The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) will convene its Elective General Assembly, including ICA Board elections for the 2026β2030 term, in Panama City from 14 to 18 September 2026. Alongside the Assembly, a Global Conference and the ICA Americas General Assembly…
As climate risks intensify across Asia and the Pacific, the International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), through its Committee on Agriculture and Environment (ICAE), will host a regional webinar on βCooperatives at the Frontline of Climate and Disaster…
The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), through its Committee on Cooperatives in Educational Institutions (ICEI) in collaboration with the Committee on Trade and Business, will host a pre-event webinar titled βCoop Tourism, Unlocking Business Potentialβ on 15…
We are pleased to welcome Mulkanoor Cooperative Rural Credit & Marketing Society Ltd from India as a new Associate Member. Established through the collective efforts of dedicated farmers, the cooperative was founded with the vision of improving the socio-economic conditions…
The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR), in collaboration with the ICA-AP Committee on Women, successfully organized the 17th edition of the Coop Colloquium as a two-part webinar series on 8 April 2026 and…
The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) has released a new Country Snapshot on Thailand, capturing the scale, structure, and evolution of one of the regionβs most established cooperative movements. With origins dating back over a century, Thailandβs…
The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) is set to participate in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Policy Forum on Development Regional (PFD) Meeting, scheduled to take place from 2 to 3 June 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Convened by the…
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…