- ICA stands for International Co operative Alliance
- ICA is a federation of co operative organisation in the world
- ICA established on 19th August 1895 in London UK
- The first Co operative day celebrated by ICA in the year 1923
- The co operative day is celebrated on first saturday of every july
- In 1937 ICA undertakes its first review of the Co operative Principles
- In 1966 ICA undertakes its second review of co operative principles
- In 1995 ICA adopt revised co operative principles and value and add a seventh principle concern for community
- In 2012 united nations celebrated as international year of co operatives
- The ICA represent 313 co operative federations and organisation in 109 countries
- The first president of ICA Earl Gray
- The first secretary of ICA Edward Owen Greening
- At Present Ariel Guarco is President of ICA
- Ariel Guarco belongs to Argentina
- The first women president of ICA was Dame Pauline Green ( 2009 )
- The first headquarters of ICA was London UK ( 1895 )
- In 1982 ICA moves its headquarters from london UK to Geneva Switzerland
- In 2013 ICA shifted its headquarters from Geneva to Brussels in Belgium
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Saturday 14 September 2019
INTERNATIONAL CO OPERATIVE ALLIANCE (ICA)
Wednesday 11 September 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN CANADA
- Co operative movement in canada started in the year 1870
- The credit union movement in canada means Salary earners
- Wheat is the most important corps in Canada
- The first association in canada known as Grain Growers Association
- The Grain Growers Association founded in 1906
- The Grain Growers Association was registered in 1911
- In Canada, A wheat board for export was set up by the government in 1919
- Wheat pool is a organization for the improvement of social and economic conditions of the farmers in Canada
- The Canadians Wheat Board was set up by the government in 1935
- In western Canada credit unions have been organized by farmers on the basis of communities
- CHF is the Co operative Housing Federation in Canada
Tuesday 10 September 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN ITALY
Thursday 5 September 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN JAPAN
- Multipurpose co operative societies are the special contribution of Japan in the field of agricultural co operation
- Japan is famous for Fisheries Co operatives
- On the basis of fisheries law a national level federation came into being in japan which is called Zengyoren
- Unicoop was the agricultural fisheries co operatives in Japan
- Unicoop Japan was set up in 1961
- The Japanese agricultural co operative system is based on Three tier Structure
- The first credit association in Japan known as KOH
- KOH-TOKU-SHA is the modern credit association in Japan
- The leader of Hoh Toku Sha was Son Toku Ninomiya
- In Japan consumer stores are established since 1879
- Co operative law of Japan established in 1900
- The consumer co operative Act of Japan passed in 1938
- Industrial co operatives had established in 1949
- Co operative legislation in Japan was Industrial Co Operative Law
- Zen-Noh is the national federation of agricultural co operation in Japan
- Zen Noh founded in1972
- Hotokusha is the mutual savings and credit society in Japan
Wednesday 4 September 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA
- Hudson Kelly is considered as the originator of co operative movement in USA
- Hudson Kelly started a new co operative business in America called Granges
- The period following enactment of the law of 1865 in USA called as Grange movement
- The Grange movement was started by Hudson Kelly
- The first co operative organization Bees had a purely rural background in USA
- In the field of livestock marketing co-operatives have been organized in USA
- Packing plants arrange for curing and slaughtering of meat and marketing of the product of USA
- Packing plants are also called slaughter houses in USA
- In USA fruits and vegetables marketing co operatives is the agency for the marketing of fruit and vegetables in the international market
- Health Maintenance organization in USA is called HMOs
- The Federal Land Bank provides long-term loan to farmers in USA
- The intermediate credit bank provides short term rediscounting facilities to the co operatives in USA
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN RUSSIA
- Consumer co operative movement with a pyramidal structure seen in Russia
- In the pyramidal structure in Russia, the consumer store called SELPO is at the base level
- Territorial Unions at the middle level
- Centrosoyus at the top level
- The central union consumer store in Russia is called Centro Soyus
- Kolkhoz is the local name of co operative collective farms in Russia
- Artel is the first form of co operative organizations in Russia
Sunday 1 September 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN DENMARK
- Father of co operative movement in Denmark is H C Soune
- Denmark is the birth place of Dairy cooperative society
