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What is Calidena?

Calidena is a participatory approach developed and applied by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) to stimulate quality in value chains. Its toolset can be used in projects that intend to strengthen the user orientation of the national QI, and in value chain initiatives that aim at closing quality-related gaps. It seeks to systematically and sustainably support the improvement of the QI in developing countries and emerging economies by addressing quality aspects along an exemplary value chain. The goal of the process is to directly address these quality topics through relevant QI services. The process is structured into three phases: Preparation, a participatory workshop and follow-up. The whole Calidena process should be limited to 18 months.

What does Calidena offer?

At the beginning of a Calidena process, value chain stakeholders identify quality requirements and services to access promising markets. A jointly developed action plan aims to strengthen the Quality Infrastructure (QI) as well as the value chain itself. The plan is implemented by interested parties and moderated by the host and co-host organization and it is supported by PTB.

The following can be achieved with Calidena:

  • Dissemination of a quality culture among enterprises and consumers
  • Increase in demand for QI services by stakeholders from the value chain and improving existing QI services or even creating new ones
  • Enabling of access to new markets and clients by meeting higher quality standards
  • Upgrading of national value creation and productivity through improved resource efficiency and product quality
  • Contribution to enhanced environmental protection and social welfare

Calidena Processes

The name Calidena is a combination from the Spanish words for chain (of value), “cadena”, and quality, “calidad”. From this can be derived that Calidena has its roots in PTB’s cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, where the first Calidena processes were implemented in the context of agro-processing value chains. Today, we can look back on extensive experience in all regions of the world and far beyond rural value chains. 

Applicability of Calidena

Since 2007, PTB and other international development organisations use Calidena in projects that aim to strengthen the user orientation of the QI, and/or in value chain initiatives that seek to address gaps in quality services. Calidena is applicable to export and domestic value chains. A specific focus of previous applications is the agro-processing sector. However, there are also diverse experiences in manufacturing, renewable energies and waste management.

Calidena is licensed under Creative Commons, i.e. the use of the method is free and open to everyone. However, all users are expected to inform PTB at the beginning and end of the process and at least one recognized facilitator (see below) should accompany the process. Recent experiences have proven that key Calidena events can also be implemented successfully in online/hybrid formats. For further information, please see our knowledge base or contact us via email.

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Framework conditions

Before starting a Calidena process, it is crucial to clarify the objectives and motivations of the various stakeholder groups involved and to verify framework conditions for the process.

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Framework conditions

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Kick-off Workshop

The kick-off workshop is a condensed, guided and participatory process in which several purposes can be achieved:

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Kick-off Workshop

The costs of a Calidena process include

•    the training of facilitators
•    training of other key persons
•    consultancy costs for preparation
•    workshop moderator
•    follow-up by local facilitators
•    travel costs
•    logistics
•    material
•    resources to fund small projects during the implementation
The overall costs of a full Calidena process in a country are estimated at between 25,000 and 40,000 Euros. For a detailed calculation of a specific process, a template can be downloaded.

Calidena – a participatory process

Calidena is geared towards the initiation of a collaborative and systematic process of the national QI development and the creation of an enabling environment for doing business. It brings together different stakeholders along the value chain, such as producers, buyers, private and public business support organizations as well as other government representatives and Quality Infrastructure (QI) service providers. By promoting a continuous dialogue between users and suppliers, their mutual understanding is improved, and targeted action can be taken on both sides to close existing gaps. In the long-term, improved quality services enable the private sector to better comply with national and international quality requirements, to improve its competitiveness in domestic and foreign markets, to enhance its performance with a view to business, environmental and social indicators, as well as to foster the broader development of the country or region.

