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Agro-processing (Cocoa & Herbs/Spices)
Roundtable: International Trends & Opportunities.
April 15-16, 2015
Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Opportunities for Caribbean
cocoa/chocolate producers in
Europe.
Mr. Abel Fernandez
Manager-Exports & Logistics,
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ORGANIC
BIODYNAMIC FAIRLY TRADED
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
GLOBALLY SUSTAINABLE
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
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OUR GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITION
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OUR GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITION
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OUR GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITION
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OUR GLOBAL AND REGIONAL COMPETITION
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WHAT DO WE
DO
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Organized Producers
Groups
PPP s
Certifications
Promotion of Local Industry
and consumption
Government Support
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ORGANIZED PRODUCERS
GROUPS
Producers are the raw
material in this process.
Training, teaching and
empowering them will
always be easier if
organized.
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PPP s
Public – private – partnership has
demonstrated to be an excellent skill
for the implementation of projects to
support producers groups in the
achievement of goals like:
Maintenance of Organic production
program, compliance of social and
environmental criteria etc.
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PROMOTION OF LOCAL INDUSTRY
AND DOMESTICAL CONSUMPTION
Local industry may normally
represents added value
consequently better income
for local producers.
Domestical consumption
can be promoted in touristic
areas in producing countries.
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CERTIFICATIONS
Despite of the fact that producers
should comply criteria because
they are convenient, Certifications
should be kept as they has
become in the referee to certify
that different criteria are complied
accordingly. In the meantime they
have become in a requirement to
access market.
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
This is crucial to achieve level of
efficiency and sustainability in
cocoa sector in the different
countries.
Such support should Includes public
infrastructure, basic services to the
communities and eventually
donation of planting material.
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In Conclusion
Organized Producers Groups can learn, use and apply
more efficiently the resources while meeting the
standards.
Buyers are more happy and committed due to
improvement of quality but also because the impact
of the cooperation is reflected at the community level.
Happy government because communities reach a
level of self-sufficiency in some respects, at least
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