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Co-op agriculture: Driving change from micro to macro

From village vegetable patches in Tanzania, to community farms in the UK and a national sustainability…

What’s on the agenda at the ICA conference in Kigali?

The conference will include a keynote address from environmental activist Dr Vandana Shiva

Cocoa co-operative launches in Ghana 

The government also announced measures to support cocoa growers and is encouraging them to form into…

Rwandan trade minister expresses support for co-ops

'Co-operatives contribute greatly in economic empowerment of the country – they help create jobs for the…

Co-operative Bank of Kenya comes to the rescue of a credit union

The bank says it is intervening due to its commitment to the co-operative movement

Decent work and a decent income. It’s not much to ask, is it?

Gelkha Buitrago, director of standards & pricing at Fairtrade International, on how co-ops make a difference

International development: the co-op principles in practice

Building partnerships to encourage co-operative growth around the world

Rwanda: Doing development the co-op way – from the grassroots up

'Our philosophy is that it’s not our culture and not our country – our friends there…

Southern Co-op funeralcare branches donate prosthetics to charity Legs4Africa

All donations are made with the explicit consent of each family

The International Co-operative Alliance is looking for youth ambassadors

The scheme is open to people aged 18-35 in one of eight participating countries

South Africa cracks down on creation of bogus co-ops which exploit workers

‘All of these jokers have now run out of time. The arc of justice has caught…

Rochdale to Rwanda: Co-operation beyond borders

A look at the work of the Co-operative College as it helps transform communities at home…