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 ICA-AP Committee on Women is pleased to launch a regional decadal study, âEngendering Cooperative Data in the Asia-Pacific Region: Membership, Leadership and Institutional Enablers.â Commissioned under the JCCU Gender Project with support from the Japanese Consumersâ Co-operative Union (JCCU),…
Submissions are now open for the 20th ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Research Conference on âTransforming Cooperatives for the Future,â to be held on 6â7 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.…
Malaysia has announced stricter measures to ensure accountability in its cooperative financing ecosystem, with underperforming cooperatives set to lose access to new funding. The move, shared in Parliament, aims to safeguard public resources and ensure that financial support benefits viable…
South Korea has introduced a new support programme aimed at strengthening small cooperatives by helping them scale through collaboration and shared resources. Led by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the initiative focuses on enabling cooperatives to build economies of…
As part of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 series, the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) highlights how cooperatives are driving progress across key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 2 on zero hunger, SDG 7…
The International Cooperative Alliance â Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) actively participated in the ICAâEU #Coops4devđ Annual Review Meeting (ARM) 2026 held from 17â20 March 2026 in Rome, Italy, in a hybrid set-up. Due to the current situation in West Asia…
The International Cooperative Alliance â Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), through its Committee on Women, is set to launch a new regional study in April, 2026, aimed at strengthening the evidence base on womenâs participation and leadership in cooperatives across the…
The International Cooperative Alliance â Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), together with its Committee on Women, will organise the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference to Commemorate the International Year of Women Farmers 2026 in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 7 to 9 May 2026. The…
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