THEY ARE CELEBRATED IN SAN JUAN DE LA RAMBLA, TENERIFE, THE DAYS 25 And 26 OF MAY.

In order to promote the principles of cooperativism in these moments of economic and values ​​crisis, the town hall of San Juan de la Rambla, Tenerife, and the Employment Department, Industry and Commerce of the Government of the Canary Islands, they organize the “Cooperativism Days, a social response to the crisis”.
The quote, which coincides with the statement of the “International Year of Cooperatives”, by the UN, aims to be an exhibitor of solutions within the problem of the crisis and a mediator of resources for cooperativism as a key piece in the economy and Ramblera society..

The presentations on the first day will be: “The FAO, International Year of Cooperatives and Community Agrarian Policy”, by Ramón Meco Murillo, Head of experimentation section of the Ministry of Agriculture of Castilla – The Mancha.

“The Uruguayan system: “The agro-energy and agro-industrial complexes”, by Mr. Leonardo De León Director of ALUR. The general director of the COAGRISÁN cooperative, Jacinto Godoy Gonzalez, will speak on “Agrarian Cooperativeism in the Canary Islands: The example of the Village of San Nicolás”.

The last of the exhibitions of the day, will be led by Miguel López González, COAG Island Coordinator – Tenerife, who will talk about “The relationships between cooperativism and agricultural unionism”.

Saturday's day will begin with the presentation “The experience of the Mondragón corporation” by José Luis Olasolo, former vice president of Mondragón Corporation. Then, a round table will address the role of cooperatives in the face of the crisis, to end the exhibition “Agricultural and livestock cooperativism on the island of Tenerife: “Proposal for San Juan de la Rambla”, by Antonio Bello Pérez, CSIC Research Professor.

The general director of COAGRISÁN explained that this is an excellent opportunity to publicize the experience and trajectory of this cooperative that turned fifty years old last year., and today he enjoys excellent health.

Godoy does not hesitate to highlight that the success of this business project lies in the formula chosen by the founders.: cooperativism, work spirit, action and innovation that make COAGRISÁN a national benchmark.

The important role played by cooperators, as well as all the workers who make up the great COAGRISÁN family, They are the faithful reflection that cooperativism is not only possible, but it demonstrates the importance of human capital and that in periods of crisis, more than destroying jobs, generates them, Godoy stated.