1. CÁMARA PARAGUAYA DE LA STEVIA - CAPASTE
CAPASTE is an organization that involves the most importants actors related to
STEVIA in Paraguay and has been working for many years in promotions, laws,
public services, politics and systematic investigation in order to provide and
publicate statistical information.
Some of the institutions and firms that have participated in CAPASTE projects are:
Moisés Bertoni Foundation, researchers from the public and private areas, Ministry
of Industry and Commerce through the export and investment program – REDIEX.
CAPASTE is an active member of:
o Mexican Chamber of Stevia – CAMEXTE
o European Stevia Asociation – EUSTAS
o REDIEX – Ministry of Industry and Commerce
o Union of Paraguayan Production Firms - UGP
The actual organizative structure is the following:
President: Mr. Julio Cazal.
Vice-President: Mr. Juan Crisóstomo Gaona.
Secretary: Mrs. Margarita Duarte.
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2. CÁMARA PARAGUAYA DE LA STEVIA - CAPASTE
In the past ten years CAPASTE has achieved importants results for Paraguay
as a country and for its people and firms.
Obtención del decreto del Poder Ejecutivo donde se declara que la Planta de KA´A HE´E es
de origen paraguayo.
La realización de 3 Simposios Internacionales.
Gestión , obtención y lanzamiento del “ Sello de Origen Paraguayo de la Cámara Paraguaya
de la Stevia”.
Obtención de la resolución por el cual se excluye del listado de “ plantas en vías de
extinción” del Ka´a He´e, que hasta ese momento no permitían su utilización en cualquiera
de sus formulas.
Participación preponderante en las acciones pertinentes para la aprobación del steviol
glicósido , como alimento y aditivo ante los organismos de la FAO /CODEX/JECFA, aprobados
en Junio del 2008.-
Principal impulsor de las gestiones tendientes al logro de la “denominación de origen
paraguayo” del Ka´a He´e ante todos los organismos e instituciones gubernamentales.
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3. CÁMARA PARAGUAYA DE LA STEVIA - CAPASTE
Annual projects or results that CAPASTE wish to accomplish in a short
period of time.
Instalación de Industrias con Tecnología de avanzada ya sea con inversión extranjeras o
nacional.
Incorporación de tecnología de punta, tanto en la parte industrial como en la agronómica y
la elaboración de productos a base de Stevia mediante el fomento de investigación y
desarrollo para el logro de la expansión de cultivos a 10 mil hectáreas para fines del 2013 y
con variedades mejoradas.
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4. PROJECT ATN/ME-11677-PR CAPASTE/BID/FOMIN
Results of the Project CAPASTE/BID/FOMIN
CAPASTE through this project has achieved the following results: (December
31th, 2010)
930 new
producers of
Stevia located in
different areas of
Paraguay: San
Pedro, Concepción,
Caaguazú, Alto
Paraná, Paraguarí,
Itapúa and
Cordillera.
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6. PROJECT ATN/ME-11677-PR CAPASTE/BID/FOMIN
930 producers and
theirs families have
been trained by an
organization
FECOPROD that is
specialized in
administration and
work association in
order to improve
their administrative
performance.
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7. PROJECT ATN/ME-11677-PR CAPASTE/BID/FOMIN
CAPASTE has obtained
the Protocol of Stevia in
Best Practices in
Agriculture.
The producers are
training in Best Practices
in Agriculture by
prepared technicians in
this field.
The development of
Germplasm Banks of
Stevia where it has been
obtained best varieties
of plants.
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8. PROJECT ATN/ME-11677-PR CAPASTE/BID/FOMIN
The development of news greenhouses of improves
varieties of Stevia.
The variety of the producers that incorporates native too.
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