AgroAmerica - Sala de Prensa

The Fernando Bola�os Foundation, through the Order of Malta, obtained a donation for the Valle de los Angeles orphanage

2012-04-30 10:53:59

Guatemala, April 2012. The Fernando Bola�os Foundation organized a donation of food and basic necessities from the Order of Malta for the Valle de L..

Frutera held medical clinics in the local schools to treat intestinal parasites in the communities of San Jos� Mogoll�n and El Jabal�.

2012-04-30 10:30:01

Guatemala, April 2012. As a part of Frutera's social programs, they held medical clinics in various schools to treat intestinal parasites which plag..

Frutera is recognized by Kroger with the award "Corporate Brand Supplier of the Year 2012"

2012-04-27 11:02:05

Guatemala, April 2012. The Kroger supermarket chain, one of the largest chains in the United States, has recognized Frutera with the award, "Corpora..

Banasa is recognized by Kroger with the award "Corporate Brand Supplier of the Year 2012"

2012-04-26 19:37:44

Guatemala, April 2012. The Kroger supermarket chain, one of the largest chains in the United States, has recognized Banasa with the award, "Corporat..

Agroamerica is recognized by Kroger with the award "Corporate Brand Supplier of the Year 2012"

2012-04-20 17:51:10

Guatemala, April 2012. The Kroger supermarket chain, one of the largest chains in the United States, recognized Agroamerica with the award, "Corpora..

Frutera trained 1,100 community leaders and employees in HIV/AIDS prevention

2012-04-13 18:30:01

Guatemala, April 2012. Frutera, together with the Independent Anti-AIDS Committee, delivered 13 AIDS prevention workshops with a focus on family val..

Banasa trained 3,000 employees and community leaders in AIDS prevention

2012-04-13 13:59:53

Guatemala, April 2012. Banasa, together with the Independent Anti-AIDS Committee, delivered 30 AIDS prevention workshops with a focus on family valu..

Agroamerica trained 4,100 community leaders and employees in AIDS prevention

2012-04-12 11:36:07

Guatemala, April 2012. Agroamerica, together with the Independent Anti-AIDS Committee, delivered 43 AIDS prevention workshops with a focus on family..

An Agroamerica employee received the prestigious "Order of Excellence in Labor" award from the Ministry of Labor on International Women

2012-03-19 16:09:13

Guatemala, March 2012. Ms. Elvira Reyes, 60 years old and a valued employee for fifteen years, was recognized with an award for her dedication to he..

Banasa distributes books to public schools in San Marcos

2012-02-29 15:46:52

Guatemala, February 2012. Banasa is supporting the Ministry of Education with the delivery of mathematics, communications, and language arts textboo..

Frutera sponsors a day of deworming for teachers and students at San Francisco Madre Vieja School

2012-02-28 16:44:54

Guatemala, February, 2012. Thanks to Frutera's "Better Families" Food Security and Nutrition Program, a day of deworming was held in the San Francis..

Agroamerica distributes books to public schools in San Marcos

2012-02-28 16:22:17

Guatemala, February 2012. Agroamerica is supporting the Ministry of Education with the delivery of mathematics, communications, and language arts te..

Banasa conducts the "Dialogue in Action" workshop to help community leaders formulate community projects

2012-02-03 11:51:55

Guatemala, January 2012. Banasa contracted the civic organization GuateAmala to impart the workshop "Dialogue in Action: A Window to See Guatemala" ..

Agroamerica conducts the "Dialogue in Action" workshop to help community leaders formulate community projects

2012-02-03 11:37:30

Guatemala, January 2012. Agroamerica contracted the civic organization GuateAmala to impart the workshop "Dialogue in Action: A Window to See Guatem..

They Now Have Clean Water

2012-02-03 10:18:17

Guatemala, February 2012. As part of the project "Water is life" Agroamerica, together with UNICEF, the COCODE (local community development council)..

They now have clean water

2012-02-02 18:18:37

Guatemala, February 2012. As part of the project "Water is life" Frutera, together with UNICEF, the COCODE (local community development council), th..

