Talk:List of cooperatives

Absurd idea
As we could not hope to list all the hundreds of thousands of co-operatives that exist, surely we need some criteria for inclusion in this list that are more prescise than "someone has heard of it"? Not that I object to co-ops being promoted, of course. TobyJ 15:22, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Besides, we have the risk for including "fake" cooperatives, for eg. cooperatives legaly considered as such by the country laws but which disrespect the coperativism principles. --Leontolstoy2 22:53, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Obviously, the list could be restricted to cooperatives sufficiently notable that they have their own articles. Furthermore, as the list grows, dividing the list by type of cooperative (in addition to dividing it by country) would help keep it manageable. (It even could be divided into multiple articles.) --orlady 04:44, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I like the idea of dividing the list into types of cooperatives. I plan on creating a List of worker cooperatives. Gobonobo  T C 18:04, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Someone has created a List of retailers' cooperatives and a List of Co-operative Federations eith oddly inconsistent capitalization and hyphenation (coop federations are themselves coops.) --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 18:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Non-notable cooperatives
I've removed entries from the list that do not have their own articles:


 * Community Healthfulness Cooperative is a cooperative formed by a group of people from Melbourne, Victoria in 2009. The cooperative are working to provide a community where people struggling to cope can find support and work to regain their health.

co-operative has been playing an important role in socio-economic development of Bangladesh for more than a century. Acknowledging it’s importance the Constitution of Bangladesh mandates co-operative as one of the three modes of ownership i.e., State, co-operative and Private. Starting it’s journey in 1904, to raise agricultural production and rural economic advancement through production and processing services, the co-operative movement has expanded in other economic sectors like fishery, dairy, housing, micro finance and service sectors. In Bangladesh, co-operative has great opportunities in social awareness building, entrepreneurship development and community based programmes and activities. Here is a list of notable co-operative enterprises :
 * Bangladesh
 * Bangladesh National Co-operative Union (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সমবায় ইউনিয়ন), that is the apex unity of co-operatives in Bangladesh and is committed to promote and support to the co-operative ventures where it has comparative advantages and is a member of International Co-operative Alliance.
 * Bangladesh Co-operative Bank Limited (বাংলাদেশ সমবায় ব্যাংক লিমিটেড), the oldest co-operative Bank in the country which operates commercial banking as a Commercial Bank  with its members and unmembers.
 * Progoti Co-operative Land Development Bank Limited (প্রগতি কো-অপারেটিভ ল্যান্ড ডেভেলপমেন্ট ব্যাংক লিমিটেড) is the largest Land Development Bank in Bangladesh, established in 2009 in Kapasia under Gazipur District, what specializes in originating and/or servicing mortgage loans. This bank is also known as Progoti Bank (প্রগতি ব্যাংক). The name Progoti is derived from the word progoti which means "progress" or "advancement" in the Bengali language i.e., starting it’s journey to advance the socio-economic growth of the country; its appearance to build a better Bangladesh.


 * Manitoba Cooperative Association (MCA) is the provincial association of cooperative organizations, created by its members to enhance and support the development of a united, growing and influential cooperative movement in Manitoba.


 * La Coop du Grand Orme in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.


 * All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Co-Operative Society Ltd.
 * Shetkari Sahakari Soot Girni Ltd., Distt. Sholapur, Maharashtra.
 * HOPCOMS, Lalbagh, Bangalore
 * Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Shri Kallappana Awaede Naga Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
 * Karanja Machhimar Vividh Karyakari Sahakari Sanstha Ltd., Karanja, Maharashtra
 * Lahoul Potato Growers Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd., Manali (LPS), Himachal Pradesh
 * MAHAGRAPES, Pune, Maharashtra
 * Mahua Cooperative Cold Storage Ltd., Distt-Vaishali, Bihar
 * Mulkanoor Cooperatives
 * Regional Fruits and Vegetables Producers Coop. Society(VEGCO), Thaliparamba, Kerala
 * Regional Agro-Industrial Development Cooperative Ltd., Kannur, Kerala.
 * Rau Cooperative Cold Storage Indore, Madhya Pradesh
 * Arnala Machhimar Vividh Karyakari Sahakari Sanstha Ltd., Arnala, Thane District, Maharashtra
 * Shahabad Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd., Kurukshetra, Haryana.
 * Shetkari Sahakari Sangh Ltd., Old Palace, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
 * Uttar 24 Parganas Krishi Samabya Himghar Samiti, 24 Parganas, West Bengal
 * Viveka Janani MACTCS Fed Limited
 * The Campco Ltd, Mangalore, Karnataka [ http://www.campco.org/],
 * Idkidu Seva sahakri Bank Ltd, Idkidu, Karnataka