Calidena processes worldwide

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Africa

Europe

Asia

Northamerica

Southamerica

Australia

Ghana

  • Project Region/Country: Ghana
  • Value Chain: Calidena Mango
  • Start: -
  • End: -
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: -
  • Current Status:
  • Contact: -
  • Facilitator: -
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: -
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: -
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ghana
  • Value Chain: Corn and rice
  • Start: 2013
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carola Heider
  • Facilitator: Niels Ferdinand
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)
  • Co-Host: Ghana Grains Council, Plant Protection & Regulatory Service Directorate (PPRSD)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Ghana
  • Value Chain: Processed mango
  • Start: 2017
  • End: 2018
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carola Heider
  • Facilitator: Katharina Telfser Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)
  • Co-Host: initially: Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE), later: Volta and Dange-West Farmers Association
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Ghana
  • Value Chain: Cashew
  • Start: 2018
  • End: 2019
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carola Heider
  • Facilitator: Richard Nyumuah Katharina Telfser
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)
  • Co-Host: African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Competitive Cashew Initative (ComCashew)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Nepal

  • Project Region/Country: Nepal
  • Value Chain: Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs)
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: -
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Julia Micklinghoff
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Department of Plant Ressources (DPR)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Nepal
  • Value Chain: Essential oils
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Uwe Miesner
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Department of Plant Ressources (DPR)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Nepal
  • Value Chain: Milk
  • Start: 2018
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Uwe Miesner
  • Facilitator: Christian Schoen
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Dairy Industries Association (DIA)
  • Co-Host: Department of Food Technology & Quality Control (DFTQC)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Antigua and Barbuda

  • Project Region/Country: Antigua and Barbuda
  • Value Chain: Marmalade Jelly
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Julie-Ann Laudat
  • Coaching: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Host: Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards (ABBS)
  • Co-Host: Private sector
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Dominica

  • Project Region/Country: Dominica
  • Value Chain: Hot pepper sauce
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2015
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Julie-Ann Laudat
  • Coaching: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Host: Dominica Bureau of Standards (DOBS)
  • Co-Host: Division of Agriculture, Private Sector
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Dominica
  • Value Chain: Cocoa
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Sabine Greiner
  • Facilitator: Ian Lambert
  • Coaching: Alexis Valqui
  • Host: Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA)
  • Co-Host: DBOS
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Jamaica

  • Project Region/Country: Jamaica
  • Value Chain: Black castor oil
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Sabine Greiner
  • Facilitator: Patrick Buchanan Annees Kasanredjo
  • Coaching: Jenna Wijngaarde Alexis Valqui
  • Host: Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)
  • Co-Host: Jamaica Castor Indstry Association (JCIA) and Jamaica Promotions Association (JAMPRO)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Jamaica
  • Value Chain: Cassava
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Thomas Bollwein
  • Facilitator: Jenna Wijngaarde, Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Bahamas

  • Project Region/Country: Bahamas
  • Value Chain: Cascarilla
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Sabine Greiner
  • Facilitator: Edison Summer Shivdi Singh
  • Coaching: Julie-Ann Laudat Alexis Valqui
  • Host: Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ)
  • Co-Host: Bahamas Development Bank (BDB), Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), Bahamas Chamber of Commerce (BCCEC)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Belize

  • Project Region/Country: Belize
  • Value Chain: Shrimp
  • Start: 2015
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Hermon Edmonson
  • Coaching: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Host: Belize Bureau of Standards (BBS)
  • Co-Host: Belize Shrimp Growers Association (BSGA), Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA),
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: Compete Caribbean (DFID, USAID)
  • Project Region/Country: Belize
  • Value Chain: Fuels and LPG
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Sabine Greiner
  • Facilitator: Fay Smith Herbert Haylock
  • Coaching: Beatriz Paniagua Alexis Valqui
  • Host: Belize Bureau of Standards (BBS)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Dominican Republic

  • Project Region/Country: Dominican Republic
  • Value Chain: Honey
  • Start: 2015
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Mauricio Chacón
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Dominicano para la Calidad (INDOCAL)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Agricultura, Cluster Apícola Dominicano
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Dominican Republic
  • Value Chain: Coconut milk
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Sabine Greiner
  • Facilitator: Agnes Cishek
  • Coaching: Mauricio Chacón Alexis Valqui
  • Host: Consorcio Cítrico Dominicano (CCD)
  • Co-Host: INDOCAL
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Grenada

