From May to August 2025, Ek Sreykhouch, PhD student and member of the Cooperative Research Group, carried out a successful field visit to Battambang province, Cambodia, as part of the SmartAgriCambodia project.  The fieldwork involved semi-structured interviews with leaders from 28 active agricultural cooperatives, selected through a screening process from an initial list of 77 registered cooperatives. These interviews provided insights into the cooperatives' management, membership, business activity, technology use, and financial resources.

Adeniran Ibitayo Esther, as a representative of the group, together with the head of the group, Jiri Hejkrlik, had the privilege of attending the ICA CCR European Research Conference 2025 in Finland, Helsinki, widely regarded as one of the most cooperative countries in the world. The event brought together researchers and practitioners to examine the evolving role of cooperatives in building sustainable and inclusive economies. As part of the conference programme, Ibitayo presented her and Magdalena Holmanova's research titled “The Willingness of Farmers to Join Agricultural Cooperatives in Moldova,” which investigates the socio-economic and institutional factors influencing farmers’ decisions to participate in cooperatives, using insights drawn from field data in Moldova.

Oceněný snímek Ve stínu kakaovníku režiséra Stanislava Komínka z mezinárodního filmového festivalu AGROFILM, který měl 27.1. premiéru na ČT poukazuje na životní podmínky pěstitelů, nedostatek dělníků pro sklizeň či problém d?ětské práce či kácení deštných pralesů. Zároveň ukazuje dopady certifikace Fairtrade na jejich podnikání a jak lze zlepšit situaci pomocí družstev a získání certifikace FAIRTRADE.