About us
SAOS was established in 1905 to strengthen the profitability and effectiveness of Scotland’s farming and rural businesses through co-operation.
Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration, we work with food and farming businesses to make them more profitable, competitive, and sustainable - #workingtogether to shape the future, today.
All our work helps facilitate farmers and food and drink businesses to work together effectively. Over the years we've expanded and developed subsidiary businesses - getting the right people together and making innovative advancements - to help benefit food, farming and rural Scotland.
Developing staff capability is one of the most effective ways to improve a co-op’s performance. Check out our events and training programme - most of which are open to non co-op members too.
As a development organisation, owned by our members, we provide a range of specialist services not available elsewhere, to assist them in developing their people and their businesses. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.
See below for all the latest news, views and updates from us here at SAOS. Find all our latest videos on YouTube at: SAOS - working together in food and farming
At SAOS we work within the food and farming sector to make it
more profitable, competitive and sustainable.
We are Scotland’s experts on farmer co‑ops and food industry collaboration. We provide a range of specialist information, development and consultancy services.
A co-operative (co‑op) is a business owned by individual members rather than investors. Co‑ops bring people together in a fair and equitable way.
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SAOS leads the way in the development of collaboration and consumer-responsive food and drink supply chains in Scotland.
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At SAOS we are constantly looking for different ways to benefit Scotland's farming and rural businesses. Technology and innovative new developments really get us excited.
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SAOS is leading the way on delivering co-operative approaches to data management that protect the rights of farmers and will help unlock the value of precision farming for Scotland.
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Scotland's farmer co‑ops are leading industry innovation. Co‑ops are ideally placed to drive forward innovation and supply chain relationships that enable shared risk-taking and scaleability, both amongst farmers and in their connections with supply chain customers.
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SAOS is working together with the Scottish agricultural industry to support growth, capture mitigation and adaptation opportunities in response to the challenges of climate change.
Read moreSAOS was established in 1905 to strengthen the profitability and effectiveness of Scotland’s farming and rural businesses through co-operation.
We are a development organisation owned by our members. We provide a range of specialist services that our members have requested, that are not available elsewhere.
Discover how we can help you.
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