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Resource Materials

New Generation Co-operatives: Resource Materials for Business Development Professionals and Agricultural Producers
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, 2001.

A comprehensive guide, with an emphasis on Saskatchewan, presenting discussion of the key issues for business professionals supporting new generation co-operative development, and for agricultural producers pursuing the ngc structure.

NGC Development Guide [forthcoming]
Canadian Co-operative Association, 2001

A detailed collection of resoures for those interested in employing the new generation co-operative model for agricultural production. Includes material relevant to both Ontario and Saskatchewan legislative environments. Some duplication exists with the New Generation Co-operatives: Resource Materials for Business Development Professionals and Agricultural Producers, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, 2001.

Agricultural New Generation Co-operative (ANGen) Program.
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, 1999.

Outlines a program to assist the development of value-added agricultural new generation co-operatives with funding available for the development of business plans, feasibility studies, marketing plans, etc.

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.

Creating 'Co-op Fever': A Rural Developer's Guide To Forming Cooperatives
William Patrie. USDA, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Service Report 54. 1998.

New Generation Co-operatives: Rebuilding Rural Economies
Brenda Stefanson, Murray Fulton, and Andrea Harris. Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 1995.

This booklet can also be ordered as part of an educational package, complete with VHS tape and instructional material.

New Generation Co-operatives: Responding to Changes in Agriculture
Brenda Stefanson and Murray Fulton. Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 1997.

 

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