Report from Lucienville Agricultural Colony

Agricultural cooperatives first appeared in Argentina in immigrant colonies at the end of the nineteenth century, to fight against powerful landowners and monopolies. Inspired by this effort and reacting to the lack of infrastructure and commercial ventures in the area, in addition to the contractual demands of the Jewish Colonization Association, Jewish colonists created a cooperative in the early years of the Lucienville colony (founded in 1894). Jewish colonists, who had also learned from cooperatives in Germany and Russia, helped spread the ideals to other colonies. In 1907, it became possible for people not connected to the JCA to become members (although not officers).