Mutual Aid Agricultural Cooperative Association - Kyosai nougyoukyodoukumiairengoukai

...Therefore, federations are formed that encompass areas larger than the individual cooperatives (usually prefectures), and national federations are formed that encompass the federations of each prefecture. Prefectural federations include the Keizairen (Economic Agricultural Cooperative Federation), which is primarily involved in sales and purchasing, Shinren (Credit Agricultural Cooperative Federation), which handles credit business, Kyosairen (Mutual Aid Agricultural Cooperative Federation), which handles mutual aid business, and Kenchu ​​(Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives), which handles guidance business, educational activities, and agricultural policy activities. There are also federations of specialized agricultural cooperatives.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Mutual Aid Agricultural Cooperative Association" is listed below.

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…そこで単位組合よりも広い区域(通常は都道府県)を包含して連合会をつくり，さらに各県の連合会を包含した全国連合会をつくっている。都道府県連合会には販売･購買事業を主とした経済連(経済農業協同組合連合会)，信用事業を行う信連(信用農業協同組合連合会)，共済事業を行う共済連(共済農業協同組合連合会)，指導事業や教育活動，農政活動を行う県中(農業協同組合中央会)とがある。このほかに専門農協の連合会もある。…

※「共済農業協同組合連合会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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