141027 – summit 2014 day 1 4 regions – 4 stages – 4...
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141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1 4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success Country Stage: Guatemala
How$did$the$women$coopera0ve$start?$
• For$ more$ than$ two$ years,$ the$ access$ of$ women$ to$ join$ as$
members$ of$ the$ Integral$ Agricultural$ Coopera0ve$ –$ Unión$ 4$
Pinos$ (Men),$was$denied.$Women$acted$only$as$suppliers,$not$
as$associated$members.$$
!• For! several! women! the! access! to! supply! their! product! to! the!
central! market! of! the! community! was! denied.! This! has!desmo9vated! the! women! and! they! eventually! quit.! As! a!consequence,!another!market!was!needed!in!a!5>6!km!distance,!where!transport!costs!were!absoved!by!the!women!suppliers.!!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1 4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success Country Stage: Guatemala
• The!short!term!income!genera9on!opportunityincreased!the!interest! of! the! women! to! par9cipate! in! the! agricultural!ac9vit.!
• ALL$ THE$ PROBLEMS$ CONFRONTED$ AS$WOMEN$ SUPPLIERS$
WERE$ THE$ START$ OF$ THE$ MOTIVATION$ TO$ FORM$ A$
COOPERATIVE$ BUSSINESS$ ORGANIZATION$ ON$ THE$ 17TH$
SEPTEMBER$ 2010,$ WITH$ THE$ SUPPORT$ OF$ THE$ ALREADY$
ESTABLISHED$ MALE$ COOPERATIVE$ [$ Coopera'va) Agrícola)Integral)Unión)de)Cuatro)Pinos)(Hombres)))
• CURRENTLY$THE$COOPERATIVE$COUNTS$WITH$450$WOMEN$
MEMBERS.$!
GEOGRAPHICAL$COVERAGE$OF$THE$
COOPERATIVE$
Sacatepéquez$Chimaltenango$
Quiche$
Sacatepéquez$San9ago!Sacatepéquez!Aldea!Pacul.!Aldea!Pachali.!Santa!María!Cauque.!!
Sumpango!Sacatepéquez.!Aldea!el!Rejón.!Aldea!el!Yalú.!Aldea!el!Arado.!Santa!Marta!!
Chimaltenango$Zaragoza!San!Miguel!Pochuta!!
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Total$of$450$women$–$members$of$the$coopera0ve.$$
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THE!WOMEN!GENERATE!2,450!PERMANENT!JOBS!
Frech beans"Yellow beans"Baby Carrot"!
Sugar snap"Peas"Peas"!
Green suchini"Yellowpatty pan"Green patty pan"
Baby Corn"Radiccio"
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OUR$PRODUCTS$
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ACCESS$TO$NEW$TECHNOLOGY$$
MACRO$TUNNELS$$
BUSSINESS$TRAVEL$PARTICIPATION$$OFTHE$WOMEN$MEMBERS:$
ORLANDO,$ATLANTA,$LOS$ANGELES,$ANTIGUA$GUATEMALA,$FRUIT$
LOGISTICA$GERMANY$
The$ fairs$ par0cipa0on$ helps$ to$ beber$
analyze$ the$ market$ tendencies,$ buyers$
requests,$ compe00veness,$ quality,$ food$
safety,$ packaging,$ trademark,$ among$
others.$$
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• Export!of!4!000!000!lb/year!(around!2000!t).!!• Target!for!2015!increase!to!6!000!000!lb/year.!
OWN$INFRASTRUCTURE$
PRODUCTION$CAPACITY$
Start>up!of!the!GLOBALG.A.P.!Standard!implementa9on!
• Demands!from!interna9onal!market.!• The!need!to!assure!quality!and!food!safety!at!primary!produc9on!level.!
• Crea9on!of!the!QMS!tool!to!support!administra9on!of!the!450!women!producers.!!
• Cer9fica9on!to!introduce!and!keep!ourselves!at!the!interna9onal!market!level.!!!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1 4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success Country Stage: Guatemala
! Supported! by! AGREQUIMA! on! the! cer9fica9on!process!of!the!women!members!• Capacity!Buiding!to!technical!people!on!Good!Agricultural!Prac9ces;!!
• Support!and!follow!up!of!the!implementa9on!of!the!Na9onal!Interpreta9on!Guideline!of!GLOBALG.A.P.!
Challenges!of!the!implementa9on!of!the!QMS!
• GLOBALG.A.P.!Standard!adapted!to!the!reality!in!Guatemala;!
• Change!in!culture;!• Educa9onal!level;!• Create!the!habit!to!document!and!register!everything!that!is!done.!!
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Benefits!from!the!QMS!implementa9on!
• Improved!quality!of!the!products;!• Higher!control!during!primary!produc9on;!!• Less!complaints!from!clients;!• Increase!of!the!produc9on!volumes;!!• Environmental!consiousness;!• Consiousness!of!own!health!,!workers!health!and!their!families.!
$176$CERTIFIED$WOMEN$AGAINST$GLOBALG.A.P.$STANDARD,$
WITH$THE$SUPPORT$OF$AGREQUIMA$FROM$2012$IN$CAPACITY$
BUILDING.$CURRENTLY$60$MORE$WOMEN$ARE$UNDER$
CERTIFICATION$PROCESS$
!!
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The$Quality$&$Food$
Safety$system$is$
extended$to$the$
families$and$
community.$$
ADULT!EDUCATION!
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COMPUTER!CAPACITY!BUILDING!
MEDICAL$CONTROLS!
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$$Toilets$before$the$implementa0on$of$the$internal$
quality$management$system$of$GLOBALG.A.P.$$
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$$Toilets$ager$the$implementa0on$of$the$internal$
quality$management$system$of$GLOBALG.A.P.$$
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1 4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success Country Stage: Guatemala
Recycling!program!implemented!
Protec9on!of!water!resources!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1 4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success Country Stage: Guatemala
Use!and!safe!handling!of!plant!protec9on!products!
BEFORE$$ AFTER$
THANK!YOU!FOR!YOUR!ATTENTION!!!