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Agri food co-operatives are trying to continue operating, and they have to adapt to a new environment. As Covid-19 continues to impact countries all over the world, global food security is at risk. The pandemic is affecting food supply and demand, posing challenges to small-scale farmers who face difficulties accessing markets to sell their products or buy essential inputs. While the majority of agri food co-operatives are continuing to operate, they have to adapt to a new environment. In Spain the…

The College, announcing the courses for Co-op Fortnight, says the Covid-19 crisis makes co-operation more important than ever. The team at the Co-op College have just unveiled a new range of online courses, designed to help the movement make progress during the Covid-19 crisis. “It’s never been more important to keep co-operating and share knowledge, enabling us all to move forwards together,” the organisation says on its website. “We’ve got the tools that you and your organisation need to ensure you build…

Addressing injustice and economic inequality was a key driver behind the development of co-operative movements across the world. From the Rochdale Pioneers in Britain to the Mondragon movement in the Basque Country, the model has been used as a tool to empower disadvantaged communities. This has also been the case in the USA, where black communities started setting up co-ops in the 1930s to empower themselves. In his speech in 1934, sociologist and civil rights activist William E.B. du Bois…