Yerküre Cooperative produces data- and scientific research-based knowledge on local, rural and urban space for policy-makers, academics, and other national and international actors. It aims to improve existing models and approaches as well as to design and implement new ones. It collaborates with all the institutions in need of setting their sustainable development visions and goals to craft participatory development models and to guide their implementation. Yerküre Cooperative develops and undertakes projects in collaboration with local governments, grassroots organizations, public institutions and all other organizations working for public benefit. The main objective of all Yerküre Cooperative projects is to protect nature, agricultural areas, biodiversity and local livelihoods.
From needs analysis to strategic planning, from implementation to monitoring impact analysis, from program designs to implementation for local, rural and urban development.
Modeling the good practices of rural and local development, raising the publicity of the models through iconographic and digitalized visualization.
Designing and conducting research projects, and sharing the findings of these projects with policy-makers, local communities, civil society organizations and universities.
Designing, implementing and reporting the social qualitative impact analysis of local and rural development projects and programs.
Monitoring and evaluation assessment reports for projects, programs, campaigns and activities.
Planning and executing capacity development training and excursions for public and private institutions, producers organizations and civil society organizations.
Development and organization of basic and advanced training programs to build resilience for producers and consumers organization at the rural and urban scales
Preparation of strategic development plans of the local governments, civil society organizations.
Designing capacity development programmes and training cooperative enterprises for financial and administrative sustainability.
Holistic management of the processes of registering geographical indication to protect local and traditional techniques, ecologies, and products.
Preparation of social responsibility projects for corporate companies.
Conducting value chain analysis for branding, marketing and presenting local products in order to increase market share and competitiveness.
