[{"bbox": [119, 153, 1110, 260], "category": "Text", "text": "The contribution of the primary and agro-industrial sector to national GDP in the period 2011-2021 was as follows: 8.1% agriculture, 2.2% livestock farming, 1% forestry, fisheries and mining in the primary sector; and food from agricultural sources, livestock and wood and paper products and others in the secondary sector account for 19% (Central Bank of Paraguay, 2023)."}, {"bbox": [119, 270, 1110, 379], "category": "Text", "text": "In terms of foreign trade, all agricultural and agro-industrial products account for 74% of Paraguay's exports (BCP, 2023) and account for more than 32% of the country's labour force, while non-agro-industrial products account for the remaining 26%. The main agroindustrial exports are seeds and oilseeds, meat and edible offal, food waste (including animal feed), cereals and animal fats, fur and leather, and other animal products."}, {"bbox": [119, 389, 1110, 576], "category": "Text", "text": "The EU market captured 4.4% of Paraguay's export value in 2023 (EUR 454 million)¹⁰, and represents today, the fifth largest trading partners after Mercosur (49%). The main products exported were food waste, including animal feed, which accounted for 57% of the value exported to the EU. Meat products and their derivatives such as leather and other animal products also have a market in the EU, together accounting for 17%. Oilseeds, such as sesame and chia, constitute 11% of the value exported to the EU (ITC, 2022). Consequently, the largest share of Paraguay's export value to the EU will be subject to due diligence and will have to be traceable under the EU regulation 2023/1115 on deforestation-free value chains."}, {"bbox": [119, 588, 1110, 906], "category": "Text", "text": "There are three public traceability systems in the livestock chain, mainly aimed at controlling the safety of production and administered by the National Animal Health and Quality Service (SENACSA): (a) the Regional Offices Management Computer System (SIGOR) which compulsorily registers the whole country's livestock production lots and their mobilisation through the breeding, rearing, fattening, slaughterhouse and refrigeration stages; (b) the Paraguay Traceability System (SITRAP) which voluntarily tracks the individual mobilisation of 1.35 million head of cattle from 335 establishments (as of 2024) from origin to export, using individual identifications (caravans and ear buttons) and ear tags for each animal. The latter is a requirement for farmers exporting to the European Union to benefit from the preferential import duty known as the Hilton Quota. Both systems, SIGOR and SITRAP, register certificates of legal compliance in terms of veterinary health granted by SENACSA, environmental management granted by MADES, and land use granted by INFONA. (c) Paraguay Animal Identification System (SIAP), recently enacted by Law 7221/2023, which aims at the individual identification of 100% of national livestock of all domestic species."}, {"bbox": [119, 918, 1110, 999], "category": "Text", "text": "INFONA has land use coverage maps that will allow the verification of deforestation or non-deforestation in agroindustrial and forestry farms as well as a system of early warning of deforestation that allows for the correct monitoring of forest resources at the country level, regardless of the type of production."}, {"bbox": [119, 1010, 1110, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "The Environmental Impact Statement (EI), established by Law No 294/93 and regulated by Decrees Nos 453 and 954, is an environmental management tool issued by MADES, that can contribute to environmental traceability processes. It is a technical-scientific document resulting from the analysis of the methods, processes, works and activities capable of causing significant environmental impact. It also allows the identification, among other aspects, of the origin of raw materials, of the natural resources used for the work or activity, the amount of energy and water used or to be used, the greenhouse gas emissions produced, the amount of waste generated and its disposal. It ensure the compliance with environmental management through environmental audits."}, {"bbox": [119, 1235, 1110, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "SENAVE is the phytosanitary authority responsible for issuing the phytosanitary certificate for shipments that meet phytosanitary import requirements, and applies to most plants, plant products and other items regulated in international trade under the International Plant Protection Convention."}, {"bbox": [119, 1327, 1110, 1461], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, SENAVE is implementing a traceability system for fruit and vegetable products through the development of a platform that allows producer to self-manage the process, from the registration of the producer and his farm to the issuance of an electronic Plant Traceability Document (eVTD) that accompanies the dispatch to markets. The Plant Traceability Document provides information on the origin, producer data, product quantity, transport data and destination of fruit and vegetable products."}, {"bbox": [109, 1588, 458, 1614], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁰ Ministry of External Relations, DCEL"}, {"bbox": [1013, 1682, 1121, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 30"}]