The agricultural cooperatives in Norway ( no, Landbrukssamvirket) consists of 13 companies, each organised as independent
farmer owned cooperatives. They cover four different areas for the farmers: refining and sale of produce,
financial services
Financial services are the Service (economics), economic services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, acco ...
,
breeding
Breeding is sexual reproduction that produces offspring, usually animals or plants. It can only occur between a male and a female animal or plant.
Breeding may refer to:
* Animal husbandry, through selected specimens such as dogs, horses, and rab ...
and
insemination
Insemination is the introduction of sperm into a female’s reproductive system for the purpose of impregnating, also called fertilizing, the female for sexual reproduction. The sperm is introduced into the uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an ...
, and
retail
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...
of agricultural equipment. All the cooperatives cooperate through the company Norsk Landbrukssamvirke. In total the companies have a
revenue
In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business.
Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
of
NOK
Nok is a village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. The village is an archeological site.
Archaeology
The discovery of terracotta figurines at this location caused its name to be used for the Nok culture, of which these ...
58 billion and have 18,000 employees.
TINE and
Nortura
Nortura is a Norwegian agricultural cooperative that operates slaughterhouses and other processing plants related to meat and eggs. The company was created as a merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt and Prior Norge in 2006, and has head offices i ...
are responsible for about a quarter of the revenue each. Though none of the cooperatives hold any
monopolies
A monopoly (from Greek el, μόνος, mónos, single, alone, label=none and el, πωλεῖν, pōleîn, to sell, label=none), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a speci ...
, their dominant position periodical causes debate about the structure of the agricultural processing industry.
Companies
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Landkreditt
Landkreditt is a Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The ...
(mortgages)
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Gjensidige
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA is a Norwegian insurance company. The company traces its roots back to 1816 when a fire mutual was founded as ''Land Gjensidige Brandkasse'' in what is today Innlandet county. Gjensidige demutualised and listed on the O ...
(insurance, not solely agricultural)
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Felleskjøpet (farming equipment retailer)
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GENO
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*Geno (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Marián Geňo (born 1984), Czech footballer
*Evgeni Malkin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player nicknamed Geno
Art and entertainment
*Geno (son ...
(breeding and
insemination of cattle)
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Norsk Kjøttfeavlslag (breeding of cattle)
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Norsvin (breeding and insemination pigs)
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Norsk Sau og Geit (breeding and insemination of sheep and goats)
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TINE (dairy)
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Diplom-Is
Diplom-Is AS is a Norwegian manufacturer of ice cream owned by the dairy group Tine. In 2005, the company produced of ice cream, and held a market share of 53% domestically.
Among the most notable own brands are Royal, Dream, Krone-Is, Pin-Up, L ...
(ice cream)
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Nortura
Nortura is a Norwegian agricultural cooperative that operates slaughterhouses and other processing plants related to meat and eggs. The company was created as a merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt and Prior Norge in 2006, and has head offices i ...
(slaughterhouses)
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Gilde (red meat)
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Prior
Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be l ...
(white meat and eggs)
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Norges Skogeierforbund (lumber trade)
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Gartnerhallen (fruit, berries and vegetable trade)
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Honningcentralen
Honningcentralen AL is a Norwegian processor and distributor of honey with two processing plants, at Kløfta and Grimstad. It is organised as an agricultural cooperative with 1,650 members. In addition to Norwegian honey, it also imports Croatian ...
(honey trade)
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HOFF Norske Potetindustrier (potato products)
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Norges Pelsdyralslag (skins and fur)
See also
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Agricultural cooperative
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a cooperative in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity.
A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperati ...
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Cooperatives of Norway
External links
Norsk Landbrukssamvirke