Agroamerica donated more than 14,000 bananas to the Subida por la Vida climb of the Agua Volcano

2012-01-31 12:51:46

Guatemala, January 2012. More than 18,000 people climbed the Agua Volcano to participate in the Subida por la Vida initiative (Climb for Life) to ra..

Agroamerica donates used ink cartridges to raise funds to equip schools

2012-01-16 12:06:16

Guatemala, January 2012. Throughout 2011 Agroamerica collected used ink cartridges from all its farms and administrative offices, and donated them t..

Banasa donates used ink cartridges to raise funds to equip schools

2012-01-16 12:01:47

Guatemala, January 2012. Throughout 2011 Banasa collected used ink cartridges from all its farms and administrative offices, and donated them to the..

Frutera donates used ink cartridges to raise funds to equip schools

2012-01-16 11:54:15

Guatemala, January 2012. Throughout 2011 Frutera collected used ink cartridges from all its farms and administrative offices, and donated them to th..

Frutera carries out the "Better Families" program to help malnourished children in rural Guatemala

2012-01-05 17:05:32

Through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Frutera contributes to improving the food and nutritional security of the population in southwe..

Banasa executes "Better Families" program to help malnourished children in rural Guatemala

2012-01-05 15:24:58

Through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Banasa contributes to improving the food and nutritional security of the population in southwes..

Agroamerica employees were trained by shipping companies

2011-12-22 15:23:39

Guatemala, December 2011. Agroamerica organized the workshop "Handling of Containers" with the shipping companies APL, Maersk and Seaboard Marine in..

The Canadian Ambassador visits Frutera's farm in Escuintla

2011-12-14 12:22:02

Guatemala, December 2011. The Canadian Ambassador, Hugues Rousseau, along with Principal Commercial Aggregate Natalie Samson and Charge d'Affairs Ch..

The Canadian Ambassador visits Agroamerica farm

2011-12-14 12:09:01

Guatemala, December 2011. The Canadian Ambassador, Hugues Rousseau, along with Principal Commercial Aggregate Natalie Samson and Charge d'Affairs Ch..

Agroam�rica opens its own academy for professional drivers -ADECOP-

2011-12-05 17:49:54

Guatemala, December 2011. Agroamerica now has its own Academy for Professional Drivers, ADECOP, which will train and give a university certificate i..

Agroamerica conducts a study with doctors from United States

2011-12-05 16:48:21

Guatemala, December 2011. Agroamerica organized the visit of 12 doctors from United States to conduct a study about the health, education and lifest..

Banasa conducts a study with doctors from United States

2011-12-01 18:16:31

Guatemala, November 2011. Bananera Nacional, S.A. -Banasa- organized the visit of 12 doctors from United States to conduct a study about the health,..

Agroamerica takes measures to reduce to zero pineapple Carbon print

2011-11-24 11:55:46

Costa Rica, November 2011. Agroamerica joined Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, the Pineapple Exporters' National..

Agroamerica promotes care for the environmental in San Jose Mogollon, Escuintla

2011-11-17 17:20:53

Guatemala, November 2011. Agroamerica's Corporate Social Responsibility Department donated plastic containers to the school and health center of San..

Frutera promotes care for the environmental in San Jose Mogollon, Escuintla

2011-11-17 16:36:04

Guatemala, November 2011. Frutera's Corporate Social Responsibility Department donated plastic containers to the school and health center of San Jos..

Agroamerica contributes to the education of its employees' children

2011-11-17 12:32:46

The first class of kinder garden students graduates from the Fernando Bola�os private school. Guatemala, November 2011. Agroamerica celebrated t..

Banasa contributes to the education of its employees

2011-11-17 12:23:35

The first class of kinder garden students graduates from the Fernando Bola�os private school Guatemala, November 2011. Banasa celebrated the gr..

Agroamerica contributes to Guatemala's Food and Nutritional Security and the Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals

2011-11-03 18:03:58

Guatemala, November 2011. For the past two years Agroamerica has been implementing the Better Families program in 12 rural communities across the co..

