International
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Bardoli Janata Cooperative celebrates Millet Day
NEW DELHI– Bardoli Janata Co-operative Credit Society in India recently held a Millets festival in which local villagers and members took part in celebrating 2023 as the International Year of Millets. Inaugurating…
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Co-op members to have their say and help towards raising £5mln for Barnardo’s
LONDON – Members of the UK’s largest co-operative business are being encouraged to participate in voting as part of Co-op’s 2023 AGM and help towards raising £5 million for Barnardo’s – the…
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COOP opens first automatic store in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE – For the first time, customers will be able to do shopping in Czech Republic independently thanks to the first COOP automatic store in the country, located in the small historic…
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Rising population anxiety as India overtakes China as world’s most populous nation
NEW YORK-New data reveals population anxieties are widespread and governments are increasingly adopting policies aimed at raising, lowering or maintaining fertility rates. But efforts to influence fertility rates are very often ineffective…
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SSA growth to decelerate to 3.6 percent
WASHINGTON- Amid a global slowdown, growth in Sub-Saharan Africa [ SSA ] is expected to decelerate to 3.6 percent before rebounding to 4.2 percent in 2024 in line with a global recovery, subsiding…
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2023 International Day of Cooperatives announced
LONDON – On July 1, 2023, the global cooperative movement will celebrate the 2023 International Day of Cooperatives, united by the slogan ‘Cooperatives for sustainable development’, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [UCA].…
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General Meeting okays merger of two cooperative banks in India
NEW DELHI– In the Special General Meeting held recently the Cosmos Cooperative Bank Ltd., received approval from members with majority votes for merger of the Sahebrao Deshmukh Sahakari Bank Ltd., and Maratha…
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India turns to imports to curb milk crisis as lumpy skin disease hits cattle stock
NEW DELHI-India, the world’s biggest producer of milk, has been forced to import to boost domestic supplies and check the skyrocketing price. Reuters yesterday reported that farmers are wrestling with lumpy skin…
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Forum explores cooperatives and clustering small farmers and fishers for integration in global value chain
MANILA-The Philippine government’s Department of Agriculture [DA] and the French government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, along with the Bureau of Exportation and International Partnership, days ago organised the 2nd Philippines-France…
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Bill to disqualify co-operators involved in irregularities introduced in India
NEW DELHI– Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2023 has been introduced in the Indian State of Goa giving power to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies [RCS] to disqualify directors involved in irregularities, according…
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