Tamil Nadu state level cooperative Federations:


 * TNCUI - Tamil Nadu Cooperative Union
 * TANFED - "Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited" - TANFED is the apex body of taluk level cooperative marketing societies, it is also acts as the nodal agency for fertilizer distributions in the state along woth usual agricultural marketing activities (http://www.tanfed.tn.gov.in)
 * TNCCF - "Tamilnadu Cooperative Consumer Federation": TNCCF is the apex body of the 34 district cooperative wholesales stores, coordinating consumer business activities
 * TCHF - "Tamil Nadu Cooperative Housing Federation" - TCHF is the federation of cooperative housing institutions. It extends housing credit to its member socieites
 * TNFUCB - "Tamilnadu Federation of Cooperative Urban Banks" - it is the apex body for the 121 urban cooperative banks in the state.
 * TAFCOFED - "Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation" - it is the apex body for the 375 fishermen cooperative societies.
 * AAVIN - "Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited" - is an apex body of 17 District Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions (http://www.aavinmilk.com/)
 * TNSCB - "Tamilnadu State Apex Co-operative Bank" - it is the apex bank for all the agricultural credit in the state, it has 23 district cooperative banks as it members. (http://www.tnscbank.com)
 * Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society Ltd., Egmore, Chennai-8.

Agriculture:


 * TANFED is The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited
 * Thanjavur Cooperative Marketing Federation Limited

Co-operative Banks:


 * TNSC Bank - "Tamilnadu State Apex Co-operative Bank"
 * TNSCARD Bank - "Tamilnadu State Cooperative state Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNSCARDB)"
 * TAICO Bank - "Tamilnadu Industrial Cooperative Bank Limited"

District Co-operative Banks:


 * CCC Bank - Chennai Central Cooperative Bank (CCCB)
 * TCC Bank - Thanjavur Central Co-operative Bank (TCCB)

Urban Cooperative Societies


 * TUCS - "Triplicane Urban Cooperative Society Limited(TUCS)"

Employees Cooperative Societies:


 * Indian Institute of Technology Madras Employees Cooperative Thrift & Credit Society Ltd.

Sugar Co-operatives:


 * Tamil Nadu Co-operative Federation Limited
 * Ambur Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Vadapudupet, Vellore District. - (http://www.ambursugars.net.in/)
 * NPKRR Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Thalainayar, Illanthope, Mayiladuthurai Taluk. Nagapatnam District
 * Amaravathy Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Krishnapuram, Udumalaipettai Taluk, Coimbatore District. - (http://www.amaravathisugars.net.in)
 * Kallakurichi - II Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Kachirayapalam Road, Kallakurichi, Villupuram District. (Gomuki Sugars)
 * Kallakurichi -I Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Moongilthuraipattu, Villupuram District.
 * Subramaniya Siva Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Alapuram Post, Gopalapuram, Dharmapuri District.
 * Dharmapuri District Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited,Palacode, Dharmapuri District.
 * Cheyyar Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Anakkavoor, Thenthandalam, Tiruvannamalai District.
 * Madurantakam Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Padalam, Kancheepuram District.
 * M.R. Krishnamurthy Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Sethiathope, Chidambaram TK, Cuddalore Dist
 * National Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Mettupatti Village, Alanganallur Taluk, Madurai Dist.,
 * Gummidipoondi Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Puduvayal, Gummidipoondi TK, Tiruvalluvar District.
 * Tirupattur Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Kethandapatti, Vellore District.
 * Chengalrayan Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Periyasevalai, Villupuram District.
 * Vellore Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Ammundi Village, Vellore District.
 * Salem Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Mohanur,Namakkal District.
 * Tiruttani Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Tiruvalangadu, Thiruvallur District.