Frutera helps its employees and the habitants from San Francisco Madre Vieja, affected by floods caused by the heavy rains

2011-11-02 18:50:14

Guatemala, October 2011. After torrential rains affected communities neighboring its farms, Frutera secured food items to assist its workers and the..

Banasa donates food to 800 families affected by the tropical storm in Guatemala

2011-11-02 18:11:23

Guatemala, October 2011. Banasa donated food to 800 families affected by the rains which recently struck Guatemala's southwestern region. The compan..

Agroamerica donates food to 800 families affected by the tropical storm in Guatemala

2011-10-21 11:53:42

Guatemala, October 2011. Agroamerica donated food to 800 families affected by the rains which recently struck Guatemala's southwestern region. The c..

Agroamerica helped build ten classrooms in the school at Aldea Ticanl�, in Tiquisate, Escuintla

2011-10-17 12:00:00

Guatemala, October 2011. Contributing to education, especially of nearby communities, Agroamerica helped build ten classrooms in the Juan Pablo Hern..

Frutera helped build ten classrooms in the school at Aldea Ticanl�, in Tiquisate, Escuintla

2011-10-17 14:54:01

Guatemala, October 2011. Contributing to education, especially of nearby communities, Frutera helped build ten classrooms in the Juan Pablo Hern�nde..

Agroamerica gets new fleet of high technology trucks to improve service

2011-09-30 15:30:37

Guatemala, October 2011. Agroamerica recently acquired a fleet of 20 new trucks with the latest technological innovations to improve efficiency and..

Agroamerica organized a free medical care clinic in two towns of Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango.

2011-09-27 11:30:43

Agroam�rica, through their Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Better Families, offered a free medical clinic day in two villages of Coatepeque..

Banasa organized a free medical care clinic in two towns of Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango.

2011-09-23 18:37:58

Guatemala, September 2011. Banasa, through its Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Better Families, offered a free medical clinic day in two vi..

Frutera trained its personnel in Civics in preparation for the General Elections held on September 11th of this year.

2011-09-12 17:33:30

Guatemala, September 2011. In order to foster a positive attitude and encourage a sense of civic duty in its employees to vote responsibly and consc..

Banasa trained its personnel in Civics in preparation for the General Elections held on September 11th of this year.

2011-09-12 16:30:30

Guatemala, September 2011. In order to foster a positive attitude and encourage a sense of civic duty in its employees to vote responsibly and consc..

Agroam�rica trained its personnel in Civics in preparation for the General Elections held on September 11th of this year.

2011-09-12 14:46:34

Guatemala, September 2011. In order to foster a positive attitude and encourage a sense of civic duty in its employees to vote responsibly and consc..

Agroam�rica offers scholarships to El Zamorano

2011-09-06 13:12:19

Guatemala, September 2011. Agroam�rica donates each year (for 5 years) US$25,000 to the Guatemalan Agricultural Development Endowment Fund (FDDAG) w..

Agroamerica, in support of the national sport, donates bananas to the Guatemala City 21K Half Marathon.

2011-09-05 12:53:36

Guatemala, September 2011. Agroamerica collaborated with a donation of bananas to help support the more than 10,000 runners from all over the world ..

Agroam�rica reinforced the riverbanks and dredged the Mico River to protect the communities from flooding.

2011-09-01 13:24:03

Guatemala, September 2011. As part of their social responsibility program, Agroam�rica collaborated with local communities to help build up the rive..

Frutera reinforced the riverbanks and dredged the Mico River to protect the communities from flooding.

2011-09-01 12:56:24

Guatemala, September 2011. As part of their social responsibility program, Frutera collaborated with local communities to help build up the riverban..

The "Fernando Bola�os School" is a model for other rural schools.

2011-08-30 10:52:48

Guatemala, August 2011. The private, co-educational Fernando Bola�os School was visited by 54 directors, teachers, and students from other rural sch..

The "Fernando Bola�os School" is a model for other rural schools.

2011-08-30 10:35:40

Guatemala, August 2011. The private, co-educational Fernando Bola�os School was visited by 54 directors, teachers, and students from other rural sch..

Agroamerica invited community leaders to participate in a Corporate Social Responsibility workshop (CRS) sponsored by Centrarse.

