Usually when we think of co-ops in the United States we think of service sector industries, not farming. In addition, we usually do not think of co-ops as money lending associations. Well, both of these stereotypes have changed in the last 20 years with:
“the historic launch of the Southern Farmers Financial Association (SFFA). This new cooperatively-owned institution was created to increase access to capital for its member-owners to begin farming or strengthen existing small farming operations and agriculture-based businesses in high-poverty areas across the Southeast.”
~ Quote from GEO Co-op
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