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By statutory mandate, the Cooperative Development Agency (CDA-Liberia) is the legal, technical, educational as well as the overall administration regulatory arm of the Government of Liberia responsible for all Cooperative activities, facilitate the organization of grass root associations, farmers and non-farmers based organizations, registers and issue certificate, regulates and service the activities of all registered cooperative societies including cooperative apex organizations.
The CDA also provides technical expertise including training, audit or cause to audit the financial records of cooperative societies at least once a year to ensure human resource development, financial accountability, and economic growth.
Meanwhile, the Cooperative Development Agency settles disputes among cooperative societies and their members regarding their activities to ensure peaceful co-existence.
CDA is an agency within the Executive Branch of Government. Before becoming an Autonomous Agency in 1981 through the people’s Redemption Council Degree # 10, it was first under the Ministry of Agriculture as a Division for Cooperative Development & Marketing. The Agency has been operated through the provision and strength of the 1936 Cooperative Societies Act. To date, the 1936 Cooperative Societies Act has been updated/upgraded or revised to meet the present day realities of Cooperative Development around the World. The 2018 Draft Cooperative Societies Act has been validated by stakeholders of the sector and submitted to the Office of the President of the Republic of Liberia for onward submission to the Liberian National Legislature for amendment.
Cooperative societies are organized as business enterprise primarily to cater to the development of the less fortunate by rural & urban dwellers using their own self-help initiatives. They empower their members to achieve socio-economic independence through working together as a united group with common bond to promote the interest of all members & their communities. Viable Cooperative’s societies are enterprises owned and controlled by their members.
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