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First Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in El Salvador connects cocoa cooperative to a global market
SAN SALVADOR, August 1, 2024: Once troubled by widespread violence and high homicide rates, El Salvador has made notable strides in combating its crime rates. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele,…
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As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
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African Development Bank launches 54 Country Focus Reports
ABIDJAN, July 31, 2024 – The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to act…
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Interview: Dr U. S. Awasthi
NEW DELHI, 29, 2024 – Dr Udai Shankar Awasthi is the Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), the largest fertiliser producer and marketer in India, and the biggest…
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Forests face increasing climate-related stress amid growing demand for their products, FAO report warns
ROME, July 29, 2024 – Climate change is increasing the susceptibility of the world’s forests to stressors such as wildfires and pests, according to a new flagship publication by the Food and Agriculture…
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Call for Rochdale Pioneers Award nominations 2024 open
KAMPALA, July 25, 2024 – Nominations are open for the International Cooperative Alliance’s Rochdale Pioneers Award, the highest honour that the ICA bestows. The purpose of the Award is to recognise, in…
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Panel discusses findings of WOCCU Study on financial inclusion for migrants, refugees
BOSTON, July 24, 2024 – The World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] on Tuesday led a panel discussion on the findings from its new report, Insights from Credit Unions on Financial Inclusion…
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East Africa
Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future
ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…
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Kenyan SACCO regulator drafts guidelines on mergers
NAIVASHA, July 22, 2024 – The SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] has proposed draft guidelines on mergers and amalgamations, which provide a clear framework for Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
EAC and IOM partner to enhance cross-border health security in region
ARUSHA, July 21, 2024: The East African Community [EAC] Secretariat has partnered with the International Organisation for Migration [IOM] to enhance cross-border health security and responses to disease outbreaks in the region.…
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