EN
The starting point is the conviction of the need for structural transformation in agriculture. This inevitable process may entail various economic and social problems. Multifunctional rural development is one of the counteractive methods. Rural co-operative movement may play a key role as a form of activity undertaken by the local society. This positive aspect of co-operative movement depends on changes in the environment as well as on the methods and forms of co-operative activities. It concerns co-operative principles and values, change of managementand expansion in new areas of activity.