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AgroAmerica continues to train Local Coordinators for Ddisaster Reduction in San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu.

AgroAmerica continues to train Local Coordinators for Ddisaster Reduction in San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu.

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As part of the efforts made to reduce the impact caused by Natural Disasters, AgroAmerica promotes the active organization and training of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction (COLRED) in the communities surrounding its operations.

Under the direction of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction and with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency –JICA-, COLRED directors actively operating in San Marcos, Quetzaltenango, Retalhuleu received a training workshop on the Japanese methodology “HUG” (Shelter Administration) as part of the development of Disaster Risk Management Capabilities in Central America.

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AgroAmérica gana RSPO premio excelencia

Agroaceite, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica Tropical Oil Holding Corp., is awarded with the Community Impact RSPO Excellence Award 2019

Agroaceite, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica Tropical Oil Holding Corp., is awarded with the Community Impact RSPO Excellence Award 2019

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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) held the 2019 Excellence Awards to recognize and honor RSPO members for their outstanding contributions across key impact areas, not only in meeting the initiative stringent standards but in leading the way towards the shared vision of making sustainable palm oil the norm.

With more than 4,000 members located in 92 countries around the world, the RSPO organized, for the first time, the RSPO Excellence Awards Ceremony to recognize their member’s contributions implementing practices that go beyond the standards that palm oil regulations require; thus contributing to sustainable production.

RSPO Excellence Award 2019

The 2019 Excellence Award was presented during the seventeenth Annual RSPO Conference -RT17- held in Bangkok, Thailand, by a jury that was composed of an independent multidisciplinary team, leaders, and experts in the palm oil and sustainability sector.

There were 5 categories for the 2019 RSPO Excellence Award ceremony: Human Rights and Labour Initiative, Conservation Leadership, Smallholder Impact Programme, Community Impact, and Outstanding Achievement.

The Community Impact RSPO Excellence Award 2019 was presented by the RSPO General Secretary to Gustavo Bolaños -AgroAmerica COO- for the implementation of the “Human Development Center” project. “It reflects the company’s comprehensive vision to provide access to high-quality education & health coverage,” said Bolaños.

RSPO CEO Datuk Darrel Webber said, “For the very first time, we are giving our valued members the opportunity to receive due recognition for their significant contributions in helping us in our shared journey towards making sustainable palm oil the norm…

Human Development Center (HDC):

The Human Development Center is a project executed by Agroaceite, a company that is part of AgroAmerica Tropical Oil Holding Corp; which has donated 10ha of plantations for the construction of the project that is comprised of a Medical Clinic and school for children of workers:

  • Medical Clinic: Conducted in partnership with the University of Colorado to promote integral health access. It opened in 2014 and has impacted more than 27thousand patients in the Southwestern region of Guatemala. The MedicalClinic also runs community programs, in which 3,343 children and 1,977 women have participated, to reduce maternal and infant mortality and improve the nutritional status of the area
  • School for children of workers: Established to raise the academic level of the area through a creative and innovative pedagogical methodology, which promotes the active participation of students. The school for children of workers has obtained regional recognition for academic performance and pedagogical methodology.

“We will continue to promote the well-being of the people in the community with this initiative. We hope this is the beginning of all the positive impact that we can make,” Gustavo Bolaños.

The project is based on the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations General Assembly through resolution 70/1: To transform our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

With the Human Development Center AgroAmerica contribute to:

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AgroAmérica gana premio campo limpio

AgroCaribe, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica, is the winner of the first edition of the CampoLimpio Award.

AgroCaribe, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica, is the winner of the first edition of the CampoLimpio Award.

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Agrocaribe, a subsidiary of AgroAmerica, was the winner of the first edition of the CampoLimpio Award, an event held as part of activities to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the program.

A minimum of 2 years as an active member in the program was required to participate in the contest; the Selection Committee also evaluated in key aspects as having the CampoLimpio certificate, strict control of the volume and quality of delivery of the containers, and having containers recollection infrastructure in place.

The Campo Limpio program, promoted by Agrequima, aims to provide the tools to properly dispose of pesticide containers, to maintain a healthy and clean environment.

To define a winner, the Selection Committee visited the participating farms, in which the processes implemented in terms of waste management and other actions carried out by agricultural producers in connection with the communities were evaluated, demonstrating that they are working for sustainable agriculture.

As a result of the visits and the evaluation of the key aspects, Agrocaribe was named winner of the first edition of the CampoLimpio Award; Gustavo Bolaños, COO of AgroAmerica, received the recognition.

AgroAmerica and all the participants of the CampoLimpio program comply with Guatemala’s national legislation (Norma Coguanor NGO 44 086: 98 and Agreement 166 of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources), as well as with the International Code of Conduct for the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO.

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Contribuyendo al Progreso Social

AgroAmerica promotes processes of dialogue and community relations

AgroAmerica promotes processes of dialogue and community relations

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AgroAmerica, in alliance with the Center for Social Responsibility in Guatemala –CentraRSE-, the German Agency for International Cooperation –GIZ Guatemala-, and mills in the area have organized a Diploma of “Sustainable Dialogue and Conflict Transformation”.

Wit the Diploma, AgroAmerica aims to strengthen processes of community dialogue and relationship in the area of influence of the department of Escuintla. Community leaders from the municipalities of Masagua, Tiquisate, and La Gomera, Escuintla were invited.

The Diploma consists of 6 training sessions about the processes of dialogue and conflict resolution as tools to strengthen the community relationship and potentialized the impact of social projects.

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Students of the AgroAmerica School were awarded in the Regional Reading Contest

Schools from the public and private rural areas participated in the fourth reading contest of the municipalities of the Southwest Zone of Guatemala; in which the first three places of each grade level were awarded regionally

Students of the AgroAmerica School were awarded in the Regional Reading Contest

Students of the AgroAmerica School were awarded among the first three places in their respective categories for having exceeded the reading standard established by the Ministry of Education. The jury evaluated expression, accuracy, and reading speed.

In the regional Southwest contest, 90 children and 15 public and private schools from the departments of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu participated.

The AgroAmerica School currently has more than 180 students, sons and daughters of company workers. The school was established to improve the academic level in the area and promote community development.

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AgroAmerica and CONRED renewed accreditations to 72 people as official members of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction (COLRED)

AgroAmerica and CONRED renewed accreditations to 72 people as official members of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction (COLRED)

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AgroAmerica in partnership with the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction -CONRED- , and the Association of the Southwest Trifinio  ASODITSO-, carried out the renewal of accreditations to 72 people from 10 communities of Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu; as official members of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction.

During an act held at AgroAmerica School, the Executive Secretary of CONRED, Sergio Cabañas, presented the renewed accreditations to 72 people among whom were community leaders and workers of the company.

The accreditations endorse them as official members of the Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction in the communities of San Luis, Santa Fe, Los Encuentros, La Blanquita, Valle Lirio, Chiquirines, Morenas, Salinas I and II, and Colonia Barillas.

Agroamerica and the Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction (COLRED):

Since 2016 AgroAmerica began the process of training of Local Coordinators for Disaster Reduction to provide local knowledge and skills to respond to emergencies and natural disasters.

The aim of COLRED is to give support to the communities during natural disasters and organize them to learn to react in the correct right way to an event, and if necessary, provide the first response, in coordination with municipal or departmental authorities.

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