On the development of cooperation in the agricultural sector of Germany

Cooperation plays an important role in the development of agriculture in Germany. Historically, the cooperative formations of the country (partnerships) are united in the German Raiffeisen Union. Cooperation covers not only the sectors related to the maintenance of agriculture, but also partially agricultural production. Producer organizations have become a new form of cooperation in the EU and in Germany in the last 30-40 years. Their distribution across the federal lands of Germany is uneven. Basically, producer organizations are engaged in the collection of milk and the promotion of dairy products, as well as the processing of meat and the supply of meat products to the market.