In Nepal, people are reviving traditional farming. Producer cooperatives help farmers retain more profits on traditional and local food crops, while also protecting biodiversity and the health of their families.
I was thinking how cooperatives are the wave of the future in farming, so plugged in that phrase and sure enough – Value-added cooperatives: Wave of the Future? was at the top of the list. Here in the United States, Organic Valley Cooperative is an example of a large, successful producer cooperative that continues to grow and diversify. Then of course, there is the worker-owned cooperative of Equal Exchange, our partner in the Presbyterian Coffee Project.
Co-ops rock.