ZSA

 Union “Farmers’ Parliament” (ZSA) was founded in 1999 as a non-governmental organization. Today, the organization has grown to 800 members representing farmers from all agricultural sectors in Latvia.ZSA is the most important agricultural lobbying organization in Latvia with long-standing, very successful and professional relations in the field of rural development both at national and EU level. ZSA is an active member of EU farmers organization COPA-COCEGA.

 ZSA provides policy dialogue between farming community and policy decision makers. The ZSA network of stakeholders includes various public, private and non-profit actors in the field of agriculture, including educational institutions in both secondary and higher education.The ZSA is active in various EU programmes. It ensures organization capacity to participate in the technologies, practices and materials testing and demonstration activities; involvement in policy development processes; organization of the information and educational activities for stakeholders as well as the dissemination of knowledge in Latvia and EU.