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What is an NGC?
Key features:
- Select or closed membership linked to delivery rights
- par and non par value shares
- equity raised through sale of delivery right shares
- formal contract/agreement between member and co-op
- participation in remaining property upon dissolution
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.