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2008 Latin America Regional Meeting São Paulo, Brazil April 2-4, 2008 Farm Development Meeting April 7-8, 2008 Supply Chain Meeting Agenda |
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People from all over Brazil and Latin America gathered in Quixada and Sao Paulo, Brazil in April for the Organic Exchange Farm and Regional Supply Chain Meetings. With these meetings, Organic Exchange (OE) aimed to grow the Latin American organic cotton supply chain by connecting its elements - farmers, researchers, processors, manufacturers and brands - and by providing key resources and knowledge to enable the conversion to organic cotton. Belolw you will find presentations and press coverage from the meeting..
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Wednesday, April 2
- Estado actual del algodón orgánico en América Latina Alfonso Lizárraga, Organic Exchange
- Agroecosistemas, desarrollo rural y agricultura orgánica en el contexto brasileño Maria Celia de Souza, IEA
- Experiencia del proceso productivo en la experiencia Paraguay Celia Roa, Aratex Organica
- La experiencia de agricultores y agricultoras familiares en la producción de algodón Pedro Jorge B. F. Lima, Esplar
- Experiencias en Perú y Nicaragua Rodolfo Piscoya, APAEM
- La experiencia de Instituto Maytenus en Paraná, Brasil Jair Pellegrin, Maytenus
- Experiencias de agricultores/as familiares en el semi-árido de Paraiba, Pernambuco y Rio Grande do Norte en la producción de algodón orgánico Melchior N. Batista da Silva, Embrapa Algodão, Campina Grande
- El algodón agroecológico y el rol de la investigación pública en Brasil Reginaldo R. Luders, Instituto Agronómico de Campinas
- El algodón de color en Sudamérica James Vreeland, Peru Naturtex Partners (ppt)
- Principales cadenas de algodón agroecológico y/o orgánico en Brasil Thomas Favennec, Tudo Bom
- Resultados y Conclusiones de los grupos de trabajo Alfonso Lizárraga and Doraliz Aranda, Organic Exchange
- Closing Final Report
- Welcome and Opening Maria Cox, Organic Exchange
- Market and Overview of Organic Cotton Doraliz Aranda, Organic Exchange
- Vision of the Farmers James Vreeland, Naturtex (.ppt)
- Certification and Integrity Daniel Schuppli, IMO Control
- Brazilian Market Overview Maysa Motta Gadelha, Natural Fashion
- The Synergy Between Organic and Fairtrade: Addressing Challenges and Creating Value
Olga Segovia, Aratex Orgánica
Thomas Favennec, TUDO BEM?
- Telling the Story: Track & Trace and Consumer Education Ana Cândida Zanesco, Ecotece (.ppt)
- Meeting Wrap-Up Alfonso Lizårraga and Doraliz Aranda, Organic Exchange
Thursday, April 3
Raúl Machín, Coproexnic
Friday, April 4
Maysa Motta Gadelha, Coopnatural – Paraíba
Monday, April 7
Simon Ferrigno, Organic Exchange
Olga Segovia, Aratex Orgánica
Tuesday, April 8
Press
www.algodao.agr.br
www.ecotece.org.br
www.ecotece.org.br