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Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

US senators introduce bill to continue funding rural co-op development

The bipartisan bill has been welcomed by co-op apex bodies NCBA Clusa and NRECA

Fairtrade launches €1m sustainable agriculture programme in Indonesia

The partnership with Indonesian NGO Bina Desa will support over 1,600 farmers

Fairtrade’s West Africa Cocoa Programme strengthens co-ops

Launched in 2016 by producer network Fairtrade Africa, the programme has grown to include 270 co-ops…

CHS profits fall 45% to $580m as agri co-op warns of challenging market

The US's biggest co-op said it was resilient in the face of falling commodity prices and…

European agri co-ops welcome farming budget opposition

Copa and Cogeca oppose plans to finance the Common Agricultural Policy from a single fund and…

Federation of Southern Co-ops sets out shutdown support measures

It called farmers 'first responders' who 'continue to feed our people, often without policy support or…

Fonterra’s farmer-owners approve sale of global consumer business

The New Zealand dairy co-op giant is selling its Mainland Group arm to Lactalis for $4.22bn

New Zealand agri co-op Alliance to sell 65% stake to Irish company

A vote put to farmer-owners saw 87% approval for the $270m part-demutualisation deal with Dawn Meats

Australian grain co-op CBH predicts bumper harvest after investment

The co-op says it can handle larger volumes thanks to strategic planning, new tech and investment…

CHS holds its place at top of USA’s biggest co-ops list

The annual report was issued by the National Cooperative Bank to mark the US National Cooperative…

Five US organisations share $205k in Co-op Innovation Awards

Grants go to Farm Generations Co-op, Fideicomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre, Nashville Equitable Housing Co-op, Prospera Community…