mr peter couchman: co-operation between co-operatives in rural areas: the dunsany declaration
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Food Security
a perspective from the
Dunsany Declaration
for Rural Co-operative
Development
Peter Couchman, Plunkett Foundation
Sir Horace Plunkett
Exmples of rural co-operation
Co-operative impact
Dunsany Castle
The Dunsany Group
The signing
The Dunsany Declaration
Two choices
Resource scarcity
Growing population
Food security
In an urbanised world…
…over 3 billion people
live in rural areas
Legislation
Democratised economy
Educate & advocate
Inspire future generations
Demonstrate impact
Community roots
Build understanding
Finance the future
Access to technology
Knowledge transfer
Develop our voiceBlueprint
Our opportunity
Food security
is linked to
agricultural co-operation
Agricultural co-operation
is linked to
rural development
The success of
rural co-operation
is linked to
the success of
our movement