Training Program: Agricultural Cooperatives (5 Days / 10 Hours)

• What is cooperative? Definition and importance of agricultural cooperatives
• Legal structure and organization of agricultural cooperatives
• Types of cooperatives and their functioning
• Concept of membership in cooperatives

• Management structures of cooperatives
• Board of directors and general assembly processes
• Leadership and teamwork in cooperatives
• Operation of management and auditing processes

• Principles of cooperation and sharing among farmers
• Partnership processes and strategies
• Economic benefits of cooperatives based on partnership and solidarity
• Inter-cooperative collaboration and networking

• Methods to increase productivity in agricultural production
• Use of technology and digitalization in agriculture
• Sustainable agricultural practices and environmentally friendly production
• Ways for cooperatives to reduce environmental impacts

• Financial management and budgeting in agricultural cooperatives
• Marketing strategies of cooperatives
• Proper marketing of agricultural products and sales channels
• Cooperative financing and support resources

The training is open to institutional collaborations (package for institution/company legal entities), and individual applications are not accepted. The training content can be reorganized according to your institutional participant profile and needs. As a result of mutual discussions, the scope and method of the training (face-to-face / online) are determined and the relevant processes are completed. In case of mutual agreement, the date, time, and location of the training are planned in line with the availability of your institution’s participants and our instructors.