Cooperation from the Ministry of Commerce to strengthen women's cooperatives' access to retail markets

In the statement made by the Ministry, it was stated that the Ministry continues its cooperation with the private sector in order to transform women's labor into economic value, support women's entrepreneurship and improve women's cooperatives' access to markets.

In this context, in line with the 2025-2029 Turkey Cooperative Strategy and Action Plan, it was stated that the "Protocol for Supporting Women's Cooperatives with Retail Trade and Mentoring" was signed between the Ministry and Migros Ticaret AŞ. "With the protocol, which will be implemented for 5 years, it is aimed for the cooperatives, the majority of whose partners are women and who utilize women's labor, to take a more active part in the retail trade ecosystem, to deliver their products to a wider consumer base and to develop their commercial capacity." The expression was used.

In the statement, it was pointed out that within the scope of the protocol, special visibility areas will be created in Migros stores to support the promotion and sales of the products of women's cooperatives, and it was reported that 10 percent of the shelf space in the local product departments in Migros' eligible stores will be reserved for women's cooperative products.

Training and mentoring support will be provided

It was emphasized in the statement that the cooperation would not only be limited to the access of products to retail sales channels, and that various training and development supports would also be offered to women's cooperatives in order to improve their corporate and commercial competencies in processes ranging from production to marketing.

In the statement, it was pointed out that online and face-to-face training and mentoring support will be provided to cooperatives in the fields of product safety and quality management, marketing and branding, product preparation for retail channels, commercial and financial literacy, and the following was noted:

"As the Ministry, we see among our primary goals the development of production and marketing capacities of women's cooperatives, delivering their products to larger markets and reaching a stronger position in economic life. With this cooperation with Migros, it is aimed to contribute to women's cooperatives achieving sustainable commercial structures, increasing their competitiveness and taking a stronger place in the retail trade ecosystem. Our Ministry, with the 'Turkey Century' vision of our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, aims to bring women's labor into the economy "We will continue to develop public and private sector collaborations in order to strengthen the cooperative ecosystem and invite all retail trade companies who want to contribute to these goals to cooperate with our women's cooperatives."