Category: Africa

Minister Inaugurates Committee To Revamp Cooperative Sector in Nigeria
Cooperative, Abia

Minister Inaugurates Committee To Revamp Cooperative Sector in Nigeria

September 22, 2024

The Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi CON (Baraden Borgu) who is the Minister in ... Read More

Discover the Crucial Role of Cooperatives in Bringing the Informal Economy into the Formal Sector
Africa, Cooperative

Discover the Crucial Role of Cooperatives in Bringing the Informal Economy into the Formal Sector

August 19, 2024

...Cooperatives can provide a pathway to formalisation for all informal economy workers, says Streetnet International The latest Global Report by StreetNet International emphasises the importance of the social ... Read More

NACCON Cooperative Partners World Bank to Launch $500m Food Security Programme
Africa, Agriculture

NACCON Cooperative Partners World Bank to Launch $500m Food Security Programme

August 12, 2024

The National Agro-Allied Commodities Cooperatives of Nigeria (NACCON), in collaboration with the World Bank, is to launch a six-year food security programme worth 500 million ... Read More

Small-scale Cassava Farmers in Rwanda Benefit from the Public-Private Partnership Market Access Programme
Cooperative, Africa

Small-scale Cassava Farmers in Rwanda Benefit from the Public-Private Partnership Market Access Programme

August 12, 2024

Small-scale cassava farmers in Rwanda are reaping the benefits of a targeted programme designed to improve their market access, thanks to a public-private partnership initiative ... Read More

NCBA Clusa and Kenyan Cooperatives Sign MoU to Boost Coffee Sector
Cooperative, Africa

NCBA Clusa and Kenyan Cooperatives Sign MoU to Boost Coffee Sector

August 4, 2024

...The MoU aims to enhance and sustainably grow the coffee sector in Kenya The USA cooperative apex organization NCBA Clusa has signed a memorandum of understanding with ... Read More

Digital Systems Revive Dismally Performing Dairy Cooperatives
Agriculture, Africa

Digital Systems Revive Dismally Performing Dairy Cooperatives

June 26, 2024

KENYA - Digitization of records, operation systems and improved market prices has contributed to revival of dismally performing dairy farmers’ cooperative societies in the various ... Read More

Promoting Access to Land and Gender Equality through Women’s Cooperatives in Senegal
Agriculture, Africa

Promoting Access to Land and Gender Equality through Women’s Cooperatives in Senegal

June 23, 2024

...Catalan Cooperation Fund allocates €30k to fostering organic agriculture, self-sufficiency, and female empowerment Two women water the cooperative's self-managed garden in the Casamance region, Senegal. ... Read More