Cooperatives around the world
Episodes
Laidlaw Report, the final chapter
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For future cooperative movements in the view point of 20th century
Laidlaw Report Part II deepdive
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Google NotebookLM's deepdive on Laidlaw's view on Cooperatives in 20th Century and coming era.
Laidlaw Report Part II
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brief on his view on cooperatives in 20th century and critical review by Google NotebookLM
Laidlaw's Cooperatives In The Year 2000 _ introduction
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laidlaw's forward looking paper on co-operative movements in 2000. His insights from the 20th century viewpoint will be re-visited in the comi...
the story of ILO's Cooperatives Recommendation
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides a comprehensive review of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No....
ILO COOP : Recommendation 193 in 2002 for the states around the world
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This  Recommendation 193 from the International Labour Organization, adopted in 2002, focusing on promoting cooperatives worldwide. It emphasizes t...
ILO COOP : Revisiting ILO Recommendation 127 of 1966
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ILO Recommendation 127 - Co-operatives (Developing Countries) Recommendation, 1966 (No. 127)", outlines the International Labour Organisation'...
NACF vision on marketing business
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines NACF's comprehensive 2020 initiative to revolutionize agricultural product distribution in South Korea. Key strategies inclu...
NACF Vision
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode outlines a new vision for the NongHyup(National Agricultural Cooperative Federation) for its centennial, focusing on adapting to rapid en...
NACF story : built resilience in agriculture and rural communities
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NACF initiatives on bolstering the agricultural sector address critical issues like labor shortages, income instability,and the effects of natural dis...
NACF story : restructuring of marketing business
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NACF focused on revitalizing their economic businesses from 2011 to 2020. The plan aimed to increase the cooperatives' role in agricultural product sa...
NACF story : Apex restructuring
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From 2012, driven by decades of debate and spurred byeconomic pressures and scandals, the NACF transitioned from a single, integrated entity to a thre...
NACF story : Commercial bank to financial holding group
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the expansion of the Nonghyup(National Agricultural Cooperative Federation) into various financial servicesfrom the late 1990s thr...
NACF story : marketing strategy and development
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the evolutionof Korean agricultural cooperatives  fromthe 1990s to 2010s. It focuses on the cooperative's response to the c...
NACF story : restructuring local cooperatives
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story about the restructuring of local agricultural cooperatives following the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The initial focus was on res...
2025 Coops Day : Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions for a Better World
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay) is celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July to raise awareness of cooperatives and promot...
NACF : One apex for agricultural cooperatives
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2000 the merger of three South Korean agricultural cooperatives into a single entity, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation : agricultur...
NACF story : financial business
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers NongHyup banking services to improve financial access for members and expand its influence on financial sector in the 1990s. Key ...
NACF story : food business and rice processing
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the rice processing infrastructure and foods processing business by NACF and its member cooperatives' role from the late 1980...
NACF story : marketing business development
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the Korean agricultural cooperatives's business development in response to agricultural market liberalization in the late 1980...
NACF story : Governance change from top-down to bottom up
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provided details the 1988 amendment to South Korea's Agricultural Cooperative Association (NongHyup) Act. This amendment transitione...
NACF story : extension service
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the expansion of educationalinitiatives within the Korean agricultural cooperative (Nonghyup) during the1980s. This involved esta...
NACF story : agricultural business
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode details the expansion of the NationalAgricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) in South Korea during the1980s. Key initiatives include...
Co-op 101 ICA Guidance Notes: Co-operative Principles and Guidelines
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is about guidance on the seven cooperative principles as defined by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). It elaborates on each p...
NACF story : restructuring to 2 tier system
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea's 1980s restructuring of its agricultural cooperative (Nonghyup) system. A key change was the shift from a three-tiered to a two-tiere...
NACF story : financial business
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NACF system, its federation and member cooperatives, is a agricultural cooperative as well as a financial cooperative. This happened when it was estab...
NACF story : its establishment in 1960s (part 2)
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story that Korean Agricultural Cooperatives System was established in 1960s.Key initiatives included the consolidation and improvement mov...
NACF story : its establishment in 1960s (part1)
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story that Korean Agricultural Cooperatives System was established in 1960s.Key initiatives included the consolidation and improvement mov...
NACF story : its beginning
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1961 NACF was established for Korean farmers to empower member farmers and to provide the materials and services needed at rural communities by Kor...
Korean Agricultural Cooperative System - Introduction
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From this introduction, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation in Korea will be introduced from its early stories, its business expansion and cu...
Co-op 101 Cooperative Identity, Values and Principles
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations th...
2025 International Year of Cooperatives
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2025 as the second International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025). This initiative aims to promote the...