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Events julio 2010

28 julio 2010

Organic Consumers Know Better: Collin Peterson is Not the OCA's Darling Sustainable Food News published a bizarre article last week concerning a letter sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack from 75 members of Congress asking for farmers to be allowed to plant genetically engineered alfalfa this fall. Some signers to the letter include House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.),... continue

27 julio 2010

"Fari Trade" Business oportunity for entrepreurs The laureate Paul Rice, TransFair USA president, Social Development Organization leader in certification of "fair trade" in the United States, an initiative that has garnered significant recognition among them the award for Social Entrepreneur of the Year Foundation Schwab was in Caracas last week to publicize Venezuelan audiences their... continue

26 julio 2010

The organic produce category has continued to exceed expectations during the... When times get tough, it always helps to have a loyal fan base. The organic produce category is a case in point. Despite usually being a little more expensive than conventional produce, despite naysayers who continue to claim that organic consumers are receiving no added benefit for their extra money, and despite the pressures of a bad economy... continue

26 julio 2010

Buy 36 tons of cocoa Honduras Lugar: Honduras It is envisaged this year economic improvement to cacao growers in Honduras. "The minimum contract of sale signed with Chocolats Halba is 36 tons and stretches from September 2010 to May 2011," the president of the Cocoa Producers' Association of Honduras (APROCACAHO), Anibal Ayala. Staff of the Swiss firm Chocolats Halba is in the country... continue

23 julio 2010

Zamorano and IDB Launch Program: "Increasing the Quality and Competitiveness... Lugar: Honduras Over the next three years, train Zamorano 1.194 beneficiaries. "The main objective of the program is to increase and improve the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, specifically in the areas of food safety and quality," said Dr. Claudia Garcia, Program Coordinator. "The total investment is 2.4 billion.... continue

14 julio 2010

FIDE, HSBC and Claro Launch Exporters Forum 2010 Lugar: Honduras The Exporters' Forum 2010, Niches: small spaces - great opportunities, was held today at the Marriott Hotel in Tegucigalpa organized by FIDE, Investment and Exports, an official sponsorship of HSBC and the co-sponsorship of course. Exporters Forum 2010 emphasized the potential of existing and potential exporters Hondurans to take advantage of... continue

5 julio 2010

Support for organic marketing Lugar: Nicaragua Little by little in Europe and the United States market grew inclusieon promotes small farmers. To answer this, it was crucial the role of actors Ecomercados project, which since 2005 has so far benefited producers 1.815 facilitating their access to them. In the second phase is to reach more than 2 000 400. Ecomercados is a project on... continue

1 julio 2010

El Financiamiento de las cadenas agrícolas de valor. Evolución reciente,... The structure of this paper is to address the following questions: what has changed in the context over the last four years? Is it still valid chain diagram? What have we done and what are the challenges? What have we learned? and concluding remarks. Four years ago, global GDP growth was significant. We had an economy recovered from the... continue