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Producer organisations (POs) in agri- and horticulture give primary producers the opportunity to strengthen their position in the chain. Until 1 January 2014, POs were only recognised in the vegetables and fruit sector. Since then, POs can now also be organised in other agri- and horticulture sectors due to a change in EU policy. This refers to officially recognised producer organisations besides or instead of several existing horizontal cooperative organisations. This report presents the opportunities of cooperation in general and of organising a PO in the agri- and horticulture, including competition aspects which could create some barriers. Producentenorganisaties (PO’s) in de land- en tuinbouw geven primaire producenten de mogelijkheid om hun positie in de keten te versterken. Tot voor kort waren er alleen PO’s in de groente- en fruitsector. Door verandering in EU-beleid kunnen sinds 1 januari 2014 ook PO’s in andere land- en tuinbouwsectoren opgericht worden. Het gaat in dit verband om erkende producentenorganisaties naast of in plaats van diverse horizontale samenwerkingsverbanden die er nu al zijn. In dit rapport worden de mogelijkheden van samenwerking in het algemeen en van het oprichten van een PO in de land- en tuinbouw uitgewerkt inclusief mededingingsaspecten die wellicht tot beperkingen gaan leiden.

Producer organisations (POs) in agri- and horticulture give primary producers the opportunity to strengthen their position in the chain. Until 1 January 2014, POs were only recognised in the vegetables and fruit sector. Since then, POs can now also be organised in other agri- and horticulture sectors due to a change in EU policy. This refers to officially recognised producer organisations besides or instead of several existing horizontal cooperative organisations. This report presents the opportunities of cooperation in general and of organising a PO in the agri- and horticulture, including competition aspects which could create some barriers.