Rural cooperatives in Morocco are promoting sustainable development by bringing together traditional and women's wisdom. Despite challenges like limited land access, inadequate infrastructure, and gender barriers, cooperatives like Aghssane, Raihan, and Biosalim are transforming rural life through resilience and ingenuity.
Countries in the Global South, which include a range of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, face similar, complex, and multifaceted urban challenges involving a combination of social, economic, environmental, and political factors. Social and popular mobilizations are increasingly focusing on forms of cooperation outside of state control, reclaiming urban resources and the city as a common good.
This article explores how the Grow24 initiative employs a “dual-engine” model—the Eden Volta Breadbasket and the Shikpon urban agriculture cluster—to boost productivity, optimise supply chains, and establish a modern, full-value-chain system that operates around the clock, reshaping the nation’s agricultural landscape.
Haiti is a Caribbean country located in the western part of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. This island is located between Cuba and Jamaica to the west and the island of Puerto Rico to the east. More than 50% of Haiti's population lives in poverty and without access to basic services.