SPS - Savaatillit Peqatigiiffiit Suleqatigiissut
- The Cooperative Sheep Farmers' Associations
SPS is the main Greenlandic agricultural organization representing farmers' interests.
SPS has an administrative office in the House of Agriculture, with a full-time administrative position. The administrator assists the association's members and works to defend their interests, in cooperation with the chairman and the board of directors. Important tasks include annual price negotiations with the slaughterhouse, communicating with the public authorities concerning political initiatives, and the annual general meeting, along with the joint animal feed purchase.
Originally, sheep farmers were organized in smaller associations that were in charge of the joint task of rounding up the sheep.
The Cooperative Sheep Farmers' Associations were founded in 1951 during a meeting in the town of Alluitsup Paa, and since then they have served as the leading representative and professional body in Greenlandic agriculture. SPS handles all areas in Greenlandic agriculture, although sheep farming is the most important area of operation. The majority of Greenlandic farmers are members of SPS.
The Board of SPS
Chairman Otto Nielsen
tlf.: + 299 199 223, e-mail: ottoni@greennet.gl
Deputy chairman Lars Nielsen
tlf.: + 299 199 207, e-mail: kang27@greennet.gl
Secretary Suulut Hansen
tlf.. + 299665 004, e-mail: shqass@hotmail.com
Treasurer Klaus Knudsen Frederiksen
tlf.: + 299199 202, e-mail: aviajaklaus@greennet.gl
Member of the board Peter Borg
tlf.:+ 299 199 240, e-mail: saputit-tasia@hotmail.com
SPS administrator Nukajaraq Olsen
tlf.: + 299 641 206, mobil: +299 586 310, e-mail: sps@greennet.gl