2011-08-25 18:20:16

Guatemala, August 2011. A group of community leaders from Escuintla were invited by Agroam�rica to participate in the workshop: "Introducing CSR in ..

Frutera invited community leaders to participate in a Corporate Social Responsibility workshop (CRS) sponsored by Centrarse.

2011-08-25 16:15:09

Guatemala, August 2011. A group of community leaders from Escuintla were invited by Frutera to participate in the workshop: "Introducing CSR in Comm..

Agroam�rica cares about the health and nutritional status of its workers, their families, and the surrounding communities.

2011-08-18 14:41:55

Guatemala, August 2011. Agroam�rica, concerned with the nutritional status and well-being of its employees, their families and the residents of the ..

Banasa cares about the health and nutritional status of its workers, their families, and the surrounding communities.

2011-08-18 14:22:56

Guatemala, August 2011. Banasa, concerned with the nutritional status and well-being of its employees, their families, and the residents of the comm..

Frutera trains rural Guatemalan women in pastry arts

2011-07-28 17:12:59

Guatemala, July 2011. Frutera trained forty women from the community of San Francisco Madre Vieja, Escuintla, in the skills of pastry production in ..

Agroam�rica trains rural Guatemalan women in pastry arts

2011-07-28 14:24:27

Guatemala, July 2011. Agroam�rica trained forty women from the community of San Francisco Madre Vieja, Escuintla, in the skills of pastry production..

Frutera fumigated the farms, health clinics, and schools in the communities near their operations to prevent diseases carried by vermin and insects.

2011-07-28 15:12:30

Guatemala, July 2011. As part of their Social Responsibility Program, Frutera organized a day of fumigation in the communities of Madre Vieja, San J..

Agroam�rica fumigated the farms, health clinics, and schools in the communities near their operations to prevent diseases carried by vermin and insects.

2011-07-26 14:57:24

Guatemala, July 2011. As part of their Social Responsibility Program, Agroam�rica organized a day of fumigation in the communities of Madre Vieja, S..

BANASA together with community leaders from the Southwest Tripoint of Guatemala received a visit from the Executive Secretary of the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED)

2011-07-07 16:34:15

Guatemala, July 2011. Alejandro Maldonado, the Executive Secretary of CONRED met in Chiquirines, Oc�s, San Marcos with leaders from sixteen communi..

Agroam�rica together with community leaders from the Southwest Tripoint of Guatemala received a visit from the Executive Secretary of the National Coordinator for the Reduction of Disasters (CONRED)

2011-07-20 16:16:52

Guatemala, July 2011. Alejandro Maldonado, the Executive Secretary of CONRED met in Chiquirines, Oc�s, San Marcos with leaders from sixteen communi..

Agroam�rica organized a clean-up day in the community San Jos� Mogoll�n

2011-06-18 14:41:29

Guatemala, June, 2011. As part of Agroam�rica's corporate responsibility program and Better Families program, a clean-up day was organized in San J..

BANASA collaborates with the repair of the Pacay� River?s barrier beaches to prevent the flooding of local communities.

2011-06-27 18:21:43

Guatemala, June, 2011. Last month, machinery and workers were sent to begin dredging the mouth of the Pacay� River, located in San Rafael Pacay�, Qu..

Frutera rewards its workers with the "Fernando Bola�os Productivity Award"

2011-06-22 18:20:22

Guatemala, June 2011. Each year, Frutera awards farms and workers that achieve higher productivity yields. To do that, it evaluates the fulfillment ..

BANASA rewards its workers with the "Fernando Bola�os Productivity Award"

2011-06-22 17:53:08

Guatemala, June 2011. Each year, BANASA awards farms and workers that achieve higher productivity yields. To do that, it evaluates the fulfillment o..

Agroam�rica rewards its workers with the "Fernando Bola�os Productivity Award"

2011-06-22 16:49:39

Guatemala, June 2011. Each year, Agroamerica awards farms and workers that achieve higher productivity yields. To do that, it evaluates the fulfillm..

