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Cooperatives in Israel
The modern economic growth of Israel has been considered miracle in the desert. The land of Canaan is now Israel, and the son which god promised to Abraham was Isaac. Today the country of Israel after 3,800 years since the arrival of Abraham is now a modern, democratic, and industrial state
After 2000 years of bitter exile in foreign countries, they decided to return to the land of Israel to build a great nation. In the long history of mankind, there is only one nation which has experienced a long and painful struggle in protecting its land and people. Such nation is Israel.
The people of Israel
Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people. They share one faith and a single spiritual heritage. Israel is principally an urban society. The country has more than 4 million people. Since its political independence in 1948 from Great Britain, Israel has welcomed more than 1.7 million Jews who came from more than 100 countries. At percent, more than 50 percent of the people are native-born.
About 10 percent of the people live in 125 rural communities, 230 kibbutzim and 360 moshavim. A kibbutz (singular of kibbutzim) is a colective or communal village while the moshav (singular of moshavim) is a cooperative village. Both kibbutz and moshav are the main types of cooperative in Israel and they have contributed very substantially to the economic growth of the country. They only
Moshav as Economic Model
The moshav is now the most dominant agricultural community. The whole moshavim produce almost 50 percent of Israel food output, and 50 percent of the countrys agricultural exports. The moshav model which combines the individual enterprise of the traditional farmer with economic and social cooperation has attracted
Through join programs, moshav farmers share their experiences and technologies with farmers from the developing countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In the Philippines , two moshav pilot projects were established, one in Pampanga and the other one in Nueva Ecija.
Cooperatives in India
The basic needs of people any where in the world are the same, particularly among the poor. In the case of farmers , they naturally want better prices for their crops. Consumers are always searching for better quality goods at reasonable prices. The farmers of India organized their cooperatives to
India farmers have along tradition of informal cooperation, such as cooperation among the families for education, charity, and relief work in the village. In the Philippines, this is called bayanihan. Starting in 1904, cooperative business institution were organized in India. These provided loans to farmers at low interest rate. Some cooperatives sold fertilizers, seed, and
There are successful cooperatives in India. One success story is that Pravara Shakara Karkhana Cooperatives. Pravara Nagar is a community in India which is dominated by sugar production. In 1940, ten sugar companies were established in the said community .Such sugar companies displaced about 1,000 cultivators who lost more than 30,000 acres of farmland, including their homes. The big sugar companies even refused
Clearly, the poor sugar tillers were in great economic distress. It was then that Professor D.R. Gadgil, famous leader of cooperatives, suggested to the tillers to organize a sugar cooperative. Sugar tillers from 40 villages lages agreed to form their cooperative. It took them more than one year to collect six lakhs 60,000 of rupees . The India government matched their share capital, together with their loans of 20 lakhs of rupees. With its seed capital, the cooperative bought a
Today, the sugar cooperative has produced quality sugar, and its business has increased tremendously. The cooperative has developed its own transportation facility and communication system in the area. Moreover, it has purchased the share capital of the government, and it has paid its loan. The role of the Indian Government has been to provide
The government likewise assists cooperatives in their operations, such as accounting, auditing, and supervision. However, the government gradually phases out its participation as soon as the cooperatives become viable. In the final analysis, the success of the cooperative greatly depends on the cooperation of

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