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Fernando Lucas, president of the Federation of Gold Miners' Cooperatives in Para, told AFP that he was sick of miners being "branded as criminals".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives said it does not have a policy of confiscating land from farmers who unintentionally default.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

Masanobu Sakamoto, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, reiterated his organization’s opposition to the release.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

A 2021 United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives report estimated there were about 1,000 such businesses — a speck of the estimated 33 million small businesses nationwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Cooperatives sprang up to handle the farmwork and try to keep everyone fed.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff