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Development

Life after USAID: Negotiating tactics and a funding coup for co-ops

March 10, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Development

Dorothy Francis looks back on a life of co-operative casework

March 10, 2026
Susan Press
‘Co-ops have been my life’, says the veteran development worker, who has retired after 40 years serving the movement
Housing

Housing co-op leaders call for sector renewal ahead of Scottish elections

March 10, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The Confederation of Co-operative Housing launched its CCH Manifesto – Leading a Co-operative Housing Renewal in Scotland in Glasgow, last week, urging policy makers to give more support to the sector.…
Agriculture

How Nepal’s co-ops are minimising caste-based discrimination

March 9, 2026
Co-operative News
Agriculture

Co-operatives and the International Year of the Woman Farmer

March 9, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Agriculture

OurCoop marks International Women’s Day with look at Malawi Partnership

March 8, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Mutual reforms would strengthen BBC, says Co-operatives UK

March 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Can worker control guide the world past a neoliberal crisis?

March 10, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
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Fintech plans stablecoin launch for US credit unions

March 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Co-op Group and Co-operatives Wales join call for Good Food Bill

March 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Energy

London energy co-op Selce looks to raise £39k for school project

March 9, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Uncategorized

Brazilian agri co-op Frísia acquires soy crushing plant

March 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community

Southern Co-op donates £125k to food banks and other community causes

March 6, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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