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Agriculture

World’s co-ops respond to food crisis as Middle East war cuts off shipping

March 30, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Ethiopia’s potato co-operatives rebuild and recover

March 27, 2026
Ciarán Daly
The crop is a vital staple but disruption to production from the pandemic and the 2020 civil war sparked famine
Business

Shirine Khoury-Haq to leave UK’s Co-op Group amid £126m loss

March 26, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
The losses were announced on the back of a challenging year marked by cyber threats and management accusations
Housing co-op

Angela Rayner backs co-op housing push in new report

March 26, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Platform co-op

Project Liberty spotlights data co-ops in Southeast Asia

March 26, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

MP calls for debate on ways to boost UK farm co-operation

March 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community & Development

Preston Council launches digital co-op in bid to drive inclusion

March 25, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Housing co-op

Welsh social enterprise launches co-op housing to tackle youth homelessness 

March 30, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Fairtrade International launches ‘bold’ global two-year plan

March 30, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

Co-op Group scores triple win at Retail Week Awards

March 30, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

South Korean solar co-op reaches 10,000 member milestone

March 27, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

Copa Cogeca condemns EU tariff concessions to Australia

March 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community

Norco dairy co-op staff raise $500,000 for rescue helicopter service

March 25, 2026
Ciarán Daly

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Business

Digital innovation: European perspective at the Co-op Retail Conference

March 23, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
How are co-ops in Italy, Denmark, Slovkia and the Czech Republic using tech to drive engagement?
Development

South Korea launches support programme for small co-ops

March 13, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Help is being offered with joint production and sales, technology development and marketing, and brand development

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