  • Project Region/Country: Grenada
  • Value Chain: Nutmeg
  • Start: 2013
  • End: 2015
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDBS)
  • Co-Host: Grenada Co-operative Nutmeg Association (GCNA)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

St. Lucia

  • Project Region/Country: St. Lucia
  • Value Chain: Seaweed
  • Start: 2015
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Julie-Ann Laudat
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS)
  • Co-Host: Praslin Seamoss Farmers Association (PSFA)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Suriname

  • Project Region/Country: Suriname
  • Value Chain: Yard long bean
  • Start: 2015
  • End: 2015
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Jenna Wijngaarde Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Surinaams Standaarden Bureau (SSB)
  • Co-Host: Association of Exporters of Agricultural Products in Suriname (VEAPS)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Project Region/Country: Trinidad and Tobago
  • Value Chain: Chicken meat
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Yannicka Brown Sterling Thompson
  • Coaching: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Host: Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS)
  • Co-Host: Poultry Association of Trinidad and Tobago (PATT), Ministry of Agriculture
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Costa Rica

  • Project Region/Country: Costa Rica
  • Value Chain: Liquid gas cylinder
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2015
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Central America
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Consejo Nacional para la Calidad (CONAC), Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología (LACOMET, now LCM), Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO), Entidad Costarricense de Acreditación (ECA)
  • Co-Host: Camara de Industrias de Costa Rica (CICR)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Costa Rica
  • Value Chain: Detergents
  • Start: 2018
  • End: 2019
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Franziska Kamm
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología (LACOMET, now LCM)
  • Co-Host: Ministries, Private Sector
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Costa Rica
  • Value Chain: Plastic value cycle
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Thomas Bollwein
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Laboratorio Costarricense de Metrología (LACOMET)
  • Co-Host: Entidad Costarricense de Acreditación (ECA), Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

El Salvador

  • Project Region/Country: El Salvador
  • Value Chain: Honey
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2013
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Central America
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Mauricio Chacón Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ministerio de Economía (MINEC)
  • Co-Host: Centro de Investigaciones de Metrologia (CIM), Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), private sector
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: El Salvador
  • Value Chain: Plastic value cycle
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Thomas Bollwein
  • Facilitator: Mahdha Flores, Mauricio Chacón
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Centro de Investigaciones de Metrología (CIM)
  • Co-Host: Fundación Empresarial para Acción Social (FUNDEMAS)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Guatemala

  • Project Region/Country: Guatemala
  • Value Chain: Honey
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2012
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Central America
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Haydée Ayerdi
  • Coaching: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Host: Ministerio de Economía (MINECO)
  • Co-Host: Asociaci´n de Exportadores de Guatemala (AGEXPORT), Comité de Miel
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Honduras

  • Project Region/Country: Honduras
  • Value Chain: Fresh water and wastewater
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2014
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Central America
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Mauricio Chacón
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Sistema Nacional de Calidad (SNC)
  • Co-Host: Ente Regulador de los Servicios de Agua y Saneamiento (ERSAPS)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Panama

  • Project Region/Country: Panama
  • Value Chain: Beef
  • Start: 2013
  • End: 2014
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Central America
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Haydée Ayerdi
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Centro Nacional de Metrología de Panamá (CENAMEP)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Comercio e Industria (MICI), Dirección Nacional de Industrias y Desarrollo Empresarial (DINADE)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Mexico

  • Project Region/Country: Mexico
  • Value Chain: Solar thermal energy
  • Start: 2018
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Caroline Jansen
  • Facilitator: Mahdha Flores Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM)
  • Co-Host: Asociación Nacional de Energía Solar (ANES)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Mexico
  • Value Chain: Photovoltaic energy
  • Start: 2019
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Caroline Jansen
  • Facilitator: Mahdha Flores Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM)
  • Co-Host: Asociación Nacional de Energía Solar (ANES)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Ecuador

