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Cooperatives & Communities
Mongolia, Kenya and COPAC to host virtual side event at the Summit of the Future
BRUSSELS, September 19, 2024 — The forthcoming Pact for the Future and its Annex, the Global Digital Compact, emphasises the importance of equitable access to the digital economy – one that fosters…
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News
Launch of global platform for coffee industry players to transform 40mln tonnes of biowaste into business
KAMPALA, May 16, 2024 -The global coffee industry generates nearly 40 million tonnes of biowaste each year – that’s about seven times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Instead of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Exploring the cooperative model to empower African fashion designers
ABUJA, February 7, 2024 – The International Trade Centre [ITC], the African Export–Import Bank [Afreximbank], and the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] recently launched a consultative dialogue with African fashion designers to explore…
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Africa
ITC Supports coffee producers in Liberia through cooperative training
MONROVIA – The International Trade Centre [ITC] in partnership with the Farmers Union Network of Liberia [FUNL], has initiated a week-long training programme focused on the significance of cooperatives for coffee producers.…
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International
COPAC to hold VNR Lab on “Cooperatives for Accelerated Sustainable Development”
NEW YORK-The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] says it will on July 11, 2023, hold a virtual Voluntary National Review Lab [ VNR Lab] in support of the…
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International
Partners discuss farmer organisation models and cooperatives in Iraq
BAGHDAD – An event was held by partners implementing the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme [AfBDP] in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the development of farmers’ organisations and cooperatives in Iraq and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ariel Guarco appointed ICA Director General ad interim
KAMPALA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA ] President, Ariel Guarco has been appointed by the board to the post of Director General in the interim, with effect from March 1, 2023. The appointment…
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Development
ICA and OCDC launch online portal as webinar discusses role of co-ops in creating ethical and sustainable value chains
GENEVA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council [ OCDC ] last week launched a joint online data platform displaying international development projects run by Cooperative Development Organisations…
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