Global Sustainability Impacts - Paraguay - 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. Board: 5 members representing each constituency
• Presidente: FECOPROD (Ing. Agr. Alfred Fast)
• Vicepresidente: Cámara Paraguaya de la Carne (Lic. Juan Carlos Pettengill)
• Secretario: WWF-Paraguay (Ing. Agr. Guido Cubilla)
• Tesorero: Mesa de Finanzas (Lic. Omar Fernandez)
• Vocal: BIGGIE (Joaquín González)
Background
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4.  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

5. 21 Members

6. Technical Communications Legal Affairs
Background
Committees:

7. Initial challenges:
 Work together
 Show how all the value chain members take care of the environment
 Show impacts to incorporate more members
Background

8. 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:

9.  The MPCS recognizes that the current laws in Paraguay are adequate to
meet the criteria of sustainable production.
 For the Paraguayan Chaco, 25% of the legal forest reserve must be
respected, which in the future would represent approximately:
 45% of the original forest,
 35% of implanted pastures and
 20% of original open fields
Initial statement

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

11.  The MPCS promotes best livestock management that will enable
continuous improvement in sustainability.
 Promotes that public institutions should be strengthened to fulfill their
functions.
 Promotes the equal participation of all sectors currently represented.
Initial statement

12. MPCS´s Definitions

13. Inspirational
Dream
"Paraguay as
a world
reference for
Sustainable
Beef"
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14. "To be a
reference in
Paraguay for
the production
of healthy
beef, as a
product of a
sustainable
value chain"
Vision
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15. "Promote the
sustainability
of the
Paraguayan
beef value
chain"
Mission
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16. Markets
Coordination
Incentives
Objectives
Be prepared to provide sustainable beef and quantify the
supply and demand of markets.
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
Develop indicators and simple references to verify the
sustainability of beef production at the national and
regional level, avoiding unnecessary certifications and
supported by the creation of real incentives.

17. Image
Acknowledgment
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.
Paraguay recognized as a producer of the sustainable
beef chain.
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.

18. 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.

19. Principles and criteria definitions
Principle 1 Natural Resources:
Other principles to finish by the end of 2018

20.  General Assembly
 Board of directors
 Plenary meeting
 Committees
 Executive Director
 Syndicate
 Voting and legal structure
 Consensus
 Rules of procedures
 Manual of procedures and functions
Governance

21. What´s on the horizon…
 Define attributes and indicators
 Promote sustainable practices
 Implement technical manuals, model farms, field trips, showcases,
incentives developments, market promotion, BMP (Best Management
Practices)
 Develop communication plan
2019
2020  Apply sustainable practices on medium and large cattle producers.
 Public recognition by tax incentives among others.

22.  Dialogue initiated: for the first time all members of the value chain
are around the same table talking about sustainability
 Agreements among all participants related to future development of
the Chaco, which was almost impossible before
 Build trust: participation, coordination among sectors, confidence
 Formal structure: to ensure the continuity of the initiative
 New model introduced to the Paraguayan beef production: based on
sustainability
Achievements

23.  To be a leading organization and a reference to others
 To improve the country’s image
 Deforestation
 To maintain the initiated dialogue, work together and be an eye opener
 To demonstrate that producers implement practices to avoid negative impacts on the
environment
 More coordination among sectors and stakeholders
 To incorporate sustainability in all steps of the value chain
 To make the producers benefits contribute to the country (create benefits for the
country through the producers)
Challenges

24.  The world is changing, sustainability is “the key”
 Together it’s possible
 GRSB means to us:
 Great opportunity: integration and exchange of experiences and
knowledge
 Support to reach our objectives
 A platform for key communication where the focus should lie on.
Conclusions

27. © Alfred Fast

28. Muchas gracias
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