The first physical meeting of Asia-Pacific Cooperative Development Platform (APCDP) members took place on November 28, 2024, during the ICA Global Conference in New Delhi, India. The meeting was an opportunity for members to meet in person and brainstorm ideas…
Dr. Udai Shanker Awasthi, Managing Director of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), has been awarded the 2024 Rochdale Pioneers Award, the highest honor bestowed by the International Cooperative Alliance. A chemical engineer who joined IFFCO in 1976, Dr.…
On 28 November 2024, ANGKASA, the Malaysian National Cooperative Movement, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO, India) and the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC, Iran) in New Delhi, India. The signing ceremony was…
The United Nations (UN) released the official logo of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) last month. The logo aligns well with the IYC2025 theme, “Cooperatives Build a Better World” which highlights how the cooperative model is an essential solution to overcome…
The 18th Asia Pacific Cooperative Research Conference took place from 15 to 18 October 2024 at the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) in Kerala, India. This year’s conference, organized as part of the centenary celebrations of the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd.…
The ICA-AP Women’s Committee organized the first ToT on Climate Change and Action for Women Cooperators in Thimphu, Bhutan from 21 to 24 October 2024. The ToT was hosted by ICA member – Department of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives (DAMC)…
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 (ICA-AP) to implement the Capacity Building Project for Agricultural Cooperative Sector in Asia and Africa…
The Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd. (ULCCS), an ICA member from Kerala, India and one of the largest primary cooperatives in the world, is celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year. As part of its ongoing centenary celebrations, ULCCS collaborated…
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…
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…
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