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
05 April 2021
The last in our series of Climate Change podcasts looks at how effective leadership can encourage those with a stake in rural sustainability to engage and help mitigate towards climate change. In this episode, Anna Davies speaks with:
Mark Brooking - Sustainability Director for dairy farmers' co-operative First Milk
Tim Wilson - CEO of supply co-op Aspatria Farmers
Jim Booth - SAOS's Head of Co-op Development
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And of you've not already heard them, listen to Part 1 here Part 2 here Part 3 here and Part 4 here
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