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Co-ops to play key role in Ghana’s national food programme

"Co-operatives are proven instruments of empowerment," said Ghana's food and agriculture minister

The secret behind Korean women divers’ oxygen-free diving

The women of Jeju Island, who sell their catch through fishery co-ops, have undergone centuries of…

NI fishing co-op blames environmental problems for suspended catch

Lough Neath Fishermen's co-op say eels from the waters – hit by blue green algae for…

Trademarks of collapsed fruit co-op sold to private firm

Canada's BC Tree Fruits Co-op was wound up last year, citing low volumes, bad weather and…

Co-ops welcome simplified Common Agricultural Policy package

'The agricultural sector needs policies that are coherent, meaningful and implementable,' said Copa and Cogeca

Co-ops welcome EU-wide lowering of wolf protections

Copa and Cogeca said the move was long overdue, with rural people affected by wolf populations-…

Co-operatives help to correct the imbalance in trade 

An article by Fairtrade International looking at the impact of coffee-growing co-ops in Ethiopia, as we…

New UK trade deals: what do they mean for co-ops?

Reaction from the UK National Farmers Union and the US National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

Palestine co-ops call for international support

'Many co-operatives in Gaza have been completely destroyed and we need to rebuild what has been…

FAO works with Tajikistan co-ops to push agrarian reform

The work included targeted support for four co-ops and work with the government to reform national…

Indonesian government plans network of village co-ops to tackle poverty

Ministers plan up to 80,000 rural co-ops offering financial services, medical facilities, and farm logistics, storage…

Ireland’s Lakeland Dairies recovers from market woes to post €21.3m profit

The result follows a difficult first half with challenging weather conditions and stubborn input prices, says…