The National Federation of Fishermens Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED) is a national level federation of fisheries cooperatives and the apex institution of Indian Fisheries Cooperative Movement. Its Motto is to promote and develop the fishery cooperative movement in India, to educate, guide and assist fishers in their efforts to build up and expand the fishery cooperative […]
A truly global website
Stories.coop has reached over 40,000 visits from almost 30,000 unique visitors! And these visitors to the website really are global – there has been at least 1 visitor from almost every country in the world as can be seen in the map. And our Stories of the Day have featured 55 countries so far from […]
TUCURA LTDA (COOTRANSTUR). A TRANSPORTERS CO-OPERATIVE
The transporters co-operative Tucura Ltda (COOTRANSTUR) was founded on 13th September 1976 and named after an indigenous tribe (Tucura) that lived in the region of the upper reaches of the Sinú river. They transported timber and corn by rafts which slid down the river Sinú pushed by its currents up to the river ports of […]
Agricultural Central Trading Ltd
ACT is a farmer-owned company supplying essential farm inputs to farmers throughout England, Wales and Scotland. The co-ops considerable buying power coupled with low operating costs, means that they can pass substantial savings on to farmers. In the last eight years, £4,309,996 has been paid to shareholders as trading bonus. In selecting products to meet […]
Values based shellfish harvesting in Scotland
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) believes in cooperation: Co-operation is very important within the rural communities and fundamental to the local culture where our members choose to live and work. Whilst many businesses are focused purely on profit, our members exist to provide long-term, sustainable employment within a friendly, local environment. Moral values, integrity and […]
Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group
A group of mussel and oyster farmers in the Highlands & Islands and Shetland formed the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group in 1992 to develop UK sales and introduce added value products. Turnover has grown consistently to £11 million in 2010/11, and the product range is available in leading supermarkets.
Communication, Support and Social Change
The indigenous Bribri of Costa Rica believe that a sulá, an artisan, creates the soul of every human. Made of beautiful colors, we are each distinct compositions that originate from the same elements. The members of Sulá Batsú considered this story in 2005 when they named their cooperative. Based in Costa Rica, Sulá Batsú does […]
The Cooperative Watching Over Swiss-Italian TV
For 74 years, CORSI, the cooperative for radio and television in Italian-speaking Switzerland, has been overseeing public radio and television programming in the Ticino Canton. In an era when television has a massive influence on democracy, the cooperatives experience offers a fascinating story. The cooperative was founded in 1938 with the aim of increasing transparency […]
CORSI – Società cooperativa per la radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana
CORSI is the supervisory body for public radio and television in Italian-speaking Switzerland. CORSI aims to strengthen the link with the local community and monitor the quality of radio and television programming.
Iran’s IT Success Story
Pishgaman Kavir Yazd is Iran’s biggest IT cooperative, founded in 1996 in the central province of Yazd. The company soon expanded its activities and geographic reach, and is now one of the leaders in Iran’s IT and ICT industry, providing internet and communication connections to all of the country’s provinces. The group has over 1,500,000 […]