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She Borrowed ₹200 From a Cooperative and Now Ships Products to 12 Countries

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She Borrowed ₹200 From a Cooperative and Now Ships Products to 12 Countries

In the summer of 1998, a twenty-three-year-old woman in Bhujodi village, Kutch district, Gujarat, walked into her local cooperative society office and asked for a loan of ₹200. The clerk hesitated — the amount was so small it barely covered the paperwork. She wanted to buy raw cotton yarn and natural dyes to weave shawls … Read more

You Use Cooperative Products Every Single Day Without Realising It

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You Use Cooperative Products Every Single Day Without Realising It

The butter I spread on toast this morning came in a Land O’Lakes package. The cranberry juice in my fridge was made by Ocean Spray. The news story I read at breakfast was filed through the Associated Press. Every single one of those brands is a cooperative — owned not by Wall Street shareholders, but … Read more