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25 February 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO.
The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their…
25 February 2015 | Cooperatives, Women
A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store Eataly and FAO.
The two joined forces in 2013 to support family farmers around the globe in boosting their…
18 February 2015 | Cooperatives
The cooperative enterprise model is seeing a renaissance around the world. The turnover of the largest 300 cooperatives in the world over the last 3 years has grown by 11.6 per cent to reach 2.2 trillion USD in 2012. Preliminary data from 76…
17 December 2014 | Cooperatives
United Nations Convened Expert Group Meeting and Workshop on Cooperatives
The United Nations Expert Group Meeting (EGM) and Capacity-building Workshop on “The Role of Cooperatives in Sustainable Development: Contributions, Challenges and Strategies…
20 November 2014 | Cooperatives
Promoting sustainable enterprises is at the heart of the mandate of the ILO. Many enterprises have adopted policies governing labour and employment aspects of their operations, including supply chains, as part of their longer-term sustainability…
14 November 2014 | Cooperatives
Stakeholders in global agribusiness have welcomed the United Nations Global Compact Food and Agriculture (FAB) Principles. Since their launch on 22 September 2014 at the United Nations in New York, the FAB Principles have been endorsed by South-East…
13 November 2014 | Cooperatives, Poverty Eradication
In many developing countries, lack of access to financial services as well as high transaction costs often pose significant challenges to people living in poverty.
With the international community set to define a post-2015 development framework for…
13 November 2014 | Cooperatives, Poverty Eradication
In many developing countries, lack of access to financial services as well as high transaction costs often pose significant challenges to people living in poverty.
With the international community set to define a post-2015 development framework for…
21 October 2014 | Cooperatives, Poverty Eradication
Under the theme "Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth" this year’s World Food Day was observed at the UN Headquarters on 20 October. The commemoration, co-hosted by FAO, IFAD and WFP, featured a thematic debate and interactive…
21 October 2014 | Cooperatives, Poverty Eradication
Under the theme "Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth" this year’s World Food Day was observed at the UN Headquarters on 20 October. The commemoration, co-hosted by FAO, IFAD and WFP, featured a thematic debate and interactive…
20 October 2014 | Cooperatives
A new report by the cooperatives unit of the International Labour Organization (ILO Coop), highlights the growing problem of electronic waste. Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is currently the fastest growing waste stream, and it is…
16 October 2014 | Cooperatives, Poverty Eradication
With over 800 million people worldwide still lacking access to healthy, nutritious food, family farmers must play an increasingly vital role in the global war on hunger, United Nations officials affirmed today, adding that the strong participation…