In an era marked by tightening global immigration policies in the United States and Europe, many diaspora communities are being forced to rethink not only where they live, but how they belong. For the Eritrean diaspora, this question carries an added weight. Decades of totalitarian rule have made return impossible for many, leaving a generation suspended between exile and responsibility.
Out of this condition, a new experiment is taking shape.
In November 2025, Meadi Cooperative, Inc. was formally incorporated in the State of California as a democratically governed consumer cooperative. Headquartered in the U.S., Meadi Coop is designed as a transnational cooperative platform—linking Eritrean diaspora communities with partners in Malawi, and a greenhouse pilot laboratory in Canada, to build sustainable, ethical, and community-owned agricultural systems.
See the articles below to learn more about the Meadi Cooperative.
