Cooperatives & Communities
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TZ: Ministry of Agriculture to engage MoCU graduates in BBT projects
DODOMA, December 16, 2025 — The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Stephen Nindi, has urged graduates of Moshi Co-operative University [ MoCU ] in Tanzania to make effective…
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Australia’s BCCM releases inaugural Impact Report for 2025
CANBERRA, December 16, 2025 — Australia’s cooperative and mutual sector continues to demonstrate its economic strength, with the top 100 cooperatives and mutuals generating A$ 47.7 billion in revenue, managing A$ 235.8…
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PDM: Police launch probe into fraud and extortion allegations in Bushenyi
BUSHENYI, December 16, 2025 – Police in Bushenyi district have launched investigations into allegations of fraud and extortion involving beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM], a flagship government initiative aimed at…
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Irish coop apex raises concerns on budget hit for non-VAT registered farmers
DUBLIN, December 15, 2025 — The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society [ICOS], the voice of cooperatives in Ireland, has raised concerns over a decision by the Department of Finance to reduce the Flat-Rate…
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Competitiveness and social responsibility are not opposing goals, says ICA official
BRUSSELS, December 15, 2025 — Cooperatives should be recognised as core building blocks of a resilient and competitive economy, not a peripheral or complementary model, Jerome according to Jerome Douglas the Director-General…
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Building water infrastructure: Banks urged to offer affordable loans to dairy cooperatives
KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — Officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Heifer International have called on commercial banks and other financial institutions in Uganda to provide dairy cooperatives…
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MSC collaborates to enhance livelihoods in Teso’s Ateker community
SOROTI, December 15, 2025 — The Microfinance Support Centre [ MSC ] has entered into a collaboration aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of the Ateker community in the Teso sub-region. The partnership…
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Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union leadership summoned in Kampala over alleged misappropriation of funds
MBARARA, December 15, 2025 – The Board of Directors and management of the Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] have been formally summoned to appear before the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Kampala…
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Global Cooperation Spotlight: 2026 Edition of Co-operative Law Summer School Announced
BRUSSELS, December 14, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance in partnership with the International Centre for Co‑operative Management [ICCM] at Saint Mary’s University [Canada], together with Juraj Dobrilla University of Pula has…
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ILO-ICA Report: Cooperatives as a “limited-profit” model
BRUSSELS, December 13, 2025 — In response to a number of national requests, the International Labour Organization [ILO] and the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] have published a brief to clarify how cooperatives…
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