Paraguay - Sustainable Beef in Action: Regional Impacts & Innovations - Alfred Fast Schmidt, President, Mesa Paraguaya de Carne Sostenible (Paraguay), from the 2018 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), October 9 - 12, 2018, Kilkenny, Ireland. More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJuQkIaCQn5HXVjFbExofkg

2. Mesa Paraguaya de Carne Sostenible
Mr. Alfred Fast, President
Ireland, October, 2018
Paraguayan
Round Table for
Sustainable Beef
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3.  LAST 3 YEARS:
 2015: FIRST APPROACH TO PRODUCERS AND OTHERS
 2016: CONVERSATION AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, FORMAL
MEETING INITIATED.
 2017: REGULAR MEETING AND DEFINITION OF
OBJECTIVES, MISSION, VISION
 FOUNDED: OCTOBER 2017
 CONSTITUENCIES: PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS (INDUSTRIES –
SLAUGHTERHOUSES), NGO´S, RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS,
SUPPLIERS AND SERVICES
 MEMBERS: 21
First approach to
producers and
others
Conversation
among
stakeholders,
formal meeting
initiated
Regular
meeting and
definition of
Objectives,
Mission, Vision
 Founded: October
2017
 Sectors: producers,
processors (industries
– slaughterhouses),
NGO´s, retailers and
restaurants, suppliers
and services
 Members: 21
Last 3 years
2015 2016 2017
Background

4. 21 Members

5. Background
 Build trust: participation, coordination among sectors, confidence
 Formal structure: ensure the continuity of the initiative
 New model based on sustainability introduced to the Paraguayan beef
production.
Initial challenges:

6.  The MPCS recognizes that the current laws in
Paraguay are adequate to meet the criteria of
sustainable production.
Initial statement

7. Image
Coordination
Impact
Objectives
Project a positive and unified image of our production
that is economically profitable, socially fair,
environmentally correct, capable of changing the
current negative image.
Come to an agreement about the meaning of
sustainable beef at a local scale, to establish a
cooperation with institutions, according to national and
sectorial plans
Let the world know about the benefits and quality of our
beef, produced following sustainable criteria through
the systematization of information and pilot projects
that reveal and demonstrate these benefits.

10. © Alfred Fast

11. Muchas gracias
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