ICA-AP, in collaboration with the Office of Cooperative Societies (OCS-PNG), announces a 3-day capacity-building seminar on “Cooperative Entrepreneurship: Shaping a Sustainable Future,” to be held from 19 to 21 August 2025 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This seminar aims…

We are looking for a dynamic and creative Communications & Events Officer to join our team in New Delhi! The International Cooperative Alliance is an independent, non-governmental organization established in 1895 to unite, represent and serve cooperatives worldwide. ICA Asia…

Meet our newest members who joined us in 2025.   Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited  (BBSSL) from India joined as a full member. As a multi-state federation with over 13,354 individual members, BBSSL plays a vital role in seed production, processing, storage, marketing,…

On 18 February, the ICA-AP Regional Board met in Tokyo, Japan, for its first meeting of 2025. This was held on the sidelines of the IYC 2025 Launch for the Asia-Pacific and Japan. Board members from India, China, Malaysia, Iran,…

Dear cooperators,          Cooperative greetings from the ICA-AP Committee on Women!   Wishing you a happy International Women’s Day (IWD)! This year’s theme for IWD is “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” The theme calls for actions that…

Tokyo, Japan – On 19 February, the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) regional office marked the official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025 with a prestigious event at the United Nations University in Tokyo. The…

On 16 December 2024, the ICA-AP organized a virtual capacity building training on ‘Principles of Good Governance’ as a part of its series – Empowered Leadership, Thriving Cooperatives: Strengthening Governance for Better Tomorrow, aimed at equipping cooperative leaders with the…

The 11th Coop Colloquium brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss partnerships between the government and cooperatives, emphasizing how such partnerships can help address socio-economic challenges. The session was timely and very significant following the declaration by the United Nations,…

On 28 October, under the ICA-EU Financial Framework Partnership Agreement 2 (FFPA 2), the ICA-AP Regional Office, in association with FAOs Near East and North African Region Office (FAO NENA), and the ICA Africa organized a virtual “Strategic Dialogue on Cooperative…

ICA-AP is pleased to announce the release of the Study Report on Promoting Partnerships Between the State & Cooperatives: Comparative Perspectives from Select Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region. The study explores the legal and institutional provisions for state partnerships with cooperatives…