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Co-ops in India and Nepal should work together, says IFFCO head

The co-op offered to work with Nepal to improve agricultural yields and farmer welfare

Scottish Labour wants new land-purchase rights for housing co-ops

'There is a housing emergency in Scotland, and the price of land lies at the centre…

Practitioners Forum: Vital lessons for key co-operators

Delegates can pick and mix from strands on communications; finance; governance; HR; and membership

Lessons from the collapse of Thomas Cook

Thousands of former staff from the Co-op Group’s joint venture with the travel company are likely…

Co-op Credit Union helps members hit by Thomas Cook collapse

Even ABTA-protected trips can leave holidaymakers struggling to afford a replacement while they wait for a…

Co-op Group partners with Steel Warriors charity to build gym from recycled knives

'Creating and protecting community spaces where people meet, exercise, play, learn and laugh together is so…

Australian credit union wins case over words ‘community bank’

'Mutuals are the original community lending model, they are owned by their members and have always…

Social Business: safeguarding the future of Wales?

'We know we can create jobs. We have immense power within this movement to make a…

Sri Lanka approves first ever national policy on co-operatives

Consultation work on the policy started in 2012, when policymakers spoke with co-ops in the war-torn…

Organic peanut co-op formed to boost business for farmers

‘We believe that this is a historical moment for Georgia agriculture’

NZ dairy co-op Fonterra posts net loss of $605m

'We need to be continuously reviewing our assets and making sure they are meeting the changing…

How do we build co-operative places? CCIN prepares for national conference

'As people get more wary and sceptical of mainline politics, they do understand that if you…