ORICoop
Guiding Manifesto

Be part of our journey
- Be part of the global transition towards a resilient, sustainable, organic, ecological & regenerative food production system.
- Bring together capital investment, with sustainable returns in organic farmland, business and related assets.
- Preserve existing certified organic & biodynamic farmland for the long term.
- Increase the amount and value of protected biodiversity, woodlands, wetlands & healthy ecosystems across the Australian agricultural landscape.
- Build more carbon resilience & increase carbon stores across farming & forestry systems.
- Provide stable and long term agricultural business opportunities to the next generation of organic farm managers and businesses.
- Reduce the environmental impact of agriculture & food production, by avoiding toxic chemicals & fertilisers into soils, waterways & farmland.
- Build an inclusive & collaborative culture, that does not discriminate on race, age or gender.
- Support businesses, communities & people that together can build a stronger, more resilient business and community based society.
- Empower businesses that nurture regenerative economics & natural ecological policies.
We encourage our Co-operative members to understand and register their support of the Slow Money Principles.
A measurable parameter of the co-operative are the UN sustainable principles included here.
Who are we?
A united collective of passionate, talented, innovative ORICoop members, that together intend to bring long term change to the farming, food, land, finance & co-operative sector
Who are our stakeholders?
Organic Sector Overview

The organic sector in Australia is worth in excess of $1.73B, and growing at a rate of 13-14% per annum (Organic Market Report, 2017). The market has ongoing strong consumer demand, with more educated consumers looking for connection, authenticity, certified and healthy food in Australia.
The complex aspects of the industry are the lack of resilient supply chains and reliable markets for increased demand in organic food, related to geography, land access and profitability. Together with constraints around the agricultural labour force, business development and deep expertise needed to build stronger and more climate resilient farm businesses over the long term.
ORICoop endeavours to address these needs, and others through our collective expertise, connecting networks of producers and addressing the needs through better transparency and member based values of a co-operative. With the depth of diverse experience of the ORICoop Board, engaged members, key strategic advisors, aligned partners and specialist consultants we are ready to tackle this exciting proposition!
What is a Cooperative?
Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.
– International Co-operative Alliance
There are seven Cooperative Principles:
ORICoop: a cooperative of organic farmers, eaters and investors.
Together with our members, ORICoop seeks to do business differently. With aligned intentions, farm management and transition strategies, investment parthways and career development – we want to see the world of organic farming and food be prosperous, safe and world changing.
We believe that people should be able to farm organically without profit being the single strongest driver, measure and motivator. We also believe that people and investors, can be intrinsically involved in their investments, and to see the long term outcome of these benefits beyond the financial returns.
We are committed to creating a farmer-owned, people owned, investor balanced co-operative that brings together aligned investment into organic farmland and businesses for long term impact, real returns, community benefit, and the land preserved for the long term. Importantly, as member owners, we believe we should build community for the common and collective good.
In the tradition of their founders, cooperative members believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others. That’s the official definition according to the International Co-operative Alliance.
ORICoop believes that farms should be owned and managed by entities that have a long term genuine interest in the preservation, restoration, viability, productivity and longevity of the asset.