 * Tamil Nadu Co-operative Textile Processing Mills Limited, Erode
 * Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mills Federation Limited (TANSPIN)


 * Creative Workers Co-operative


 * Nepal


 * Institutions
 * Dharmeshwor Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Gaindakot Saving and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, Gaindakot, Nawalparasi - website
 * Guita Saving and Cooperative Limited, Guitole, Lalitpur 8 - website
 * Gorkha Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Gurkha Millennium Multi-Purpose Cooperative Limited - website
 * IME Cooperative Service Limited - website
 * Hamro Sunalulo Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Kantipur Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Kumari Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Nawakantipur Multipurpose Co-operative Society
 * Pashupati Saving and Credit Co-Operative Limited - website
 * Sana Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited
 * Sincere Saving and Credit Co-operative Limited


 * Other Bodies
 * National Cooperative Development Board, Hattiban, Lalitpr - website
 * Sahakari Info - website


 * Alliance Group
 * Berryfruit Export NZ Limited
 * Combined Rural Traders (CRT) Society


 * The New Zealand Hop Company
 * TradeZone Industrial Group


 * St.Jude Multi Purpose Cooperative a multi-purpose cooperative in Lucena City, Cagayan, Philippines established in 1967.
 * First Community Cooperative, the first cooperative in Mindanao.
 * Red Root Artists Cooperative
 * BOAZ Transport Service Cooperative
 * Kabayanihan Multi-Purpose Cooperative - A cooperative owned and organized by Employees of Al Othman Group


 * United Sugar Planters in Davao del Sur Multi-Purpose Cooperative
 * Digos Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative - Digos City, Davao del Sur
 * Cooperative of Agrarian Reform Employees
 * Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative
 * CKOM - Cebu Kawayan Osmeña Manalili Multipurpose Cooperative in Cebu
 * CLIMBS Life & General Insurance Cooperative - The only life and nonlife Insurance cooperative based in Cagayan de Oro City, www.climbs.coop
 * GMA-7 Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative
 * Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative-Eastern Looc, Plaridel, Misamis Occidental 7209 Tel No. 0883448633
 * F2S Multi-Purpose Cooperative - Aparente St., Prk. Malakas, General Santos City Tel No. (083)552-2221


 * Landi
 * Fenaco
 * Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA)
 * Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union (UCSCU)
 * Agile Collective
 * Creative Workers Co-operative
 * Highland Wholefoods Workers Co-operative
 * Infinity Foods Co-operative
 * Seeds for Change Lancaster
 * Seeds for Change Oxford Collective
 * Arizona G&T Cooperatives
 * Ashland Food Co-op
 * Astoria Cooperative
 * BloomingFoods
 * Cuties Cooperative (California clementines)
 * Johnstone Supply, Inc. (Portland, OR)
 * Keweenaw Co-op, Inc. (Hancock, MI)
 * Los Alamos Cooperative Market (Los Alamos, NM)
 * Mariposa Food Co-op
 * Morning Glory Cooperative
 * Olympia Food Co-op
 * Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
 * Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics (Massachusetts)
 * Union Cab Portland
 * Union Cab of Madison Cooperative

Kenya has the strongest Co-operative movement in the world. In Africa its ranked number 1. Many Kenyan Co-operatives were started in the early 1960s and mainly because of Farming the was being embraced after the British left the newly independent country. Kenyans formed co-operatives so that they could buy large chunks of land from the British farmers as well as market their produce. Below are some of the largest co-operatives in Kenya.
 * Kenya


 * The Co-operative Insurance Company of Kenya Limited - 2nd largest insurance in Kenya.
 * Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited
 * New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited
 * Co-operative Insurance College
 * Kenya Medical Association
 * Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Limited
 * National Housing Co-operative


 * Karma Co-operative is a food co-op located in Toronto. Karma specializes in organic, local, non-GMO, and fair trade products.

gobonobo + c 18:51, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

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