Agricultural Producer Groups
The objectives of Agricultural Producer Group:
- Joint sale of products or groups of product manufactured in the holdings of group members, through the agency of the group;
- Adjustment of agricultural production to market conditions;
- Increasing the farmers’ income by reducing the costs and thanks to the possibility to plan and prepare large, homogeneous batches of high-quality;
- Environmental protection.
Benefits of establishing producer groups:
- Joint purchase (retail) of the means of production to reduce direct production cost;
- Offering larger and homogeneous batch of high-quality produce;
- Better relations with the customers willing to pay higher prices for products of pre-established quality standards, with the ensured quantity and continuity of deliveries;
- Joint drying and storage of produce permitting to sell large batches when the prices are favourable;
- Stronger partnership which strengthens market domination and enhances market monitoring (access to information);
- Joint investment projects, introduction of new technologies, and promotion;
- Organisation of trainings and marketing campaigns;
- Exchange of experience;
- Spreading the risk over all members of the group, joint problem solving and consultancy;
- Financial benefits.
Contact:
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department of Agricultural Markets
e-mail: sekretariatrr@minrol.gov.pl
Director: Bogumiła Kasperowicz
phone: +48 (22) 623-18-45
Deputy Director:
phone: +48 (22) 623-27-07