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Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives CORC

Type of Organization: Cooperative
Areas of work: Agricultural and rural legislation, Social protection and rural development, Stakeholders
Region: Near East
Country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description:
The Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of is a public entity owned by the State (78%) and by the members rural cooperatives (22%). According to the provisions of its Statute, this organization is responsible for the development of the agricultural sector through cooperatives and rural organizations. The CORC governance tasks for rural and agricultural cooperatives network is divided into four areas: 1-Policymaking tasks 2- Consultancy tasks 3-Suporting tasks 4- Supplying tasks.