2024 ICA Global Cooperative Conference, ICAO Member Meeting Date : 2024-11-29 Views : 1167
November 25 (Monday) - ICA Global Cooperative Conference (New Delhi, India)
The ICA's
2024 Global Cooperative Conference in New Delhi, India, marked an important
moment as over 3,000 cooperators came together to launch the UN International
Year of Cooperatives 2025. Participants stressed the power of cooperatives in
tackling global challenges such as inequality, climate change and conflict.
With the presence of Narenda Modi, Prime Minister of India, António Guterres, Secretary
General of the United Nations, H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of
Bhutan, and Dr Ariel Guarco, President of the ICA, Ho-dong Kang, President of
ICAO, introduced success stories of Korean agricultural cooperatives in 1961
and further suggested that cooperatives should adopt a union member-centered
approach to confront complex global challenges.

November
26 (Monday) - ICAO Member Meeting (New Delhi, India)
Toru
Nakaya, former president of JA-Zenchu, Toru Yamano, the current president of
JA-Zenchu, and Ho-dong Kang, president of NACF discussed rice consumption movement
in Korea and the importance of fostering collaboration amongst cooperatives in
the Asian region during their luncheon.

November 27 (Tuesday) - ICAO Member Meeting (New Delhi, India)
DR.U.S.Awasthi, Managing Director of IFFCO and Ho-dong Kang, president
of NACF had a discussion on increasing cooperation between the two
organizations and discovering new growth opportunities. In order to increase
support for India’s agricultural sector, NACF reviewed further equity
investment in IFFCO Kisan Finance, a joint-venture company between IFFCO and
NACF.