What is an NGC?

Key features:

Overview of NGC model
The New Generation Co-operative (NGC) concept is attracting attention as a way for farmers to increase their incomes and to offset some of the negative impacts of recent changes in agriculture. Saskatchewan has new legislation that makes it possible to achieve all the benefits of the NGC model. The purpose of this note is to provide a brief summary of the characteristics of the New Generation Co-operative model.

What are NGCs? (pdf) - Murray Fulton, November, 2000
Presentation to the "Legal Awareness for Marketing Specialty Ag Products" seminar put on by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Edmonton, Alberta, December 2, 2000. Includes three short case studies.

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Development Resources

Building the New Saskatchewan: New Generation Co-operatives for Agricultural Processing and Value Added Projects.
Saskatchewan Economic and Co-operative Development, 1999.

A development guide for those interested in starting a new generation co-operative venture in Saskatchewan.

Canadian Agricultural Co-operatives: Critical Success Factors in the 21st Century: An Action Research Report
Canadian Co-operative Association, 2000.

Pdf downloadable documents available including the following:

Summary Report

Response and Adaptation - Canadian Agricultural Co-operatives in the 21st Century. By Murray Fulton & Julie Gibbings, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, November 2000.

Co-operatives in the 21st Century. By Daniel Côté, HEC, Centre d'études en gestion des coopératives, October 2000.

Choosing the Right Structure for Your Agri-business.
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, 2001.

Includes key features of co-operatives and new generation co-operatives, and a comparison table of ownership structures.

New Generation Cooperatives on the Northern Plains
Michelle Bielik. Agri-Food Research & Development Initiative and the University of Manitoba. 1999.

The purpose of this site is to explore the development of New Generation Cooperatives on the Northern Great Plains. In particular, we examine the factors that led to a proliferation of these cooperatives in North Dakota and Minnesota in the 1990s. Several cooperatives are included as case studies. We also explore factors that might help New Generation Cooperatives succeed in Manitoba.

 

For additional information visit our Resource & Information Centre to find publications, videos and articles on NGCs, ask a question of the librarian, or visit our list of NGC links.