Current Cooperatives News Today

Katine: Ugandan savings cooperatives not ready for prosperity challenge (Guardian Unlimited)
Africa news round-up: Calls for prosperity programme regulation, a recommitment to fight Aids and concern over US contraception ban

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:11:28 GMT

Japan steps up China feed tests (The Japan Times)
Japan has stepped up inspection of Chinese-made animal feed and pet food that may be laced with a chemical that has caused a global food scare with tainted milk, agriculture officials said Monday. The farm ministry Monday ordered farm cooperatives and other industrial groups to tighten inspection of feed and pet food from China to ensure they don't contain melamine, the chemical that has ...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:00:57 GMT

Agri office launches ‘Project GMA’ in Clark (Sun Star)
CLARK FREEPORT -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap recently launched “Galing ng Magsasaka sa Agrikultura” or GMA project in this Freeport zone the other day, which was aimed to strengthen farmer-based cooperatives.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:41:19 GMT

Nigeria: Napep to Share N113 Million Among 85 Cooperatives (AllAfrica.com)
Yobe Savings and Loans Limited and the Gashua Community Bank Limited have received over N113 million from the Yobe State office of the National Agency for Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) for onward distribution to 85 cooperative societies.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:20:33 GMT

October is Co-op Month: Cooperatives enhance people's lives (High Plains Journal)
Cooperatives are special! Cooperative people are special! There is no other business model in which the customer has such a direct voice in the operations of the business, or shares in the economic success of the business.

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:03:36 GMT