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Namibian co-op uses BioTrade principles

A UNCTAD case study tells the story of a women's co-op in Namibia

Ivorian Fairtrade co-ops are implementing data systems for ‘first mile’ traceability

The project is funded via a total investment of €565,000

New training programme for youth in Nigeria

'This is us as a co-operative giving back to the society'

Health co-ops continue to battle against Covid-19

'Our co-op identity commits us to a humanised healthcare approach ... that places people at the…

Moroccan government plans a new generation of agricultural co-ops

Agriculture also accounts for 19% of Morocco’s Gross National Product

OCDC report explores the co-operative difference in Kenya

Members of co-operatives enjoy better economic conditions than non members, says the report

Fairtrade Foundation welcomes UK trade deal with Ghana

Without a trade agreement in place Ghanaian producers, including co-operatives, faced import duties

Ghanaian co-ops face tariffs until post-Brexit trade deal with UK is agreed

If tariffs continue to apply farmers and workers will lose market access, says the Fairtrade Foundation

Q&A: Dr Chiyoge Sifa

Regional director for Africa at the ICA

Co-operative Bank of Kenya joins global campaign against illegal wildlife trafficking

The bank is one of the more than 30 financial institutions that have joined the United…

Would co-operatives make tea taste better?

Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith…

Obituary: Sam Mshiu, leading light of Tanzanian co-operation

A tireless worker for co-op development in his own country and across Africa