Cooperatives & Communities
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Global conference update: Fonterra does ‘cooperative business’ in SE Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 17, 2024: With the Alliance’s Global Conference taking place in Malaysia in November this year, delegates will get the opportunity to learn more about successful cooperatives operating in the…
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Lango coffee coop minting money from coffee value addition
Lira City, July 15, 2024 – Within just one year of operation, Lango Coffee Traders Cooperative Society Limited in Lango Subregion is making millions of shillings from selling roasted coffee beans to…
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PDM: Security in Hoima halts disbursement of Shs 5.5bln to beneficiaries
HOIMA, July 15, 2024 – The Hoima district security committee has directed the Chief Administrative Officer [CAO], Emmanuel Ssempala to halt the disbursement of Shs 5.5 billion to the Parish Development Model…
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People moving into 132 new affordable homes in Coquitlam
COQUITLAM, July 15, 2024 – Residents in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canadahave begun moving into 132 new affordable homes as construction is finished on part of the redevelopment of Hoy Creek Housing Cooperative.…
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IYC 2025: IFFCO boss invites cooperators worldwide
NEW DELHI, July 14, 2024 – The Managing Director of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [ IFFCO ] has issued a video invitation to cooperators from across the world to participate in…
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Fighting food insecurity: The Angolan cooperative building a brighter future
LUANDA, July 14, 2024 – Climate change is making it harder than ever for rural people in Angola to feed themselves and their families. Floods and drought are becoming more frequent and long-lasting,…
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ICBA signs MoU with Tilburg University to improve the data it holds on members
UTRECHT, July 13, 2024 – The International Cooperative Banking Association [ ICBA ] recently agreed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] with Tilburg University, to improve the quality and quantity of data it…
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UN holds soft-launch event for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives
NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 – The International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] celebrations kicked on Tuesday with a soft-launch event at the UN headquarters in New York. The event was organised by…
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Boosting production: Kole residents advised to form cooperatives
KOLE, July 8, 2024 – Residents of Kole district have been advised to form cooperatives to enhance production, and collective marketing of their agricultural produce. The Director of Research, Education and Advocacy,…
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Mauritania: US$ 17mln to strengthen resilience of female market gardeners
ABIDJAN July 8, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a grant of US$ 17 million to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to implement the Project for Promotion of Gender-Sensitive Agricultural…
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