World Banana Forum

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World Banana Forum WG01 Sustainable banana
production and environmental impact One of five
WBF Working Groups (1) Sustainable Production
Environmental Impact (2) Distribution of
Value (3) Labor Rights Workplace Issues (4)
Certifications (5) Use of Agrochemicals
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World Banana ForumWG01Sustainable banana
production and environmental impact

• Core Group Coordination
• Jeroen Kroezen (SOLIDARIDAD)Sylvain Cuperlier
  (DOLE)George Jaksch (CHIQUITA)Inge Van den
  Bergh (BIOVERSITY/PROMUSA)Iain Farquhar
  (BANANA LINK)Sébastien Zanoletti (UGPBAN)
• Volunteers (with staying power) are most welcome!

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WG01 Our Goals

• Contribute to a better understanding of the main
  issues
• Develop a road map towards improving
  sustainability
• Build consensus on key issues and solutions
• Scope Production and export up to FOB
• Differentiation for regions and scale of
  production can be taken into account

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WG01 Our specific objectives

• A definition of sustainable banana production
  (SBP)
• To identify the most important sustainability
  issues
• To compile and exchange information and knowledge
• To list and discuss potential solutions
• Develop a priority list of most promising options
  
• Take action towards identified solutions
• Set up pilot projects around at least one
  solution
• Exchange information with other WBF WGs and
  externally.

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Matrix Used
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Roadmap
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World Banana ForumWG01 Looking for solutions

• Event 1 Jul/10
• Definition of sustainability (not conclusive)
• List of issues
• Description of ideal situation per issue
• Identification of main problems Gap between
  ideal and reality
• Ideas for pilot projects (too early)
• Cross WG meeting Nov/10
• Exchange of information and ideas.
• What are the main areas in which the WGs are
  interrelated.
• Make sure WGs are complementary
• Event 2 Nov/10
• Identification of best practices
• Promising research and pilot projects
• Identification of multi-stakeholder/cooperation
  initiatives
• Identification of initiatives focusing on
  training education
• Ideas for pilot projects
• Event 3 Mar-Apr/11
• A plan for next steps
• Who will do what?

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Preliminary Results Event 1
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Our task

• Event 2
• - Identification of best practices
• - Promising research and pilot projects
• - Identification of multi-stakeholder/cooperation
  initiatives
• - Identification of initiatives focusing on
  training education
• - Ideas for pilot projects