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Illustration of a small community agro-processing unit with a striped awning and a health inspector at the door

Film and video · ISPN

Série Agroindústria: from field to shelf, for ISPN

Eight animated tutorials for ISPN that teach cooperatives and associations how to set up safe agro-processing units, from açaí to cassava flour.

Client
ISPN
Year
2021 to 2022
Territory
Cerrado, Caatinga and Amazon, in communities supported by PPP-ECOS
Format
Series of 8 animated videos, about 32 minutes
Funding
PPP-ECOS Fund, coordinated by ISPN

The challenge

Since 1994, the PPP-ECOS Fund, coordinated by ISPN (the Institute for Society, Population and Nature), has supported 567 community projects and more than 20,000 families. Many of them process what they harvest, such as açaí, nuts, fruit, fish and flour. To sell in formal markets, however, they need proper facilities and good hygiene practices, subjects full of regulations and hard to access for those just starting out.

The film

What we delivered

  • Counter-brief
  • Scripts and storyboards for the eight episodes
  • Animation
  • Narration
  • Editing

More videos from this project

What we did

We organized the technical content into eight episodes: two general ones, on how to plan an agro-processing unit and apply good manufacturing practices, and six dedicated to processing units for açaí, coconut and nuts, fruit and vegetables, cassava flour, baked goods and fish.

The scripts turn regulations into practical steps, and the animation shows the workflow inside each unit, from receiving raw materials to packaging. The narration sets a conversational tone, free of jargon.

Animation shows the floor plan and building of an agro-processing unit on a tablet, with a note about sufficient interior space
Good manufacturing practices
Illustrated açaí berries scattered on a beige background
Açaí episode
Illustrated plate of rice, beans and salad being sprinkled with cassava flour
Cassava flour mill episode

Animation: Isaque Martins. Narration: Maria Garcia.

Outcome

ISPN gained a library of tutorials for training sessions, technical visits and social media, helping community groups formalize and reach new markets.

“ISPN has several partnerships with Forest, both for producing books, booklets and reading materials and for audiovisual projects. I can attest to the Forest team's deep commitment, as well as their sensitivity to and knowledge of socio-environmental issues.”
João Guilherme Nunes CruzCoordinator of ISPN's Indigenous Peoples Program

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