History

CALAPIS is an apicultural cooperative founded the 15 of May of 1979 by a group of producers that its presence in means saw essential, had it counts the development that was taking the activity in the zone and to the increase from the demands of the heading.

From always, its main function has been the storing of honey for the obtaining of exportable volumes. The Cooperative has managed credits for its partners and served direct, essential for the adapted development of the beekeeping.

The cooperative and the surroundings

The cooperative makes part of Cooperativa Nacional de Fomento Rural (CNFR), a second grade association of small and middium size rural producers. CALAPIS have two representatives in CNFR, excerting at this moment the Vice-presidency and the National Council.

The coopertive has relationship with other Institutions like INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE COLONIZACION (MGAP) and Beekeeper Bank (Intendencia Municipal de Paysandú) with a common project that makes possible to acced to a Specialized Sanitary Laboratory and Technical Advisory under the Cooperative Structure. This project also helped the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) with the cession of laboratory equipment, but also CALAPIS supplied with different honey samples the investigation.

The cooperative generated a network of partners and made strategic associations with other actors, existing contacts, groups of beekeepers and other cooperatives.

NATURALLY
URUGUAYAN HONEY