  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: Organic coffee
  • Start: 2009
  • End: 2010
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: Jeans
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2013
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Mauro Rivadeneira Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MIPRO), Asociación de Confeccionistas Textiles (ACONTEX)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: E-Waste
  • Start: 2019
  • End: 2020
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Ulf Seiler
  • Facilitator: Mauro Rivadeneira Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN), Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)
  • Co-Host: Vertmonde
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: Refrigerators
  • Start: 2019
  • End: 2020
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Franziska Kamm
  • Facilitator: Mauro Rivadeneira
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN), Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)
  • Co-Host: ALBE
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: Quinoa
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Thomas Bollwein
  • Facilitator: Mauro Rivadeneira, Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)
  • Co-Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Ecuador
  • Value Chain: Lamps and illuminants
  • Start: 2021
  • End: 2022
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project:
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partners
  • Contact: David Keseberg
  • Facilitator: Mauro Rivadeneira
  • Coaching:
  • Host: Ministerio de Producción, Comercio Exterior, Inversiones y Pesca (MPCEIP)
  • Co-Host: Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización (INEN), Servicio de Acreditación Ecuatoriao (SAE)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Colombia

  • Project Region/Country: Colombia
  • Value Chain: Chocolate
  • Start: 2009
  • End: 2010
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Colombia
  • Value Chain: Textile for children
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2012
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Santiago Salguero Beatriz Paniagua Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Superintendencia de Indústria y Comercio (SIC), Instituto Nacional de Metrología (INM), Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación (ICONTEC), Organismo Nacional de Acreditación (ONAC)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (MinCIT), ICONTEC
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Bolivia

  • Project Region/Country: Bolivia
  • Value Chain: Palm heart
  • Start: 2010
  • End: 2011
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Boliviano de Normalizacióny y Calidad (IBNORCA), Instituto Boliviano de Metrloogía (IBMETRO)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Bolivia
  • Value Chain: Camelid wool
  • Start: 2011
  • End: 2012
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Boliviano de Normalizacióny y Calidad (IBNORCA), Instituto Boliviano de Metrloogía (IBMETRO)
  • Co-Host: Ministerio de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Peru

  • Project Region/Country: Peru
  • Value Chain: Chocolate
  • Start: 2009
  • End: 2010
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Manuela Behrendt
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Prodiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI; now Instituto Nacional de Calidad, INACAL)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Peru
  • Value Chain: Sacha Inchi oil
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2014
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Andes
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Carl Felix Wolff
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Prodiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI; now Instituto Nacional de Calidad, INACAL)
  • Co-Host: PromPerú, private sector (Mesa Técnica de Sacha Inchi San Martín)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Peru
  • Value Chain: Brazil nut
  • Start: 2018
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Jonathan Krull
  • Facilitator: Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Nacional de Calidad (INACAL)
  • Co-Host: CITE Productivo Madre de Dios
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -
  • Project Region/Country: Peru
  • Value Chain: Tara
  • Start: 2018
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Jonathan Krull
  • Facilitator: Alexis Valqui
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Instituto Nacional de Calidad (INACAL)
  • Co-Host: Gobiernos Regionales de Ayacucho y Cajamarca
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Benin

  • Project Region/Country: Benin
  • Value Chain: Soy
  • Start: 2020
  • End: 2021
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Laura Häußler
  • Facilitator: Katharina Telfser
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Agence Nationale de Normaliation (ANM)
  • Co-Host: Labratoire Central de Contrôle de la Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (LCSSA)
  • Implementing agency: PTB and GIZ
  • Development partners: -

