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The packing plant at Chimaltenango
Photo: Jo Lyon/Oxfam
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OPCION also has a small packing plant in Chimaltenango, where the
farmers' vegetables are washed, sorted, and packed for export to
the USA.
The buyers have strict demands about the quality of the vegetables
they receive, so OPCION must make sure that poor vegetables are
rejected, and the selected ones are washed and packed carefully.
When OPCION bought the plant, they took down the front wall so
that the farmers could see what was happening to their produce.
This helps them to understand the strict quality demands of the
buyers and feel more involved in the whole selling process.
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Meet Marta Lisia
and Maria
“The vegetables here are really
good. But I think it is a shame that some people seem to value
the products of Guatemala more than they value the people
here.” |
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