2025.02.20
Announcement of the 2024 ICA Taraining Program on ”Capacity Building of Rural Women on Their Roles for Vitalization of Rural Econony-2024
We are pleased to announce that IDACA, in cooperation with the International Cooperative Alliance Asia Pacific Region (ICA-AP), will be conducting the above-mentioned training program in a face-to-face format.
This training program is aimed at women in the Asia region, focusing on businesses that contribute to improving the status and income of rural women, with the goal of enhancing their practical skills.
Seven trainees from seven countries will arrive in Japan on February 27, 2025, and over the course of two weeks, they will gain an understanding of the activities of Japanese agricultural cooperatives and rural women, and learn about organizational development and management methods for rural women in their home countries.
2025.01.31
Notice of IDACA Newsletter
We have published IDACA News No. 124.
This issue features the latest business and training reports from IDACA.
We’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to check it out!
↓Please click the link below to view IDACA News No.124.
2024.10.07
Notice of IDACA Newsletter
We have published IDACA News No. 123.
This issue features the latest business and training reports from IDACA.
We’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to check it out!
↓Please click the link below to view IDACA News No.123.
2024.08.29
President Toru YAMANO Talked to participants
On August 26, 2024, Toru Yamano, President, JA Zenchu as well as IDACA, delivered a special lecture at the Institute. This lecture was directed towards seven participants from the Asia and Pacific region who attended the training course on “Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and Improvement of Farmer’s Income through Development of Agricultural Cooperatives”. During his presentation, he shared his insights based on the past experiences abroad, future strategies, and expectations to the participants.
2024.07.29
Welcoming Chairman of the Standing Committee for Rural Development, Cooperative and Consumer Affairs of Selangor
On July 23rd, we welcomed Honorable Datuk Rizam bin Haji Ismal, Chairman of the Standing Committee for Rural Development, Cooperative and Consumer Affairs of Selangor and officers of cooperative related agencies from Selangor State, Malaysia and gave presentation on Japanese agriculture and agricultural cooperatives.
In the morning, we provided detailed explanations about our organization, the JA Group, and the development of agriculture in Japan. We also exchanged views on the development of agriculture in Malaysia.
In the afternoon, with the cooperation of JA Kanagawa Seisho, the group visited grading center of the JA and direct sales shop “Asadore farmin”. Participants showed significant interest in the unique cooperative mechanisms of JA, which are not present in Malaysia.