Co-operatives play a vital role in supplying various goods and services in the UK, as well as in other parts of the world. In the past twenty years co-operatives have become important players in modern organic food supply chains, providing small-scale farmers with access to knowledge and markets, alongside opportunities to scale up their production. This teaching case is developed from qualitative interviews with current and former members and employees from the South Devon Organic Producers (SDOP) Co-operative, an award-winning organic vegetable grower co-operative based in South Devon (UK). The case is supplemented with interviews with key managerial personnel at the SDOP’s main stakeholder Riverford Organic Farms Limited. The case explores how the relationship between SDOP and Riverford is the key to understanding SDOP’s participation in the organic food chain.

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维持供应链关系以实现合作社成功：以南德文郡有机生产者合作社（英国）为例

在英国以及世界其他地区，合作社在提供各种商品和服务中起着至关重要的作用。在过去的二十年中，合作社已成为现代有机食品供应链中的重要参与者，为小农提供了获取知识和市场的机会，同时也为扩大他们的生产提供了机会。该教学案例是通过对南德文郡有机生产者合作社（SDOP）合作社的现任和前任成员以及员工的定性访谈而开发的，该合作社是屡获殊荣的有机蔬菜种植者合作社，总部位于英国南德文郡。该案还由SDOP主要利益相关者Riverford Organic Farms Limited的主要管理人员进行了采访。