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Guatemala: Collective responses to common challenges

A look at the Association for Agricultural and Microenterprise Development, established in 1998 to improve the…

‘Co-ops will be the best-kept secret no more!’

Nicholas Milton reports on the recent online international symposium on Co‑op Identity and Energizing the Co‑op…

Symposium looks for ways to energise the co-op brand

'We’re in a time of poly crisis ... so it feels like a really important time…

Lincolnshire Co-op launches food bank drive ahead of school holidays

Lincolnshire Co-op has organised 11 food bank drive events as the summer holidays loom, leaving more…

Irish agri co-ops: Living in interesting times

Paul Gosling takes a look at the consolidation trend in the farmer-owned co-op sector, which often…

World credit union day to focus on stability and trust

This year's ICU day will take the theme 'A steady signal for a noisy world', and…

Arla and DMK merge to form Europe’s biggest dairy co-op

Farmer-owned businesses Arla Foods and DMK Group have completed their merger to form Europe’s largest dairy co-op. The…

Poet prepares a rallying call for this year’s Co-op Congress

We speak to Tony Walsh, whose poem This Beautiful Idea will be used for this year's…

Co-operators reports soaring demand for community support

The Canadian insurer says economic and social challenges are putting increased pressure on frontline organisations

Green finance guide launched for UK credit unions

Apex body All Together Money, which is supporting the handbook, says the sector can support its…

Consultation launched on co-op-linked development plan for Middleton

A consultation on the formation of a mayoral development corporation (MDC) for Middleton The proposed MDC for Middleton, which would be…

New York’s Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli goods

Debate over the move has sparked tensions at the co-op, which may now face a legal…