Today is celebrated the Day of Cooperativism, one of the engines of the development of Misiones

In 1992, the UN decided that the International Day of Cooperatives would be commemorated on the first Saturday of July. In Misiones, all productive activities have institutions that promote economic and social growth in their communities.

In 1992, the United Nations (UN) issued a resolution by which it was established on the first Saturday of July as the International Day of Cooperatives. This date was chosen to commemorate the centenary of the International Cooperative Alliance formed by more than 760 million members from 100 countries.

The Province of Misiones has countless reasons to join this celebration from its origins, when it was a territory National Coopertivism was one of the major drivers of economic, social and even cultural development of their communities.

Cooperatives currently cover virtually all activities, from agriculture to the provision of public services, including those that provide educational or financial services; just to mention a few items. A clear example is the distribution of electrical energy, in which nine co-ops from different points of the province meet the needs of their residents.

In the case of agriculture, there are clear examples that the precept strength "can come true." In yerba mate, several co-operatives share market leadership with private firms, while in the United States there is more than one. livestock (pigs), there are also prosperous cooperatives, tobacco, tea, citrus, and the dairy sector are also chains in which cooperativism plays a fundamental role.

This sector is so important, in the province has a Ministry of Cooperative Action, Mutuality, Trade and Integration "The social economy is a democratic alternative for the economic, cultural and political development of the community that allows, especially in time of crisis, to build viable societies through cooperation ", explains the organization led by Elida Vigo

that, beyond the conjuncture and situations already crossed by the cooperative sector It is undeniable that this movement is still valid and is consolidating as a necessary tool for the growth of Misiones.