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ASR Will Continue To Dialog Directly With Farmers
posted (November 12, 2014)

We've told you all about the blowback from ASR – BSI's unprecedented move to approach farmers directly. But what does ASR have to say? IT held meetings in Corozal and Orange Walk yesterday and today form Miami Mac Maclachlan told us the company is moving apace:..

Mac McLachlan - International Relations Advisor, ASR

"We have offered to the harvest group leaders and to the cane farmers who were present a period of time now to let us know what we think about it. As you know, we are trying to supply an element of choice to the cane farmers. That initial deadline for comments will be the 18th of November."

Jules Vasquez

"So then, should we take an interpretation that the agreement which had been put forward, 18 page agreement, is after consultation and after receiving feedback, that it is subject to change?"

Mac McLachlan

"We going to listen very carefully to what cane farmers say to us. We can't make any promises on what that impact will be in the end, we are going to listen very carefully and where we can we will making changes were farmers wish."

We'll keep following the story, of course….




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