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Cooperative Services is organized into one staff area and three divisions. Each division has program areas along commodity or functional lines. Program area leaders develop research agendas, oversee major research and technical assistance efforts, and have limited administrative duties.

The Statistics staff provide technical support services and is responsible for the collection, entry, verification, and maintenance of cooperative statistical databases and provides data processing support to CS researchers.

The Cooperative Marketing Division has four commodity marketing program areas. Grains and Oilseeds. Dairy, Livestock, and Poultry, Fruits, Vegetables, and Specialty Crops; and International Trade. The division provides both research and technical assitance.

The Cooperative Resource Management Division has a more functional orientation with program areas specializing in Finance; Law, Policy, and Governance; Strategic Management and Planning; and Farm Supplies and Services. Although the division specializes in research, it also provides technical assistance.

The Cooperative Development Division is charged with educational and developmental responsibility providing technical assistance to emerging or developing cooperatives and producer groups desiring to form new cooperatives. The division has two program areas: Feasibility and Development; and, Education and Outreach. The division also supports the work of cooperative development specialists at State Rural Development offices across the country.

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