Top managers and technical specialists of the Honduran Company HONDUPALMA and Guatemalan INDESA met in the offices of the latter on August 25. The objectives of the meeting were to exchange experiences and knowledge and define a joint working plan. During the meeting, both companies signed a technical cooperation agreement to reach such objectives. Also during the first meeting participants discussed areas of common interest such as the use of biomass to generate energy, the sustainable management of african palm and Mechanisms of Clean Development, among others.
Both companies identified specific areas of technical cooperation. This cooperation will take place in both countries through trainings and field visits in order to implement techniques and knowledge to improve the productive, environmental and social performance of INDESA and HONDUPALMA.
This visit and the signature of the agreement were facilitated by SNV as part of the project "Competitiveness Program for Sustainable Environmental and Productive Management of a Small Producers Cooperative" . This project has been funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID ) and is being implemented by SNV. For more information please contact SNV Advisors: Rubén Gallozzi rmgallozzi@snvworld.org and Bella Sosa bsosa001@snvworld.org
