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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.$$
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•  For! several! women! the! access! to! supply! their! product! to! the!
central! market! of! the! community! was! denied.! This! has!
desmo9vated! the! women! and! they! eventually! quit.! As! a!
consequence,!another!market!was!needed!in!a!5>6!km!distance,!
where!transport!costs!were!absoved!by!the!women!suppliers.!!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
•  The!short!term!income!genera9on!opportunityincreased!the!
interest! of! the! women! to! par9cipate! in! the! agricultural!
ac9vit.!
•  ALL$ THE$ PROBLEMS$ CONFRONTED$ AS$ WOMEN$ SUPPLIERS$
WERE$ THE$ START$ OF$ THE$ MOTIVATION$ TO$ FORM$ A$
COOPERATIVE$ BUSSINESS$ ORGANIZATION$ ON$ THE$ 17TH$
SEPTEMBER$ 2010,$ WITH$ THE$ SUPPORT$ OF$ THE$ ALREADY$
ESTABLISHED$ MALE$ COOPERATIVE$ [$ Coopera'va) Agrícola)
Integral)Unión)de)Cuatro)Pinos)(Hombres)))
•  CURRENTLY$THE$COOPERATIVE$COUNTS$WITH$450$WOMEN$
MEMBERS.$!
GEOGRAPHICAL$COVERAGE$OF$THE$
COOPERATIVE$
Sacatepéquez$
San9ago!Sacatepéquez!
Aldea!Pacul.!
Aldea!Pachali.!
Santa!María!Cauque.!
!
Quiche$
Chimaltenango$
Sacatepéquez$
Sumpango!Sacatepéquez.!
Aldea!el!Rejón.!
Aldea!el!Yalú.!
Aldea!el!Arado.!
Santa!Marta!
!
Chimaltenango$
Zaragoza!
San!Miguel!Pochuta!
!
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Total$of$450$women$–$members$of$the$coopera0ve.$$
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
THE!WOMEN!GENERATE!2,450!
PERMANENT!JOBS!
OUR$PRODUCTS$
Frech beans"
Yellow beans"
Baby Carrot"
!
Sugar snap"
Peas"
Peas"
!
Green suchini"
Yellowpatty pan"
Green patty pan"
Baby Corn"
Radiccio"
!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
ACCESS$TO$NEW$TECHNOLOGY$$
MACRO$TUNNELS$$
BUSSINESS$TRAVEL$PARTICIPATION$$OFTHE$WOMEN$MEMBERS:$
ORLANDO,$ATLANTA,$LOS$ANGELES,$ANTIGUA$GUATEMALA,$FRUIT$
LOGISTICA$GERMANY$
The$ fairs$ par0cipa0on$ helps$ to$ beber$
analyze$ the$ market$ tendencies,$ buyers$
requests,$ compe00veness,$ quality,$ food$
safety,$ packaging,$ trademark,$ among$
others.$$
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
OWN$INFRASTRUCTURE$
PRODUCTION$CAPACITY$
•  Export!of!4!000!000!lb/year!(around!2000!t).!!
•  Target!for!2015!increase!to!6!000!000!lb/year.!
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.!!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
Benefits!from!the!QMS!
implementa9on!
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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$PROCESS
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141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
The$Quality$&$Food$
Safety$system$is$
extended$to$the$
families$and$
community.$$
ADULT!EDUCATION!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
COMPUTER!CAPACITY!BUILDING!
MEDICAL$CONTROLS!
141027 – SUMMIT 2014 Day 1
4 Regions – 4 Stages – 4 Models of Success
Country Stage: Guatemala
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$$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!!!