{"id":1102667,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1102667/?format=json","text_counter":236,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mandera South, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Ali Adan","speaker":{"id":13418,"legal_name":"Adan Hajj Ali","slug":"adan-haji-ali"},"content":"A brief objective of the Policy is as follows: 1. Accelerate the growth and development of the co-operative sector through legal and institutional reforms. 2. Promote co-operative production access to shared resources and values addition and marketing. 3. Enhance financial deepening and investments through co-operatives. 4. Establish and institutional framework for enhancement of co-operation, consultation and co-ordination of co-operative management. 5. Promote governance in co-operatives. 6. Develop the capacity of co-operatives through training education and research. 7. Promote adoption of ICT in co-operatives. 8. Mainstream issues related to climate change, special interest groups, and human rights in co-operatives. The Committee researched in other jurisdictions with similar co-operatives movements in a bid to enrich the Policy and address the gaps identified. The jurisdictions included Brazil, the Philippines and South Africa. The findings on the operation of co-operatives in these countries are highlighted in the Committee’s Report."}