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Cooperatives central to hunger fight
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. José Graziano da Silva declared that cooperatives and producer organizations will be increasingly important in efforts to eliminate hunder and reduce poverty around the world. FAO Director-General also announced that is FAO is planning to open liaison office spaces for cooperatives at FAO headquarters. |
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My.COOP: Managing your agricultural cooperative (pdf)
The International Labour Office (ILO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other partners have launched My.COOP: a training package and programme on the management of agricultural cooperatives. My.COOP aims at improving the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of cooperative services to members. The programme includes components to enable the training of trainers, as well as the training of managers, of agricultural cooperatives. The first online Training of Trainers course on Managing your Agricultural Cooperative (pdf) will be held from 14 May to 6 July 2012 (Application deadline: 30 April 2012). Further information on My.COOP platform. |
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ICA launches the Global300 Report 2011 The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) launched the latest Global 300 Report, which states that the largest 300 cooperative enterprises in the world and their collective revenues amount to USD 1.6 trillion, which is comparable to the GDP of the world's ninth largest economy. See the Press Release on the Global300 Report (pdf). Download The Global300 Report 2011 (pdf). |
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ILO launches Resource Guide on CooperativesThe International Labour Office (ILO) has made available an on-line information resource guide on cooperatives which enables access to a wide range of information resources on cooperatives. The Resource Guide includes ILO publications and documents as well as a wide range of books, articles and reports on cooperatives published by others. It also contains links to cooperative legislation, statistical information, training manuals as well as media related information. The Resource Guide is made available in English, French and Spanish. | |
International Women's Day 2012 - Contribution of COPAC members
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Documents of Interest
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Resilience of the cooperative business model in times of crisis: ILO report A 2009 ILO report that was commissioned to the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) shows that cooperative enterprises around the world are proving resilient to the global economic crisis. Financial cooperatives remain financially sound; consumer cooperatives are reporting increased turnover; worker cooperatives are seeing growth as people choose the cooperative form of enterprise to respond to new economic realities. The report provides historical evidence and current empirical evidence that proves that the cooperative model of enterprise survives crisis, but more importantly that it is a sustainable form of enterprise able to withstand crisis, maintaining the livelihoods of the communities in which they operate. Read the full report. Read the full report > > > |
