The Latest Breaking News from cooperatives

Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when they want to sell their avocados

Local cooperatives are stepping in to support vulnerable farmers, mostly women, struggling in conflict-ridden east DRC.

A growing type of insurance, called parametric insurance, is helping farmers and others in developing countries respond to extreme weather events

I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my mother was elected president of her neighborhood garden club.

Dutch missionary who co-founded the Fairtrade movement through guaranteeing prices for coffee farmers in Mexico

National cooperative database launch: Under this initiative, the cooperation ministry has recognised the imperative need for a robust database to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector.

Farmers protest and MSP demand: The Hindu Parley discusses the demand of the protesting farmers, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization. The Union government has repeatedly asserted that a legal guarantee for MSP will not…

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates 11 grain storage godowns in 11 states, part of India's largest storage plan.

Learn about the controversy surrounding the phaseout of iconic jeepneys in the Philippines, a beloved symbol of Filipino culture and transportation.

Member of the National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) Ramesh Chand has been helping governments at the Centre and States to draft policies on agriculture, food production, distribution and climatic resilience. A former professor with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Mr. Chand stands for reforms in agriculture systems.