Norwegian Agrarian Association
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| Formation | 6 February 1896 |
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| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Farming |
| Headquarters | Oslo |
Region served | Norway |
Membership | 61,000 |
Leader | Nils T. Bjørke |
Staff | 120 |
| Website | www.bondelaget.no |
The Norwegian Agrarian Association (Norwegian: Norges Bondelag) is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers.
It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural subsidies. It has 61,000 members, with 607 local chapters and 18 county chapters.
The association was established in 1896 as Norges Landmandsforbund. In 1920 the organization decided to create its own political party, the Agrarian Party (now called Centre Party). In 1922 the Norwegian Agrarian Association took its present name. The organization is currently completely independent of the Centre Party.
The association has an official publication, Bondebladet, which is published on a weekly basis.[1]
References
- ↑ Karoline Daugstad (September 2005). "When the farmer becomes a provider of landscapes and agritourism and the tourist wants to be a part of "real rural life" – A story of insiders and outsiders in the Norwegian landscape" (Conference Paper). Nordic Symposium in Tourism and Hospitality Research. Akureyri. Retrieved 19 April 2015.