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Indonesia seeks to boost number of cooperatives’ members to 60mln
JAKARTA, November 11, 2024 — Indonesia’s Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is looking to ramp up public participation in cooperatives and is eyeing to increase the number of cooperatives’ members to 60…
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FAO and ICA enhance strategic dialogue with cooperatives to achieve the 2030 Agenda
CAIRO, November 8, 2024 – The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] and the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] virtually convened a virtual roundtable to enhance strategic dialogue between governments…
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UNDP leads joint monitoring team to assess farmer cooperatives’ progress
MONROVIA, November 7, 2024 — Farmer Cooperatives supported by the government-funded Accelerated Community Development Programme [ACDP], implemented, and managed by UNDP, are excited about engaging in commercial swamp rice and cassava production/cultivation.…
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Cooperative Bank of Tanzania will operate on commercial principles, says minister
DODOMA, November 7, 2024 – Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, has announced that the Cooperative Bank of Tanzania [TCB] will now operate based on commercial principles to ensure its long-term sustainability…
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Trade ministry official implicated in misappropriation of over Shs 9.6bln for Rwampara cooperative
RWAMPARA, November 5, 2024 – A new investigative report has implicated the Registrar of Cooperatives, Bob Barigye Bariyo, for conspiring with the cooperative’s board members to embezzle over Shs 9.6 billion that…
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American coop GENEX to support cattle cooperatives in Uganda and two others
KAMPALA, November 4, 2024 — GENEX Cooperative, Inc., a subsidiary of URUS Group in the United States, specialises in importing, distributing, and marketing cattle genetics and providing technical breeding services to farmers and…
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South Africa: Cabinet approves funding policy for small businesses and cooperatives
JOHANNESBURG, October 29, 2024 — The South African Cabinet recently approved the final funding policy for micro, small and medium enterprises [MSMEs] and cooperatives, for implementation. This was revealed by the Minister…
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The UN unveils 2025 International Year of Cooperatives logo
BRUSSELS, October 22, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance is pleased to announce that the United Nations [UN] has released the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] logo today. Organisations wishing to use…
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New Cooperative Bill to reform and boost sector growth
NAIROBI, October 19, 2024 — The Cooperative Bill 2024, which the Kenyan Parliament is presently scrutinising, aims to tackle the persistent governance and management issues afflicting the cooperative sector, according to Wycliffe…
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Ntungamo dairy coop bosses suspended over missing Shs 28bln
NTUNGAMO, October 16, 2024 – The board of the Ntungamo Dairy Farmers Cooperative Union [NDFCU] has been suspended amid allegations of misappropriating Shs 28.6 billion. The decision was made during a special…
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