1.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas FRUIT PRODUCTION Northern Region of Minas Gerais State Brazil

2.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas  Foundation : 1993;  Members : cooperatives, associations, companies and growers (2.500 partners);  Mission : to promote irrigated fruit production by strengthening cooperativism and by integrating public and private interested matters. ABANORTE FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION ABANORTE REGIONAL FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION

3. CNA MAPA SEAPA SECTES SEDE FAEMG SEBRAE – MG SENAR – MG IEL – FIEMG JICA IBRAF EMATER - MG EPAMIG IMA UNIVERSITIES The way we work

4.  IEL – FIEMG -BID  16 actions to improve competitiveness  SEBRAE – MG  Branding  Ready to Eat Mango  Small Farmers  JICA  Commercial Intelligence  Fruit Quality

5.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas The Region  Three major irrigated projects (Pirapora, Gorutuba and Jaíba);  Around 30.000 hectares producing several tropical fruits like bananas, limes, mangoes, papaya, among others.

6.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Region Advantages  San Francisco River;  Suitable climate conditions for fruit production;  High soil natural fertility;  Low diseases and insects pressure;  Diversity.

7.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Bananas – Prata Variety  Lower sodium content;  Longer shelf life;  Unique flavour and texture;  Fruit Salad.

10.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Cavendish Prata 48 hours

11.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Limes  Timeline production control;  High yields;  Excellent fruit quality;  New marketing opportunities.

16.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Mangoes  Flowering Control;  Varieties (Palmer);  New packaging project;  Ready to Eat concept.

20.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Papaya  Increasing planted area;  Unique flavour;  Formosa variety;  Production System.

22.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas INTERNATIONAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES  South America;  North America;  European Union;  Middle East.

25.  Associação Central dos Fruticultores do Norte de Minas Brazil: around 200 millions inhabitants; New economic scenario; New consumption behaviour; Healthy life style.