Copa-Cogeca, the organisations representing European farmers and agri co-operatives, will be working to support producer organisations…
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Show filtersFarmers’ co-ops get government funding to encourage co-operation in Scottish agriculture
Two projects promoting and encouraging co-operation in Scottish agriculture will receive a government cash boost. The…
International Summit of Cooperatives – Preview Day 2, Wednesday 12 October
The second day of the International Summit of Cooperatives will see delegates engage in discussions on…
Armenia creates over 50 co-op farms as part of a €25m EU scheme
As many as 53 new co-operatives have been established in Armenia as part of a European…
Fair Tax and study days at Unicorn workers co-op
Manchester-based workers co-operative Unicorn Grocery has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark for its open and…
Social innovation and the social and solidarity economy
Simel Esim and Waltteri Katajamaki from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Cooperatives Unit look at the importance…
How is Fairtrade helping cocoa farmers?
The global demand for chocolate is predicted to rise by 30% by 2020, to more than…
When big co-ops fail
The international co-operative movement has seen a series of catastrophic failures of large scale co-operatives in…
List of top 100 co-ops in USA released
The National Cooperative Bank (NCB) in America has released its annual NCB Co-op 100 list. The…
Report features twenty best practices from Latin American co-operatives
Cooperatives Europe has released a new report that showcases 20 of the best co-operative practices from…
China’s farm co-ops sow for growth
Co-operatives in China are on the rise, especially in the agricultural sector. As Chinese new year…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…