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The United States Congress has took a step toward economically empowering Americans and strengthening communities with the introduction of the National Cooperative Development Act. Congressman Chaka Fattah, the Democratic representative for...

No one in the US seems to like the big banks any more – and that seems to be true from left to right on the political spectrum. On the other hand, that is still where most Americans keep their money. In their recent Presidential debate,...

Co-operatives have launched an initiative to raise $50 million (US) to help finance co-operatives in developing countries. Following the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives at the United Nations in New York City, the Global...

The United Nations is to officially launch the International Year of Co-operatives at its New York City headquarters on Monday. Members of states from around the world will hear about the co-operative movement throughout the day to encourage as...

By Dr Daman Prakash The One village one product movement  is a Japanese regional development program. It began in Japan’s Oita Prefecture in 1979 when the then-governor Morihiko Hiramatsu advocated the program. Implementation started...

The global co-operative movement is lining up behind the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives, says Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance. In the run-up to the United Nations’ official launch of...

From the CoopZone Developers’ Network, which strives to "enhance the quality of life in Canada by promoting and supporting the growth and development of co-operatives, through mobilizing co-operative developers committed to the vision and objectives...

By Todd Caspersen, Director of Purchasing Photos by Joe Driscoll, Equipment Guru El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve protects cloud forests on the upper slopes of the Sierra Madre, as well as the wet tropical rainforests of the Soconusco on the Mexican...

The countries are different. The specific challenges vary. But the key message we’re getting from small farmers across the globe is consistent: climate change is already severely threatening coffee production. How do you address a problem that is a...

The 2012 International Summit of Cooperatives has announced some of the speakers that will present their vision and share expertise at the Summit, taking place Oct. 8-11, 2012, in Quebec City and Lévis, Canada. Among the speakers announced thus far...

Youth. It's an ambiguous term. An ambiguous demographic. Who exactly are our youth? Does youth begin where the teenage years end? Or does it begin years prior, when the Western school system expects high school students to begin shaping...

Fair Trade Princeton declared in the end of December as the 26th Fair Trade Town in the U.S. and 5th in New Jersey. That makes New Jersey back on top with the most declared towns of any state. Camila Tellez, then only 14, of Princeton Township...