On September 18, 2024, the project “Youth in Cooperatives as Key Drivers of Digital Transformation in Local Communities – YOUCOOL” was officially launched in Hanoi, Vietnam. The project is a collaboration between the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and Haliéus (the…
In a move signalling a new era of bilateral cooperation, the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (ACFSMC) and the National Association of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Economic Communities of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NACOFEC) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Beijing on…
Bangkok, Thailand: A comprehensive training program on promoting sustainable agriculture took place from August 1-13, 2024, in Thailand. Representatives from seven countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand—participated in the program. The diverse backgrounds of the participants enriched the…
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of the Government of Japan has collaborated with the International Cooperative Alliance, through its Asia-Pacific regional office, to implement the “Capacity Building Project for Agriculture Cooperative Sector in Asia and Africa (CBC…
The ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) hosted the 10th Coop Colloquium on 23 August 2024, continuing its efforts to strengthen the academic dialogue amongst researchers on cooperatives across the Asia-Pacific region. This edition focused on the theme of “Harmonizing Cooperative Legal…
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) in partnership with ICA Africa and ICA-AP are organizing a Regional Dialogue for Cooperative Development in the NENA Region which serves as a follow-up…
The ICA Director General, Mr. Jeroen Douglas, accompanied by Mr. Balu Iyer, ICA-AP Regional Director, made his first visit to meet members in the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China from 24 to 31 August 2024. Mr. Iyer narrates the…
The First Asia Pacific Young Farmers’ Camp and Agrilympics, organized by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), Pacific Farmer Organizations (PFO), and the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP), was held from 12 -16 August 2024,…
The ICA-AP Committee on Youth Cooperation (ICYC), in partnership with the Rotary Club of Imus and the Rotaract Club of Imus, celebrated the sixth edition of the Go Green Campaign (GGC) on 15 August 2024 in the Imus City of…
Happy International Youth Day to all fellow cooperators! With this year’s theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development”, the ICA-AP Committee on Youth Cooperation (ICYC) urges and encourages youth from across the globe to foster…