SMMPC: Building Synergy in the Community the Cooperative Way “In a world where the rich continually get richer, we hear millions of people suffering from malnutrition, oppression and massive exploitation. We have our own share of the powerless, the unemployed, the hungry and the disadvantaged. It is within such a world that Simbayanan called to […]
KFCC (Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives)
Community Credit Cooperative(CC, Saemaul Geumgo) CC had its beginning with five credit cooperatives, established in Gyeongsangnam-do in 1963. CC, as a financial cooperative, inherits the spirit of mutual help, which is also a main source of Gye, Hyangyak, Dure and has been playing not only economic functions of credit and insurance service but also social […]
Young Farmers for the Future
Before 2011, formation of farmers labor organization was forbidden in Myanmar. AFFM was established, with a few members who owned less than 10 acres of land. In 2014, with the help of the MTCP2 Project, AFFM started to organize more farmer members from village levels to township and up to region / state levels. Finally […]
Case study 1: Agriculture Co-op, a mechanism to improve livelihood and forest conservation
Ou Mreah Commune, located in Siem Bouk district, Stung Treng province, is a remote and poor commune consisting of 4 villages with a population of 2,840 people (1,362 females) living in 705 households. People mostly depend on agricultural activities (95%) and involve in illegal logging and not participating in natural resource protection and 38% (2013) […]
About a primary agriculture cooperative society
It was formed in 1982 in Phyu Township. Members came to this area from various kinds of regions. They didn’t have land and other properties. In this area, it was a vacant land area. So, people organized to do collective business and get the idea to form a cooperative. There are 46 members. There are […]
Fighting climate change – with gender equality
Myanmar is third most vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the world. A We Effect and Mern project support women and men to work together to overcome the challenges. It’s not an iceberg the size of New York crashing into the ocean, a massive forest threatening a California city, or a starving polar […]
Poverty alleviation through strengthening of farmers’ economy
Siem Reap economy is rapidly growing dominated by tourism sector creating many jobs for people in Siem Reap municipality who enjoy a bit better lives compared to people living at rural communities. Farmers still face food insecurity and malnutrition mainly for women and children due to low agricultural yield which farmers solely depend on. Malnutrition […]
Yen Bai PCA (Viet Nam) – successful story in cooperatives
Tram Tau district is one of the most difficult areas in Yen Bai province, located in a mountainous area with nearly 100% of the population from an ethnic minority (H’Mong and Thai people). The bad traffic condition, severe weather, along with the limitation of land for agriculture, prevent people here from improving the living condition. […]
Tien Phong Muong Vi Cooperative
Tien Phong Muong Vi in Muong Vi commune, Bat Xat district, Lao Cai Province, established on 17/01/2014 is an agricultural cooperative. Its 14 (households) members business activities include: growing rice, planting spice and medicinal plants; processing and preserving vegetables and fruits; production of pharmaceutical chemicals and pharmaceutical materials; post-harvest service activities. Disadvantages and difficulties of […]
Tien Phong Muong Vi
Business activities: growing rice, planting spice and medicinal plants; processing and preserving vegetables and fruits; production of pharmaceutical chemicals and pharmaceutical materials; post-harvest service activities Number of members: 14 households