Agroam�rica collaborates with the repair of the Pacay� River

2011-06-21 01:50:36

Guatemala, June, 2011. Last month, the Goverment started dredging the mouth of the Pacay� River, located in San Rafael Pacay�, Quetzaltenango. The p..

FRUTERA organized a clean-up day in the community of San Jose Mogollon

2011-06-17 02:45:20

Guatemala, June, 2011. As part of Frutera's corporate responsibility program and Better Families program, a clean-up day was organized in San Jose ..

BANASA opens a rural school for children of the company�s employees

2011-05-27 17:04:38

Guatemala, May 2011. BANASA inaugurated its latest school, The Fernando Bola�os Coeducational Private Rural School in the village of Chiquirines, Ca..

Frutera launches the project "Learning with Computers" to benefit children in rural communities in Guatemala

2011-05-27 13:41:40

Guatemala, May, 2011. Frutera together with the Ministry of Education, Microsoft and FUNSEPA, has created the first computer lab for a school locate..

Agroamerica launches the project "Learning with Computers" to benefit children in rural communities in Guatemala

2011-05-26 02:19:17

Guatemala, May, 2011. Agroam�rica, together with the Ministry of Education, Microsoft, and the Sergio Paiz Foundation (FUNSEPA) an NGO that contribu..

Agroamerica opens a rural school for children of the company�s employees.

2011-05-20 02:48:08

Agroamerica opened the school called "Mixed Rural Private School Fernando Bola�os," in the Chiquirines village, Caballo Blanco, Rethaluleu, which is..

Agroamerica organized a free medical care clinic in the town of San Jos� Mogoll�n, Nueva Concepci�n, Escuintla.

2011-05-04 11:53:39

Guatemala, April, 2011. Agroamerica, together with the local health care center in the town of San Jos� Mogoll�n, offered a free medical clinic day..

Frutera organized a free medical care clinic in the town of San Jos� Mogoll�n, Nueva Concepci�n, Escuintla.

2011-05-03 11:54:04

Guatemala, April, 2011. Frutera, together with the local health care center in the town of San Jos� Mogoll�n, offered a free medical clinic day to ..

Fernando Bola�os, Agroamerica CEO, was invited to participate in the Global Dialogue of the United Nations Environment Programme

2011-04-30 01:07:11

Guatemala, April 2011. On the 11th and 12th of April, Fernando Bola�os, Agroamerica CEO, was invited to participate in the global dialogue Road to R..

Frutera Internacional receives the award in the Education category for "Contribution to the Community" from AmCham

2011-02-28 12:41:17

Guatemala, February, 2011. Frutera Internacional was the winner of an award given annually by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham,..

Agroamerica receives the award in the Education category for "Contribution to the Community" from AmCham

2011-02-28 11:33:29

Guatemala, February, 2011. Agroamerica was the winner of an award given annually by the Guatemalan American Chamber of Commerce, AmCham, on February..

Building the Capacity for Effective Multisector Dialogue at AgroAm�rica, S.A.

2010-10-22 16:19:36

Executive Summary

Guatemala's banana sector is plagued by conflict between the private sector and labor, a legacy of the country's civi..

2010-09-14 14:20:26

AgroAmerica: Improving Productivity Through Better Communication

2010-06-29 19:45:34

20% REDUCTION IN WORK STOPPAGES

Incidents of work stoppage at two AgroAm�rica banana farms have dropped by 20 percent as a result of ..

La Zarca y La Esperanza are certified with Business Alliance for Secure Commerce -BASC-

2010-04-30 17:55:39

Guatemala, January 2010. On January the 5th, banana plantations of Agroamerica, La Zarca and La Esperanza, located in the departments of San Marcos ..

2010-04-23 10:56:49

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Agroamerica undertook a project to strengthen the dialogue between Union and Management

2009-08-30 18:29:27

Guatemala, August 2009. Agroamerica, together with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and CentraRSE, leading organizations in Corporate Social..

Agroam�rica donates plantain seeds to communities in the arid corridor of Guatemala.

2009-09-29 18:20:44

In the area of Guatemala known as the arid corridor, a donation of seeds was made to initiate the planting of this year's plantain crop. The As..

