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Cooperatives key to India’s agricultural growth: NAAS

Agricultural cooperatives offer vital solutions for small farmers facing market access and cost challenges, says a research paper.

The Economic Times

Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chain

Most of our food travels many thousands of kilometres across Australia to reach our kitchens. We are highly dependent on a vast web of long-haul trucks to move food between growers, massive food distribution hubs and large supermarkets.

The Conversation

Best B Corp Certified Coffee Brands in 2026: Expert Picks for Ethical Specialty Coffee

Discover the best B Corp certified coffee brands of 2026, featuring specialty roasters known for ethical sourcing, sustainability, and exceptional coffee.

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Nigerian farmers talk about how climate change is affecting staple food crops – and what can help

In Nigeria, agriculture contributes about 40% to national gross domestic product and supports the livelihoods of about 60% of the population. Finding ways to farm through climate change is vital for national development and poverty reduction.

The Conversation

Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?

One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK

The beauty industry loves argan oil but Morocco’s trees are under pressure from drought and demand

The hidden cost of argan oil's beauty boom is drought, deforestation and disappearing traditions.

Euronews

The ‘liquid gold’ hair product that is threatening forests

Morocco’s argan forests are thinning under the strain of climate change, overharvesting and booming demand for luxury cosmetics

The Independent UK

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What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens

More than 1.8 billion people lack access to adequate and affordable housing. Yet too few countries have taken meaningful steps to ensure dignified housing for their most vulnerable citizens.

The Conversation

As the Latrobe Valley moves away from coal jobs, could a green worker’s cooperative offer a solution?

Worker cooperatives may sound like something out of the 19th century, but they still exist in the age of global capitalism.

The Conversation

At least five killed in explosion during clash between gold miners in Bolivia

The victims of the explosion on Thursday included a pregnant woman and a 1-year-old child.

Euronews

Six dead in explosion amid dynamite-fuelled clash over access to mine

A powerful blast has ripped through the mining camp, reducing it to rubble

The Independent UK

Farming cooperatives can get a bad environmental rap, but they can also be a force for good

It might have surprised some people when the United Nations made 2025 the International Year of Cooperatives and praised the “significant role cooperatives play in advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.

The Conversation

Tripura CM Saha affirms govt's support for growth of cooperatives, improving livelihoods

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha acknowledged the significant role of cooperatives in transforming the state's economy and improving the livelihoods of the people. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Defend the product!’ How the French keep their artisan food culture alive

Medieval-style producer guilds, a glut of festivals and strict controls on quality and origin all combine to make sure that traditional gastronomie is honoured and protected

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‘I do an illegal job, stealing’: the women forced to scavenge in Bolivia’s tin mines

Some work underground, others pick over tailings; all are running huge risks. But in the town of Huanani, the mines are the only way to support a family

Radio France Internationale

Eastern DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms

Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

Eastern DR Congo grapples with Chinese gold mining firms

Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Independent UK

How farmers in Burundi banded together to get fair prices for avocados

Farmers in a remote part of Burundi know to look for a truck parked by a highway when they want to sell their avocados

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In DRC’s Ituri, women coffee farmers wrestle with an uncertain future

Local cooperatives are stepping in to support vulnerable farmers, mostly women, struggling in conflict-ridden east DRC.

The Independent UK

A growing type of insurance, called parametric insurance, is helping farmers and others in developing countries respond to extreme weather events

The Conversation

Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats

I became newly worried about the state of democracy when, a few years ago, my mother was elected president of her neighborhood garden club.

The Guardian - UK

Father Frans van der Hoff obituary

Dutch missionary who co-founded the Fairtrade movement through guaranteeing prices for coffee farmers in Mexico

The Hindu

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to launch national cooperative database on Friday

National cooperative database launch: Under this initiative, the cooperation ministry has recognised the imperative need for a robust database to capture vital information about India’s vast cooperative sector.

The Hindu

Should Minimum Support Price be legalised?

Farmers protest and MSP demand: The Hindu Parley discusses the demand of the protesting farmers, which include a legal guarantee for purchasing crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and India’s withdrawal from the World Trade Organization. The Union government has repeatedly asserted that a legal guarantee for MSP will not…

The Hindu

PM Modi lauds role of cooperatives in farmers’ welfare

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates 11 grain storage godowns in 11 states, part of India's largest storage plan.

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