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
By working hard to understand how co‑op governance, technology and trust must be balanced, we have positioned ourselves as Scotland’s leading source of expertise on sharing industry data.
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The ScotEID database provides real-time tracing data of farm livestock through their supply chains, until the point when they enter the food chain.
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Get in touch if you want to know more about our data work, SmartRural or ScotEID.
General Manager for SmartRural
07894 414512 | george.noble@saos.coop
SmartRural Director
01466 700203 | bob.yuill@saos.coop