Norwegian Agrarian Association Explained

Norwegian Agrarian Association
Norges Bondelag
Size:150px
Formation:6 February 1896
Type:NGO
Purpose:Farming
Headquarters:Oslo
Region Served:Norway
Membership:60,482 (2022)
Leader Title:Leader
Leader Name:Bjørn Gimming
Website:https://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 475 local chapters and 14 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]

Chairman

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karoline Daugstad. 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. Nordic Symposium in Tourism and Hospitality Research. 19 April 2015. Akureyri. Conference Paper. September 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427110817/http://d3861196.hosted418.moonrocketadmin.net/dynamisk/Publikasjoner_PDF/PAPER%2008.05.pdf. 27 April 2015. dmy-all.