The International Co-operative Agricultural Organisation (ICAO) is the democratic organisation representing agricultural co-operatives and farmers world-wide. The ICAO, founded in 1951, is a sectoral organisation of the ICA.    

The proposal of restructuring and amendments to the ICA Rules and Standing Orders were passed in the ICA special General Assembly at Rome, Italy. They will affect the member status of the ICAO member organaisations in the ICA, especially the membership of ICA and the subscription fees. Please find the linked documents for details.

● Member Profile Update. Please contact the ICAO secretariat office and update your organisational information.
● The ICAO International Seminar was a resounding success with over 80 cooperators from dozens of cooperatives worldwide.
    Below are copies of many of the presentations delivered at the ICAO International Seminar in Singapore:
● The voice of agricultural co-operatives in the European Union by Gabriel Trenzado of COGECA
● Food, agriculture and rural development in Asia: trends, challenges and opportunities by David Dawe of the FAO
● Microcredit for Rural Development:
¡Ü The Experience of Grameen Bank by Dipal Chandra Barua, Deputy Managing Director of Grameen Bank
● The Doha Development Agenda:
¡Ü An update on the agriculture negotiations by Jonathan Hepburn, Programme Officer, Agriculture
● The Present Situation of Japanese Agriculture and JA Group:
¡Ü The Case of Agricultural Cooperatives of Japan by Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (JA Zenchu)
¡Ü by Toru Nakashima of IDACA
● The Role of Cooperatives in rural development by Raul Montemayor, Vice President of IFAP

 86th ICA International Co-operative
  Day 14th UN International Day of Cooperatives(5 July 2008)
"Confronting Climate Change through Co-operative Enterprise"
"Lucha contra el cambio climatico a traves de las cooperativas”
"Lutter contre le changement climatique a travers l’entreprise cooperative"

This year the theme of the International Day highlights the fact that cooperatives are enterprises that make significant contributions to addressing climate change. While some commit to cutting green house gas emissions, others are striving towards carbon neutrality, and all are working towards economic, social and environmental sustainability.
 2007 ICAO General Meeting & International Seminar
17 Oct. 2007, Morrison Room, Raffles city convention centre, Singapore
  At the ICAO International Seminar, the Morrison Room of the Raffles City Convention Centre was filled beyond capacity with more than 80 representatives of dozens of agricultural cooperatives from around the world where they heard from and discussed with eight experts on the “challenges in the business environment confronting today’s agri-coops” in Session 1 and on “the role of agri-coops in rural development” in Session 2.
 ICAO international Seminar on "Recent Developments in WTO/DDA Agricultural Negotiations: Are we ready for the ramifications? (Manchester, UK, November 9, 2006, 09:00 ~ 16:00)
  An ICAO international seminar on WTO/DDA issues was held at 09:00 ~ 16:00 at Mitchell room, the New Century House, Manchester, UK. 22 invited guests, speakers, and audiences from 10 organizations, mostly from ICAO and ICA members, participated in the meeting. The meeting was held in association with ICA Regional Assembly for European region.
 Joint seminar on "Co-operative Integration of Agricultural Marketing"
  September 21, Cartagena, Colombia
A seminar on building links between agricultural and

consumer cooperatives addressing this issue, jointly

organised by ICAO, Consumers Cooperative

International (CCI) and the International Federation of

Agricultural Producers, (IFAP) was held at Bolivar DC

room in Hilton Cartagena Hotel on 21 September,

2006.
38th IFAP World Farmers' Congress, May
    30- June 7, Warsaw, Poland.

ICA Special General Assembly, June, Rome,
    Italy

ICA Expo, October 19-20, Lisbon, Portugal

ICA AP/ICAO/NACF workshop on the
    development of agricultural cooperatives,
    September, Seoul, Korea

8th Meeting of ICA AP Regional Assembly,
    December, Hanoi, Vietnam

Publication: Membership Profiles