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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA-Africa to hold 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference
ABUJA -ICA-Africa, a regional member of the International Cooperative Alliance will host the 16th Africa Regional Assembly and Conference from November 14-15, 2023 at the Abuja Continental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria. According…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t buys Shs 759mln sunflower seeds for farmers’ cooperatives in Lango
LIRA – Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services Secretariat [NAADS] has bought 10,119 kilogrammes of sunflower seeds worth about Shs 759 million for farmers in the selected cooperative societies in Lango…
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Cooperatives & Communities
How-To Guide: Starting a Housing Cooperative
ONTARIO – Do you or your group of coop housing champions dream of starting a housing cooperative? There is no one-size-fits-all approach to establishing a new coop but this guide outlines some…
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International
How Brazil’s cooperatives could upset the specialty coffee status quo
BRASIL – Coffee cooperatives in Brazil are a beast like no other. And while many have historically grown commodity-grade coffee, more and more in recent years have shifted to specialty. The fundamental…
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Opinions & Commentary
CBS PEWOSA SACCOs empower community growth and economic inclusion in Buganda: Part I
By H. Mulindwa Wamala Meaning of SACCOs The word SACCOs is meant to describe grassroots self-help organisations built on the principles of mutual understanding, group interest, and collective ownership. SACCOs is an…
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International
NCUI launches second edition of Coops4GenNext
NEW DELHI – The apex body of cooperatives-the National Cooperative Union of India [NCUI] conducted its second lecture of Coops4GenNext Knowledge Series on Cooperatives recently. According to Indian Cooperative, Coops4GenNext is an…
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National
Journey to revive Cooperative Bank begins as gov’t inaugurates steering committee
KAMPALA– Cooperators in Uganda could soon have access to cheap and appropriate financing after the government on Tuesday inaugurated a steering committee to revive the defunct Cooperative Bank whose assets were taken over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ILO, Korean university sign MoU on coops and SSE collaboration
SEOUL – The International Labour Organisation [ ILO ] , and Sungkonghoe University [SKHU] recently signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to collaborate on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy…
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International
Value of mutual collaboration to promote sustainable development recognised at HLPF
NEW YORK – The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] organised, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, a Voluntary National Review Lab [VNR Lab],…
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Western
Kasese coffee cooperatives receive generators to boost value addition
KASESE – Coffee farmers in Kasese district have a reason to smile after receiving three generators to provide thermal power in the processing of soluble coffee. The Ministry of Water and Environment…
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