- Denmark known as the Dairy farm of Europe
- Co operation began in Denmark in the year 1882
- Denmark is the birth place of agricultural co operatives
- In Denmark there is no co operative legislation
- Voluntary co operative movement was started by producers and consumers in Denmark
- The Royal Agricultural Society was founded in 1769 at Denmark
- The first co operative store in Denmark established in 1866
- The dairy products of co operatives in Denmark were sold under the trade name LURBRAND
- In Denmark sales was effected through a central society called as DAAG
- In Denmark, the workers undertake an insurance society it is called as ALKA
- The origin of Folk High School is from Denmark
- Founder of Folk High School is NFS Gruntwig
- Nordic Co operative Union is the joint purchasing organization for the consumer co operatives in Denmark
- The Danish co operative wholesale society was FDB
Saturday 31 August 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN GERMANY Part 2
Herman Schulze
- Herman Schulze born in 1808
- Founder of urban co operative bank Herman Schulze
- Schulze bank are also called Popular Bank
- Founder of shoe makers co operative society in Germany Herman Schulze
- The book Principles of Banking written by Herman Schulze
- Paid management was the characteristics of Schulze societies
- Dr Ben Hardi was the companion of Schulze in organizing friendly societies
- Liability of schulze bank - Limited liability
- Schulze founded the first credit association in 1850
- Herman Schulze started the first loan society in 1850 at Delitzch
- The rate of dividend was high in schulze type of societies
- In the Schulze bank the personal contact between the members was not possible
- The reserve fund of Schulze bank is maintained by transferring 15% - 20% of their annual profit
- The interest for loans granted in lumpsum varied from 5%-6% in schulze bank
- The dividend rate paid by schulze bank was 10%
- The schulze bank was organized on a democratic basis
- There was very close supervision for the use of loan in schulze bank
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN GERMANY Part 1
- The birth place of Co operative credit movement in the world - Germany
- The birth place of co - operative land mortgage bank - Germany
- The birth place of co - operative Urban bank - Germany
- NEUHEIMAT is a group of persons joined together on no profit basis for acquisition of houses in Germany
- The first consumer co operative society in Germany was ERMUNTERUNG
- Co operative insurance in Germany known as ALTE-VOLKSFURSORAGE
- Workers association in Germany known as HOMESTEADS
- DESWOS is the association for social housing in Germany
- Investment banks are first originated in - Germany
- The Prussian central co operative bank in Germany established by was Dr Hass
F W Reiffesen
- F W Reiffesen is the father of co operative movement in Gemany
- F W Reiffesen Born at ham in Germany
- F W Reiffesen Born on 30th March 1818
- FW Reiffesen known as apostle of co-operation
- The motto of All for Each and Each for All was first used by F W Reiffesen
- Poor people committee organized by Reiffesen
- Reiffesen organised credit society with unlimited liability in rural area
- Reiffesen union was started in the year 1877
- F W Reiffesen started his first Credit Society at An Houssen
- Village society was the first society started by Reiffesen
- F W Reiffesen started village society in the year 1862
- Heddesdorf loan society was considered as the first co operative of Reiffesen tradition
- Reiffesen founded the Heddesdorf society in1864
- In Reiffesen type societies the value of share is very low
- Major portion of the profit was transferred to Reserve fund in Reiffesen societies
- Reiffesen gave more importants to moral and material well being of members.
- The object of a Reiffesen bank was economic emancipation of farmers
- The area of operation of the Reiffesen bank was limited
- The membership of Reiffesen bank was limited
- Deposits accepted from members and non members in Reiffesen Societies
- Interest paid by Reiffesen bank was 4% - 5%
- The only paid servant in Reiffesen society was the Accountant
Thursday 29 August 2019
CO OPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND Part 3
- Father of Co operative education - Dr William King
- Dr William King known as - christian socialist
- The christian socialist were responsible for passing of Industrial Provident Societies Act in 1852
- Dr William King born in - 1786
- The first co-operative journal in the world The Co operator
- The Co operator Written by - Dr William King
- The Co operator published in the year - 1828
- Father of Co operative education - Dr William King
- Dr William King known as - christian socialist
- The christian socialist were responsible for passing of Industrial Provident Societies Act in 1852
- Dr William King born in - 1786
- The first co-operative journal in the world The Co operator
- The Co operator Written by - Dr William King
- The Co operator published in the year - 1828
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