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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.!!

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•  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.!!!

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! 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.$$

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Recycling!program!implemented!

Protec9on!of!water!resources!

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Use!and!safe!handling!of!plant!protec9on!products!

BEFORE$$ AFTER$

THANK!YOU!FOR!YOUR!ATTENTION!!!