From Rice Fields to the Digital Marketplace: How China’s Oldest Cooperative Network is Rewriting the Rural Playbook Asia Pacific Cooperative Development Platform (APCDP) is an initiative launched by ICA-AP under the ICA-EU Partnership Program to encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing among…
What happens when research truly listens to practice? In a recent interview with ICA-AP, Ms. Shivali Sarna, Head of Communications and Membership Development, spoke with Dr. Paul Thambar of Monash Business School about his journey into cooperative research, one that…
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Committee on Cooperatives in Educational Institutions (ICEI) successfully convened its 18th Annual Committee Meeting on 28 April 2026 in Cebu, Philippines, in a hybrid format. The meeting was organised in conjunction with…
The ICA-AP Committee on Women is pleased to launch a regional decadal study, “Engendering Cooperative Data in the Asia-Pacific Region: Membership, Leadership and Institutional Enablers.” Commissioned under the JCCU Gender Project with support from the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU),…
On 8 April 2026, a delegation from the Department of Cooperation at The Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI) – Deemed to be University, visited the International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) office in New Delhi. The group comprised 25…
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), in collaboration with the Institute for the Development of Agricultural Cooperation in Asia (IDACA), recently undertook a follow-up visit to the Philippines and Indonesia to engage with participants of the ICA–MAFF training…
The ICA-MAFF Japan Training Course on “Capacity Building of Rural Women on their Roles for Vitalization of Rural Economy in FY 2025” brought together seven participants from ICA member organisations across Indonesia, Kiribati, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Tanzania, and…
From 1 to 4 September 2026, the Asia-Pacific will witness a powerful convergence of ideas, innovation, and youth leadership as the Asia Pacific Cooperative Youth Summit, APCYS 5.0, unfolds in Hangzhou, China. Organised by the International Cooperative Alliance – Asia…
Submissions are now open for the 20th ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Research Conference on “Transforming Cooperatives for the Future,” to be held on 6–7 October 2026 at Monash University, Australia. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are invited to share insights on how…
Kazakhstan has introduced a national action plan aimed at strengthening its agricultural cooperative sector through to 2029. The initiative focuses on expanding access to finance, enhancing training and advisory support, and assessing infrastructure needs to improve overall efficiency across cooperatives.…
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