Though the tropical island of Zanzibar, off the Tanzanian coast in the Indian Ocean, is renowned as an island of spices, white beaches and turquoise waters, it is also home to many incredibly poor people who never see the benefits of the floods of tourists who arrive for their holiday in the sun. Out of […]
Ona Mbele Cooperative Society
Ona Mbele Cooperative Society’s goals and objectives are to eliminate extreme poverty and improve sources of income to members by dividing obtained interest annually. The cooperative society provides graining services to the community and supports other cooperative societies at the shehia of chaani Mcheza Shauri in building capacity on financial management and operations.
Quenching Thirst, Building Economy
Its hot, dusty work in the fields around Fatick, a small agricultural town in the Senegalese interior. Theres nothing better, locals say, than a sweet, soothing drink of bissap, a beverage made from hibiscus blossoms that is renowned for its ability to cool the head and fortify the body. That’s not just folklore: bissap is […]
Sine Zenith
Sine Zenith produces and distributes bissap. This is a juice made from hibiscus flowers. The beverage is a time honored tradition in Senegal and the cooperative uses artisanal methods of production.
Fonterra Cooperative Group
Fonterra is a global, co-operatively-owned company with its roots firmly planted in New Zealands rich land, working to unlock every drop of goodness from the 22 billion litres of milk we collect each year and sharing it with the world. Fonterra is owned by about 10,500 farmer shareholders.
Reversing the Hidden Environmental Costs of Olive Oil
Olive oil is an essential element of the Mediterranean diet, but these days it is also hugely popular in countries where it is not a traditional ingredient, because of its flavor and health benefits. But large-scale, industrial olive oil production brings many negative environmental impacts. Intensive olive farming is causing widespread soil erosion and desertification […]
La Flor de la Alpujarra
La Flor de la Alpujarra is an organic olive-oil cooperative seeking to encourage sustainable, small-scale olive cultivation in southern Spain.
Fruit of the Vine, Stem and Stalk
A few years ago a group of Nicaraguans decided that when life gave them fruit they would make wine. They also make juices and jams. In 1986 an informal organization of workers began to gather forgotten fruit from farms near the bustling capitol of Managua. They sold that produce in local markets and reinvested profits […]
Cooperativa Agroindustrial Chinantlan
Cooperativa Chinantlan is dedicated to the economic and social growth of community, with a special focus on the women who live in this region of Nicaragua. The coop brings together employees from country and city to grow, harvest, transport, process and sell fruit. Currently, the cooperative produces wine, juice and jam from locally grown products.
CUMA spells cooperation for farmers
The CUMA (Coopérative dUtilisation de Matériel Agricole or cooperative for the use of farm implements) emerged from French farmers need to mechanise after World War II. Through CUMAs, farmers own and operate farm agricultural machinery collectively, making it both more affordable and more efficiently utilised. The main activity of these co-operatives is harvesting but some […]