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FAIRTRADE PINEAPPLE GROWERS' GROUP |
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Pineapple cultivation in Thailand takes up about 1 million rai, or 160,000 hectares. and Thailand is also the world’s largest exporter of processed pineapples. Each year, about 400 million Euros worth of processed pineapples are exported.Pineapple cultivation takes place in 10 provinces. PrachuabKhiriKhan is one such province, which is also known as a very attractive place for sightseeing. |
HuaHin, a resort town of Prachuab province, serves as the entrance to the south of Thailand.
Prachuabkirikhan cultivates pineapples in an area of 600,000 rai,which is the largest area in Thailand and produces 1.3 million tons/year. 90 percent of fresh pineapples are delivered to processing factories for export, while the rest is for domestic consumption.The pineapple industry in Thailand has grown over the years, despite the continuous problems which have affected cultivation, processing and marketing. Sometimes these problems cannot be solved by government departments.
Fair Trade Original (FTO) initiated a project to develop the pineapple industry in Thailand, by helping the producers get Fairtrade certified. This boosted the profile of Thai pineapples internationally, and has positively impacted on the marketability of Thai pineapples.
The group was registered on September 3, 2007 under the name. "Visahakit Pineapple Fairtrade Cooperative Group " the group’s members numbered only 20, but presently there are 63 members. The cultivated area is 8,500 rai and they produce 20,000 tons of pineapples.
On September 22, 2008, the Group was certified by Fairtrade International (FLO) in Germany, in the production of pineapples and mangos.
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Members development and organization Training; |
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• Provide training courses to improve knowledge and understanding of producers | |||||
• Train group committee aboutrole and duty of committee in management | |||||
• Training project to educate board members and regular members about the principles of Good Governance | |||||
Study tours; |
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• Visit other Fair Trade organizations to study their production processes and management practices. | |||||
Production development based on quality standard and environmental standards |
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• Create an environmental committee to oversee the environmental targets of the group | |||||
Training programs;
Marketing development; knowledge and understanding based on principles of Fairtrade
Social development and support
Visahakit Pineapple Fairtrade Cooperative Group, has progressed continuously, with the high involvement of members who are knowledgeable, committed, and who are willing to sacrifice. These characteristics of members have been built by their mother organization.
“to be good pineapple producers which has attained international quality standards, transparently managed under Fairtrade principles, better social development, utilize resources efficiently and conserve the environment” |