Oceania
Oceania
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AgricultureOnline tool eases the path to registering new farm co-ops in Australia
The 'Co-op builder' has been designed to help farmers deal with regulatory forms and understand legal jargon
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Housing‘New Zealand should build a co-op housing sector to tackle shortage of homes’
Craig Presland, chief executive of Cooperative Business NZ, says there are lessons to be learned from successes such as Switzerland
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AgricultureHow farm co-operatives are facing up to a volatile, globalised market
From technological advances to Brexit, these are challenging times for the world's farmers, making issues like good governance more important than ever
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EnvironmentWorld Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet
We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism to agriculture and conservation
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AgricultureDairy co-op Fonterra in line for innovation award for its milky brain food
The new product was designed to replicate some of the benefits of breast milk to support the brain development of babies
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AgricultureIndian dairy co-op Amul sponsors New Zealand cricket in ICC Champions Trophy
Team bosses hope the deal, follows a string of international sporting associations for Amul, will be the start of a long relationship
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BusinessAustralian apex body urges government to boost role of co-ops and mutuals
BCCM chief executive Melina Morrison says the co-op model could provide more stable, efficient services but has been ‘sidelined’ for 35 years
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AgricultureDairy co-op Murray Goulburn to axe jobs and plants as milk industry crisis continues
The Australian giant is to shed up to 360 workers, close three processing facilities and suspend divident payments
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Credit UnionsCredit unions set up foundation to help communities in Australia and Asia
The domestic projects will aim to help Australian children at risk of abuse or neglect or lacking adequate access to housing, medical care or education
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MutualsAustralian mutuals report progress over bid to change laws on working capital
Progress is being made on efforts to change Australian law to help mutuals raise working capital so they can fund growth and development, it has been reported. The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has...