Begins the training in family guidance sponsored by Agroam�rica

2009-07-27 17:59:29

Guatemala, July 2009. Agroamerica banana plantations joined together to sponsor training in family guidance given by the organization ENLACE to achi..

Frutera Internacional brings the light to school in Huitzizil Village

2009-06-18 12:30:43

Guatemala, June 2009. For the students of Escuela Rural Mixta of Huitzizil Village, their school day won?t be the same. Since June 17, 2009, their c..

Begins the training in family guidance sponsored by Frutera Internacional

2009-07-12 12:21:14

Guatemala, July 2009. Banana plantations from Frutera Internacional sponsored the training in family guidance given by the organization ENLACE in or..

Plantations from Frutera Internacional get GLOBALGAP certified

2009-07-14 12:09:48

Guatemala (July 2009) As part of its ongoing commitment and responsibility to develop good practices, banana plantations from Frutera Internacional ..

Frutera Internacional repairs infrastructure of Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta in San Francisco Madre Vieja village

2009-06-11 11:23:20

Guatemala, June 2009. Aiming to improve the conditions of students of the village San Francisco Madre Vieja, Frutera Internacional repaired parts of..

Bridge reparation re-established vehicular traffic towards Las Trozas Village

2009-05-11 11:09:20

Guatemala, May 2009. Aiming to restore vehicular communication and benefit the local community, the bridge from Las Trozas village, which connected ..

BANASA opens COLRED Project in the Southwest Trifinio Guatemala

2009-08-22 15:25:44

Guatemala, august 2009. On August 21, with support from Bananera Nacional S.A. (BANASA), the Local Project Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (COLRE..

BANASA and BAG committed to alleviate the food crisis in Guatemala

2009-09-20 12:42:51

Guatemala, September 2009. Beginning September 23 and the following for six weeks, the banana producer and exporter, Bananera Nacional S.A. (BANASA)..

BANASA sponsors training to farms staff involved with Best Families-CEFI Program

2009-08-15 12:39:02

Guatemala, August 2009. From August 9 to the 14, was held the first training workshop for field technicians and general coordination of the Best Fam..

Begins the certification program in family guidance sponsored by Bananera Nacional S.A.

2009-07-07 12:35:35

Guatemala, July 2009 - Banana plantations from Bananera Nacional S.A. (BANASA) joined together to sponsor a certification program in family guidance..

Plantations from Bananera Nacional, S.A.get GLOBALGAP certified

2009-07-07 12:32:37

Guatemala (July 2009) - As part of its ongoing commitment and responsibility to develop good practices, banana plantations from Bananera Nacional, S..

Agroam�rica sponsors training to farms staff involved with Best Families-CEFI Program

2009-08-19 14:45:17

Guatemala, August 2009. From August 9 to the 14, was held the first training workshop for field technicians and general coordination of the Best Fam..

Plantations from Agroam�rica get GLOBALGAP certified

2009-07-11 14:08:03

Guatemala (July 2009) As part of its ongoing commitment and responsibility to develop good practices, Agroamerica?s banana plantations received the..

Agroam�rica repairs infrastructure of Escuela Oficial Rural Mixta in San Francisco Madre Vieja village

2009-06-16 13:36:31

Guatemala, June 2009. Aiming to improve the conditions of students of the village San Francisco Madre Vieja, Agroamerica repaired parts of the insta..

Agroam�rica brings the light to school in Huitzizil Village

2009-06-20 14:21:36

Guatemala, June 2009. For the students of Escuela Rural Mixta of Huitzizil Village, their school day won't be the same. Since June 17, 2009, their c..

Bridge reparation re-established vehicular traffic towards Las Trozas Village

2009-05-01 13:45:45

Guatemala, May 2009. Aiming to restore vehicular communication and benefit the local community, the bridge from Las Trozas village, which connected ..

Founder and President of Agroam�rica dies and leaves a great mission

2009-06-16 12:33:50

Guatemala, June 10, 2009. Fernando Bola�os Men�ndez, the founder and president of the Corporation Agroam�rica, died on Thursday, May 21, after more ..