International
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Fonterra and Nestlé to create New Zealand’s first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm
WELLINGTON-New Zealand’s dairy giant, Fonterra, and Nestlé days ago announced a new partnership designed to help reduce the country’s on-farm emissions, including its first-ever drive to develop a commercially viable net zero…
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World Cooperative Monitor 2022 to be released today
GENEVA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises [Euricse] will release today the 2022 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor [WCM]. To be launched during…
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Leuven is host of 2023 CCR Cooperative Research Conference
LONDON-Next year’s joint International Cooperative Alliance Committee on Cooperative Research [ICA CCR] Global and European Cooperative Research Conference will take place on July 10-13, 2023, in Leuven, Belgium. Hosted by the Centre…
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India: First phase of co-op database to be ready next month
NEW DELHI-The process of making a National Cooperative Database and the first phase will be completed by December 2022, according to the Indian Cooperative. The Ministry of Cooperation on its Twitter handle,…
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Canada: Study shows affordability gap rising between housing co-ops and market rentals
ONTARIO-Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada [CHF Canada] days ago a new research report dubbed “The Co-op Difference: Comparing co-op and market rents in five Canadian cities”. Produced by housing researchers Greg Suttor,…
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IMF grants Senegal credit extension until January 2023
DAKAR-The International Monetary Fund [IMF] days ago approved the Senegalese authorities’ request for an extension until January 10, 2023, of the country’s Stand-By Arrangement [SBA] and Arrangement Under the Standby Credit Facility…
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Indian Priti Patel elected Vice Chairperson of ICA-AP Women Committee
NEW DELHI– Indian candidate Priti Patel was days ago elected as the new Vice Chairperson of International Cooperative Alliance, Asia Pacific [ICA-AP] Women Committee. Patel won the ICA-AP elections with a whopping…
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Cooperatives Europe to hold conference in Cardiff
LONDON-On November 21 and 22, 2022, Cooperatives Europe is organising the “Young people and the future of cooperatives in Europe” conference in Cardiff. European delegates will gather for a conference exploring the…
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New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets
ROME – How much fertilizer is the right amount to ensure that crop production can achieve local and global food security needs while limiting harm to the environment? Answering that question remains…
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Co-op councils head to Mondragon for lessons in economic revival
LONDON-The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network [CCIN] took a two-day study visit to the world-leading worker co-op federation to see if any of its successes can be replicated in the United Kingdom. With…
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