Community leaders and government representatives visited agrocaribe´s facilities
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Agrocaribe invited community leaders, government entities and local organizations to see the company's facilities, the plantations and the palm oil milling process.
The tour consisted of a demonstration by the technical department, where they explained how to car for the nursery, the planting process, the pest control, inflorescence, counting pollinators, pollination and classifying fruit to be able to give a wider concept of the process and care that the palm oil needs, from the seeds to the production.
A tour of the field workers camp was also made, to show the conditions in which they live: dorms, baths, football field, bulletin boards, first aid kits, dining room and the care of the facilities. Then there was a tour of the field work: harvesting and fertilization, with an explanation of the agricultural practices used and the personal protection equipment that has been assigned to each worker to prevent accidents.
The tour came to an end with the palm oil milling process in the Planta Extractora del Atlántico, S.A. and finished with a typical lunch.For three days, 62 persons of nearby communities had the opportunity to know the certifications under which Agrocaribe operates and could verify that the oil is produced in a sustainable way watching over the workers' welfare, caring for the environment, outreach to the communities and the good agricultural practices.
Amongst the participants were community leaders, teachers, pastors, government entities and organizations: MAGA, Municipality of Morales, CONRED, INAB, Universidad Rural, FUNDAECO, DIPRONA and Municipality of Puerto Barrios.
“Agrocaribe ha abierto sus puertas a nuestras comunidades y ahora somos amigos. La gira fue muy buena y agradezco la invitación que nos hicieron, los líderes de la comunidad para ver lo real operaciones de Agrocaribe y ver por nosotros mismos cómo se trata al personal y qué tan cómodos viven los trabajadores. Ya he participado en capacitaciones que Agrocaribe nos ha dado, y mi comunidad se ha beneficiado de estos proyectos, estamos convencidos de que el excelente trabajo es hecho por Agrocaribe”.
“These activities allow us to have a wider panorama of the palm oil crop. The visit has exceeded our expectations; we learned new things and could answer our concerns about the operations, because by giving us space and do these activities we have been able to have a discussion. Thank you for taking us in consideration and it would be good to expand these tours to more sectors of the civil society so that they know about the importance of the professional activities that Agrocaribe is carrying on”.
