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‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive

Medieval-style producer guilds, a glut of festivals and strict controls on quality and origin all combine to make sure that traditional gastronomie is honoured and protected

The Guardian - UK

‘I do an illegal job, stealing’: the women forced to scavenge in Bolivia’s tin mines

Some work underground, others pick over tailings; all are running huge risks. But in the town of Huanani, the mines are the only way to support a family

The Guardian - UK

Eastern DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms

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.

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Eastern DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms

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.

Radio France Internationale

How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados

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

The Independent UK

In DRC’s Ituri, women coffee farmers wrestle with an uncertain future

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

Al Jazeera

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

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Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats

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

The Conversation

Father Frans van der Hoff obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to launch national cooperative database on Friday

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.

The Hindu

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

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…

The Hindu

PM Modi lauds role of cooperatives in farmers’ welfare

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

The Hindu

Government phaseout plans for iconic jeepneys sparks nationwide protests

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

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Interview | Real change in agriculture to come from cooperatives: Niti Aayog’s Ramesh Chand

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.

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The Guardian - UK

Let’s give the Viennese housing model a whirl

Letter: Much of the land in Vienna is held under public ownership or by cooperatives, reducing the inflationary pressures of speculators, Geoffrey Payne writes

The Guardian - US

Starbucks sued over claims of labor and human rights violations in making of products

Lawsuit claims coffee chain procured materials from farms and cooperatives that have committed violations against workers

The Hindu

Solace in fits and starts

Kerala has a social security triumph, by ensuring the economically challenged get a pension, but it also has a payment tribulation, with amounts this year delayed by four months.

The Conversation

Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out

Frustration with electric utilities is universal today. Whether it’s concerns over high rates, poor service or a combination of both, people are constantly looking for a better answer to the systems that serve them.

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Cooperatives are the solution for hunger, farmers’ woes: Brazil Agriculture Minister

Brazil's Min. of Ag. & Livestock Fávaro promotes cooperatives to address global food crisis, signed MOUs with India on food safety & veg. oil. Pushing for peace, Fávaro said Brazil is ready to transfer tech. to cooperatives & increase productivity of 40 mil. hectares of land. Brazil aims to reduce…

The Hindu

Minister warns of deliberate attempts to thwart cooperative sector

Kerala accounts for 71% of India’s cooperative investments while 412 products are being brought out to the market through cooperatives; Minister says the newly introduced Kerala Cooperatives Amendment Bill contains strict measures to check irregularities

The Hindu

Kerala opposes proposed amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act

Accusing the Union government of attempting to dismantle the country’s federal system through amendments to the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, Kerala’s Minister for Cooperation V.N. Vasavan on Friday said that the latest amendments would usurp the powers of the States with regard to co-operatives.

The Hindu

Cooperatives were earlier marred by corruption, now poised to prosper with Modi government’s reforms: Om Birla

There was a period when cooperatives were marred by “corruption, mismanagement and politics” but time has changed now and the sector is poised to move towards prosperity due to reforms brought in by the Modi government, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on July 2.

The Hindu

Govt. spending ₹6.5 lakh crore annually on agriculture, farmers' welfare: PM Modi

Speaking at an event on the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives, the Prime Minister also highlighted the work done by his government, like PM Kisan scheme, MSP operations, and fertilizer subsidy since coming to power in 2014.

Bangkok Post

Teachers to get interest rate debt relief from co-ops

More than half of the teachers' cooperatives nationwide have reduced the interest on debts owed by teachers who are facing increasing financial difficulties, according to the Cooperative Promotion Department (CPD).

The News Lens

Eyeing Global Food Crisis, Beijing Revives Elements of Planned Economy

Beijing is promoting the development of supply and marketing cooperatives for agricultural products and state-run canteens as relations between China and Western democracies deteriorate.

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