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ICA Global Cooperative Conference: a round up

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) hosted its Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, in the…

Iffco’s Dr Udai Shanker Awasthi wins Rochdale Pioneers Award

A chemical engineer, he has been with Iffco since 1976, and has been leading the co-op…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in New Delhi

Speakers at the opening event included India's PM Narendra Modi and UN secretary general António Guterres

Nepal’s co-op crisis: Fallout continues from embezzlement scandal

As arrests continue, co-operators and business experts are urging reform to prevent future crises in the…

Can co-ops help build lasting peace in the Middle East?

A year into the latest war in the Gaza-Israel conflict, we hear from co-operators in the…

Fairtrade organic cotton better for farmers and planet, study finds

Fairtrade cotton farms in India were found to produce less carbon and use resources more efficiently

UK co-ops urged to support DEC Middle East appeal as conflict worsens

DEC says the Middle East Humanitarian Appeal urgently requires more funding to meet the huge levels…

World’s co-operators prepare for the ICA global conference in Delhi

'The conference theme is inspired by the motto of the Indian co-operative movement: peace, progress and…

NCBA Clusa supports business incubator launch in Timor Leste

'This incubation centre is a key tool to develop the capacity of our youth – especially…

Women co-op leaders from Asia-Pacific look to a more equal future

Rebecca Harvey reports from an ICA summit in Vietnam for women leaders

Singaporean government plans fund for co-ops helping vulnerable communities

'We hope to enable co-ops to give back to communities and do their part to strengthen…

ILO report suggests ways to strengthen women’s co-operatives

The report focuses on the experience of Sewa Co-operative Federation in India