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
Anna is a young farmer, working on her family’s beef and arable farm, near Burntisland, Fife. She studied law and holds an Erasmus Mundus LL.M in International Law of Global Security, Peace and Development and an M.A in International Security. She works to produce sustainable food and contribute to a resilient food system.
She is the founder and chair of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum - a youth-led platform that seeks to reimagine how young voices are recognised, engaged and amplified within food and farming policy spaces.
She is a Pulse Pioneer, part of the collaborative NCS Project, sits on the Nature Friendly Farming Network Scotland Steering Group and has been recognised on the 30 Under 30 2026 Young Women’s Movement list for her work.