Ethiopia: Harnessing the Potential of Cooperatives for Economic, Social Empowerment

Director General to Federal Cooperative Agency, Usman Surur and State Minister of Agriculture Seleshi Getahun respectively from left to right.

In Ethiopia, Iqub, voluntarily pooling of financial resources; Jigie and Wonfel, labour resource mobilization mechanisms to overcome seasonal labour shortages; insurance, reciprocal insurance mechanism whereby members contribute membership fees in kind or in cash to meet social needs including wedding and funeral ceremonies are considered to be informal cooperatives.

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