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Types of Co-operatives

The co-operative model of enterprise can be applied to any business activity. They exist in traditional economic sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, consumer and financial services, housing, and production (workers' co-operatives). However, co-operative activity spans to large number of sectors and activities including car-sharing child-care, health and social care, funeral, orchestras and philharmonics, schools, sports, tourism, utilities (electricity, water, gas, etc.), and transport (taxis, buses, etc).

Agricultural co-op, Canada Consumer co-op product, Norway School co-op Colombia Consumer co-op, Japan
Health co-op Benin Fisheries co-op Japan Social care co-op, Sweden Taxi co-op, Canada

ICA's Sectoral Organisations

Agriculture: International Co-operative Agricultural Organisation (ICAO)
Banking and Credit: International Co-operative Banking Association (ICBA)
Consumer: Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW)
Fisheries: International Co-operative Fishery Organisation (ICFO)
Health: International Health Co-operative Organisations (IHCO)
Housing: International Co-operative Housing Organisation (ICA Housing)
Industry and services: International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers' Co-operatives (CICOPA)
Insurance: International Co-operative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF)
Travel: International Association of Tourism (TICA)

Last Updated: 13 December 2007