Hachaklait (Israel)

Hachaklait (Israel) is a cooperative association founded in 1919 by farmers in the Lower Galilee settlements. Its original purpose was livestock insurance, with veterinary services added later. The organization has grown alongside the development of cooperative and private agriculture in Israel, accompanying farmers through crises and epidemics and helping the livestock sector reach internationally high levels of quality, health, and productivity. Its institutions include a general assembly, council, management, audit committee, and arbitration committee. Activities are planned and carried out according to professional and economic metrics on a non-profit basis. The organization is based in Caesarea, Israel, and operates nationwide, serving cattle, sheep, and horses. It publishes news and updates on animal health issues, including disease outbreaks and monthly summaries from its chief veterinarian.

Hachaklait was founded in 1919 in the Lower Galilee settlements by farmers and for farmers as a cooperative association. Its central goal at founding was livestock insurance, with the provision of veterinary services added at a later stage. The organization expanded and grew in accordance with the development and growth of cooperative and private agriculture. It accompanied the farmer to all regions of the country, was involved in the establishment and development of farms, supported farmers through crises and epidemics, and helped bring the livestock sector to the high international level it has reached in quality, health, and productivity. In the 1970s, it was decided to renovate the building in Haifa at the Bat Galim junction, including wall-to-wall carpets and new cabinets. Dr. Aharon Shapira served as a doctor in Hachaklait from the late 1930s until 1975; he initially lived in Degania A and served as a doctor in the Jordan Valley area, and in 1942 requested to stop working to volunteer as a guard, but Hachaklait thought otherwise. Professor Zeev Gross of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, a native of Yavne'el and grandson of Haim Zimmerman, one of the founders of Hachaklait, wrote an article on 'Yavne'el is a parable' including an important chapter on the establishment of Hachaklait, noting that Hachaklait became a symbol and example of business partnership between political rivals and an example in its efforts to cultivate the cattle and livestock sector in the country and to finance medical research.

• 1975

  Dr. Aharon Shapira ended his service as a doctor in Hachaklait.

• 1970

  Decision to renovate the building in Haifa at the Bat Galim junction.

• 1942

  Dr. Aharon Shapira requested to stop working to volunteer as a guard; Hachaklait thought otherwise.

• 1919

  Founded in the Lower Galilee settlements as a cooperative association for livestock insurance.

Non-profit cooperative serving Israeli farmers with livestock insurance and veterinary services.

• Livestock insurance

  Original core service, insuring livestock for farmers.

• Veterinary services

  Added later, providing medical care for cattle, sheep, and horses.

1. 1החקלאית – מאז 1919hachaklait.org.il
2. 2חדשות מן העבר – החקלאיתhachaklait.org.il
3. 3Hachaklait (Israel) - Wikidatawikidata.org