Ethiopia

  • Project Region/Country: Ethiopia
  • Value Chain: Wheat
  • Start: 2018
  • End: 2019
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed
  • Contact: Jonathan Krull
  • Facilitator: Katharina Telfser
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ethiopian Standards Agency (ESA)
  • Co-Host: Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ethiopian Millers Association (EMA)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Ethiopia
  • Value Chain: Organic cotton / textile
  • Start: 2021
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Alliance for Product Quality in Africa
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Ayla Opatz
  • Facilitator: Niels Ferdinand, Mesele Mekuria Bekele
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ethiopian Textile Development Institute (ETIDI)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Kenya, Burundi, Tansania

  • Project Region/Country: Kenya, Burundi, Tansania
  • Value Chain: Leather
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: East Africa
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Tobias Diergardt
  • Facilitator: Beatrice Mwasi Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: National Standards Bodies of the EAC Member Countries
  • Co-Host: EAC Secretariat
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Ruanda, South Sudan, Uganda

  • Project Region/Country: Ruanda, South Sudan, Uganda
  • Value Chain: Fruit juice
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: East Africa
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Tobias Diergardt
  • Facilitator: Canisius Karuranga Peter Businda Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: National Standards Bodies of the EAC Member Countries
  • Co-Host: EAC Secretariat
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Georgia, Azerbaijan

  • Project Region/Country: Georgia, Azerbaijan
  • Value Chain: Hazelnut
  • Start: 2012
  • End: 2013
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Caucasus
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Corinna Weigelt
  • Facilitator: Christian Göthner Ulrich Harmes Liedtke
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Georgian Standards & Metrology (GEOSTM)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Kyrgyzstan

  • Project Region/Country: Kyrgyzstan
  • Value Chain: Dried fruits and Nuts
  • Start: 2019
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Corinna Weigelt
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ministry of Economy, Center for Standardization and Metrology (CSM), Kyrgyz Center of Accreditation (KCA)
  • Co-Host: Union of Entrepreneurs of Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Agriculture
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Kyrgyzstan
  • Value Chain: Dried fruits and Nuts
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: 2025 (not to be continued)
  • Contact: Larysa Schijen
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Ministry of Economy, Center for Standardization and Metrology (CSM), Kyrgyz Center of Accreditation (KCA)
  • Co-Host: Union of Entrepreneurs of Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Agriculture
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ, UNDP

Myanmar

  • Project Region/Country: Myanmar
  • Value Chain: Sesame
  • Start: 2018
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Marjam Mayer
  • Facilitator: Christian Schoen
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Department of Research and Innovation (DRI)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Myanmar
  • Value Chain: Mud crab
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Marjam Mayer
  • Facilitator: Christian Schoen
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Department of Research and Innovation (DRI)
  • Co-Host: Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Cambodia

  • Project Region/Country: Cambodia
  • Value Chain: Cassava starch
  • Start: 2019
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: preparatory phase
  • Contact: Cora Roos
  • Facilitator: Katharina Telfser
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: National Metrlogy Center (NMC),
  • Co-Host: Institute of Standards (ISC), Industrial Laboratory Center of Cambodia (ILCC), Department of Accreditation (DA)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ

Vietnam

  • Project Region/Country: Vietnam
  • Value Chain: Dragon fruit
  • Start: 2019
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: ASEAN
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Uwe Miesner
  • Facilitator: Christian Schoen
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ)
  • Co-Host: Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science (VAAS), AGROTRADE Vietnam
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: GIZ
  • Project Region/Country: Vietnam
  • Value Chain: Photovoltaik
  • Start: 2024
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Irina Santourian
  • Facilitator: Christian Schoen
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ)
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Philippines

  • Project Region/Country: Philippines
  • Value Chain: Dried mangos
  • Start: 2014
  • End: 2016
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: closed | handed over to local partner
  • Contact: Stefanie Reichertz
  • Facilitator: Alex Inklaar
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Philippine Metrology, Standards, Testing and Quality (PhilMSTQ)
  • Co-Host: Food Processors and Exporters Cooperation (PhilFoodEx)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Morroco

