2024 Member Spotlight: Land O’Lakes Venture37
Jul 8, 2024
Ever wonder where Land O’Lakes, Venture37 name comes from? We have the answer plus more on their USAID Cooperative Development Program (CDP) activities in this month’s OCDC member spotlight. Read on!
37 = the % of our earth’s land where farmers grow their crops and raise their livestock to nourish the world. The world’s population will be nearly 10 billion by 2050. This means we’ve got to work together – across continents, cultures, and markets – to make abundant, nutritious food available so everyone can realize their full potential. Venture37!
A Primer on Lebanon’s Cooperative Sector
In this three-part video series created by Land O’Lakes, Venture37, with their USAID Cooperative Development Activity 4, watch how cooperative values and principles can help spur economic growth in Lebanon and beyond.
Spreading Cooperative Values in Lebanon
The USAID Cooperative Development Activity 4 is bridging gaps and fostering understanding about the cooperative sector in Lebanon. From engaging with Lebanon’s General Directorate of Cooperatives to university outreach, it is spreading awareness about cooperative values and principles.
Bridging Generations: An Internship program in Food Processing and Safety
From July through December 2023, the USAID Cooperative Development Activity 4 (CD4) hosted an internship program, recognizing the crucial role youth can play in the advancement of the cooperative sector.
Project Spotlight: USAID Cooperative Resilience and Equity Activity
Launched in 2023, the USAID Cooperative Resilience and Equity activity is fostering vibrant, sustainable cooperative ecosystems in Rwanda and Zambia.
Turning A New Leaf: A Burgeoning Corn Cooperative in Rwanda’s Rwamagana District
COCUMAKI is a corn cooperative in Rwanda’s Rwamagana District. Learn how the cooperative has evolved over the years, with support from the USAID Cooperative Development Activity 4.
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