Articles in Africa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2012 Contact: John Torresjtorres@ncba.coop202.383.5452 CLUSA to Strengthen Food Security for Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique (WASHINGTON, DC) – In Mozambique, the National Cooperative Business Association’s (NCBA) CLUSA International program has been awarded a five-year $14 million contract by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to bolster long-term food security in the country’s Central and Northern provinces of Zambezia, Tete, and Manica. ...

Fairtrade Africa, the association of producers participating in Fairtrade International’s  (FLO) system in Africa, is organizing a convention themed to strengthen African producers role in the value chain. The convention is scheduled for November 1-5, 2012, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The program will feature a Fairtrade Africa Forum, Fairtrade & Organic Expo, Producer training workshops, and field visits. Over 200 participants are expected to attend, including small-scale farmers and ...

Harnessing the “Cooperative Advantage to Build a Better World” was the theme of a workshop organized by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Social Policy and Development recently in Ethiopia. The workshop was attended by three illustrious cooperative personalities from India- Dr Dinesh, Chief Executive of NCUI, Dr G N Saxena, Director Cooperative Development at Iffco, and Lalita Krishnaswamy from SEWA. Dr Dinesh was acting as an expert while Mrs ...

In a recent article for Middle East Insurance Review magazine Sabbir Patel, Senior Vice President and CFO, ICMIF, examines microtakaful as a form of insurance provision for the underserved Muslim populations of the world. The article shares a number of success stories from ICMIF members who have established or recently launched microtakaful schemes. There has been a very clear recognition over the last decade that microinsurance, including microtakaful, is an important tool in supporting ...