In March, the Brazilian Cooperative Organisation (OCB) published a COP30 Manifesto, after a series of conversations with member organisations and co-op leaders which started at the 15th Brazilian Cooperative Congress in 2024.
The manifesto focuses on five key areas: food security, technology and low-carbon agriculture, valuing communities and climate funding; energy transition and sustainable development; bioeconomy as a development driver; and adaptation and mitigation of climate risks.
It says co-ops play a key role in balancing productivity and sustainability, by promoting technology, agricultural modernisation and productive organisation. But, the manifesto adds, “to move forward, it is essential to adapt sustainable production metrics, increase investment in tech in the field, strengthen green economic instruments and ensure predictability in global trade”.
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