EghtesadOnline: Given the role and position of assemblies as the highest decision-making body in cooperatives, documented in Chapter 4 of the Companies Act and Chapter 5 of the Cooperatives Statute, this is undoubtedly an objective example of cooperative development in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: An official of Agriculture-Jihad ministry, by providing a performance report of the rural and agricultural cooperatives, elaborated on the attainments of these cooperatives in the field of agricultural market regulation.

EghtesadOnline: According to statistics, the Deputy Minister of Jihad for Agriculture explained the duties and prospects of the Office for Organizing Trade Unions and Non-Governmental Organizations in the year of the production leap.

EghtesadOnline: An official of the Agriculture-Jihad Ministry said institutionalization of the agro-cooperatives requires developing mono-crop cooperatives.

EghtesadOnline: A meeting of the Central Council of Iran's Trade and Agriculture Unions was held today morning in the hall of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad, attended by Abbas Keshavarz, head of the Agricultural Jihad.

EghtesadOnline: An official with the Agriculture-Jihad Ministry announced that by approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Central Organization of the Rural Cooperatives (CORC) is going to launch the initial chamber of the agricultural guilds in the next six months.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives (CORC), is a significant body for rural and agricultural development with more than 1000 Billion Rials of capital, Iran’s deputy agriculture minister said.

EghtesadOnline: An official with the Agriculture-Jihad Ministry informed on the inauguration of a mega project titled "link of rural economy and agro-market system" (NABKA) that in its very nature is a systematic and scientific training system.

EghtesadOnline: An official with the agriculture –jihad ministry said that the Central agro-holding Corporation after 50 years finally was established.

EghtesadOnline: An official of agriculture –Jihad ministry said about 12500 tomato paste have been transacted in the Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME).

EghtesadOnline: An official with the Agriculture-Jihad ministry reported on implementing three pivotal plans for renovating farming systems nationwide.

EghtesadOnline: The deputy minister of Agriculture Jihad announced that we want to modify the balance sheet structure and financial structure of the Iranian Rural Cooperative's credit fund. Dr. Shirzad, in a meeting with the new Board of Directors of the fund emphasized on lending activities and low interest rate lending avoiding intermediation.

EghtesadOnline: So far, about 25 saffron farmers cooperatives in 6 provinces of the country have been established as an agricultural organization.

EghtesadOnline: The CEO of central rural cooperative organization announced revival and reconstruction of Iranian rural cooperation fund, due to financial support and in response to repeated request of many farmers and also producers resident of villages and along with removing the obstacles encountering them and providing necessary facility in procedure of enjoying low interest in order to provide raw material, the Iranian rural cooperative fund was formed according to "decision date 11/3/1325" of the cabinet.

EghtesadOnline: Hossein Shirzad , the deputy of the agriculture minister and chairman of the board of Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), in a kick-off meeting with Tevita Taginavulau, the director-general of Center on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CYRDAP), said CORC is ready and willing to cooperate with CYRDAP in the field of rural and agricultural development.