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Farmers sow seeds of change for Malawi’s co-ops
Imagine if the government just closed down the co-operative movement and took over all the assets of the consumer societies, farmer co-operatives — the lot?
August 26 2010
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
Stateside co-ops are big business
At the end of the Second World War, most Americans did their grocery shopping at an independently owned grocery store. However, tremendous shifts took place in food retailing in the post-war consumer boom.
May 14 2010
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
Shared values unite a co-operative school with Africa
Perhaps it is only in the Co-operative Movement that an alliance of shared values could be formed between former members of the armed wing of the African National Congress and school pupils in Staffordshire.
March 29 2010
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
Ethics are good (for your wallet)
A sustainable investment fund launched by Co-operative Investments — part of Co-operative Financial Services — illustrates the ‘co-operative difference’ when it comes to making money for investors.
August 20 2009
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
UK helps African fishers on International Co-ops Day
A new system which will allow fishermen and women in Kenya to access “real time” information on buyers and current selling prices on their mobile phones is one of the projects to benefit from funding from the Department for International Development (DFID).
August 04 2009
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
How oil supports Venezuela's co-op movement
As Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez celebrates his tenth year in office, opinion both internationally and within the Latin American country remains divided as to the success of his revolutionary socialist project.
February 28 2009
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
Owen’s ideas so vital in the modern world
A few years ago, there was a BBC2 television series in which celebrities argued the case for their nominee to be elected by viewers as the greatest Briton of all time.
December 22 2008
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
Agricultural co-op sowing seeds for a richer future
Talk to any manager of an agricultural co-operative at present and you’ll probably hear the same tale of woe. These are challenging times for farmers the world over, with soaring fuel and other prices and returns to the producer that rarely keep up with rising costs, despite all the news of global food inflation and shortages.
June 27 2008
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
How co-operatives can change the world
THE theme of International Co-operatives Day this year was peace. Legacoop, the National Federation of Co-operatives in Italy, organised an international conference in Rome on the theme &
July 28 2006
Category: Worldwide Co-operation
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