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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
Over the many years since SAOS was established (in 1905) the business has developed and expanded to meet new challenges and needs in farming and food that we've identified. Today, we work together with co‑ops and businesses in a wide variety of ways, helping shape the future of farming and food.
People often ask what our name stands for (the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society) but we’re more concerned with what we actually stand for - getting people and businesses to work together more effectively, whatever that may look like.
Our team is the key to our success, but we’re also the key to yours. SAOS has never been an organisation to blow its own trumpet, but when it comes to the team we’re happy to.
Meet our teamOur council and board members come from our co‑op membership as well as a variety of different industries helping us shape SAOS to meet ever-developing needs in farming and food.
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