask]> (Poland)
I am Marta Czekaj, assistant professor at the University of Agriculture in Krakow (Poland), a SALSA partner
Polish Reference Regions taken into consideration within SALSA Project represent different experiences in cooperation. Multidirectional production, lack of specialization, small farm area, land fragmentation, self consumption of significant part of agriculture production in small farms, lack of trust among farmers, past experiences – there are only selected factors, which do not foster cooperation.
On the other hand, when farmers focus on one specific group of products, they can collaborate really effective to produce, process and sell together their production (for instance fruit production in Nowosądecki Region or dairy cooperatives in Nowotarski Region).
So what is the secret of fruitfull cooperation? Maybe one person, leader, who can show that collaboration is good, is necessary, is profitable, or just... is possible.
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