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African Ministers Agree to Support Cooperatives
Africa’s tenth Ministerial Conference on the theme of co-operatives was held a month ago in Rwanda. The meeting brought together 14 ministers from across Africa to focus on ways of…
Youth too often target for products and services to sell, says chairman of Rabobank
Young people are too often seen as a target for products, rather than being given the resources to become entrepreneurs, said Elise Van Driel from Rabobank at the Cooperatives and…
Cooperatives as Business Models of the Future
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 2012 (IPS) – When the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) concluded last week, some of the overwhelming success stories highlighted at a two-day interactive session came…
UN chief praises potential of cooperatives to empower communities and combat hunger
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the role that cooperatives play as catalysts of inclusive development and their capacity to empower communities by creating jobs and generating incomes. During a…
Cooperatives: Empowering women farmers, improving food security
Rural cooperatives and farmers’ organizations play a crucial role in the eradication of hunger and poverty. One of the ways they achieve this is through their vocation to empower small…
Cooperatives: an alternative to austerity measures
In these times of economic uncertainty and political and social tensions in a number of regions throughout the world, people are subject to destabilizing and divisive austerity measures. In Europe,…
Focus on branding of cooperatives says ICA Director General Gould
The visiting Director General of ICA Charles Gould emphasized the branding of cooperatives as a viable model in a meeting with the top cooperators of India in New Delhi on…
The cooperative movement and operational excellence share the same values!
This is the first of five articles that will examine the world of cooperatives through the lens of operational excellence. The author, Éponine Pauchard, an operational excellence consultant, offers insight…
International Summit of Cooperatives: Winning Strategies for Doing Business Differently
Panel members participating in the case study “Doing business our way – Winning strategies for doing business differently” clearly emphasized four common values—trust, justice, fairness and efficiency. They were unanimous:…
Ethiopian coffee cooperatives getting a better deal for coffee farmers
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (IRIN) – Ethiopia is regarded as arabica coffee’s birthplace, but while the country’s high-quality coffee has made it to the gourmet shelves of major coffee houses around…