  • Project Region/Country: Morroco
  • Value Chain: Photovoltaic energy
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project:
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Iris Nadolny
  • Facilitator: Katharina Telfser
  • Coaching:
  • Host: Ministry for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Tunisia

  • Project Region/Country: Tunisia
  • Value Chain: Photovoltaik
  • Start: 2020
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project:
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Franziska Schindler
  • Facilitator: Asma Hamzaoui
  • Coaching: Katharina Telfser
  • Host: Ministère de l'Industrie, des Mines et de l'Énergie (MIME)
  • Co-Host: Chambre Syndicale du Photovoltaik (CSPV)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Armenia

  • Project Region/Country: Armenia
  • Value Chain: Drugs
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Eastern Partnership (EaP)
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Stefan Wallerath
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Nune Darbinyan, Filiy Ashikyan
  • Coaching:
  • Host: to be defined
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Azerbaijan

  • Project Region/Country: Azerbaijan
  • Value Chain: Construction material
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Eastern Partnership (EaP)
  • Current Status: preparation awareness raising WS
  • Contact: Kathleen Richter
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Seymur Jafarov
  • Coaching:
  • Host: to be defined
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Georgia

  • Project Region/Country: Georgia
  • Value Chain: Construction material
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Eastern Partnership (EaP)
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Corinna Weigelt
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Tamar Labartkava
  • Coaching:
  • Host: The Georgian Building Materials Cluster (GCMC)
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Moldova

  • Project Region/Country: Moldova
  • Value Chain: Low-voltage electrical Equipment
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Eastern Partnership (EaP)
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Kathleen Richter
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Gerhard Ohrband
  • Coaching:
  • Host: to be defined
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Ukraine

  • Project Region/Country: Ukraine
  • Value Chain: Cables
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Eastern Partnership (EaP)
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Stefan Wallerath
  • Facilitator: Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke, Oleksander Tsepko
  • Coaching:
  • Host: to be defined
  • Co-Host:
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Uzbekistan

  • Project Region/Country: Uzbekistan
  • Value Chain: Knitted finished products (T-shirts)
  • Start: 2022
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: n/a
  • Current Status: preparation kick-off workshop
  • Contact: Christopher Colell
  • Facilitator: Beatriz Paniagua, Aynur Turabekova
  • Coaching:
  • Host: Association “Uztextileprom”
  • Co-Host: Uzbek National Institute of Metrology (UzNIM)
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners:

Egypt

  • Project Region/Country: Egypt
  • Value Chain: Organic cotton / textile
  • Start: 2021
  • End: ongoing
  • Part of (Sub)Regional Project: Alliance for Product Quality in Africa
  • Current Status: follow-up phase
  • Contact: Ayla Opatz
  • Facilitator: Niels Ferdinand
  • Coaching: -
  • Host: Cotton Egypt Association
  • Co-Host: -
  • Implementing agency: PTB
  • Development partners: -

Examples

THE VALUE CHAIN OF MANGO PRODUCTS

Handed-over to the Mango Round Table in February 2019

 

MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS (MAPs) VALUE CHAIN

Start of the process - Feasibility Study submitted in December 2013

YARD LONG BEAN VALUE CHAIN - SURINAME

February 2016 – Handed-over to local partner after implementation phase

 
more processes

What requirements must a Calidena facilitator meet?

Calidena facilitators are persons with the following characteristics:

Organisations interested to work with the Calidena approach can rely on a network of trained and experienced Calidena facilitators. Calidena Facilitators are persons with the following characteristics:

  • Experience with working in groups and facilitation techniques
  • Basic knowledge of QI and the private sector
  • Personal initiative, proactiveness and flexibility
  • Experience with analyses and writing analytical reports

The training of a Calidena facilitator consists of a three-day basic training. Afterwards, the candidate must prepare at least one feasibility study and accompany two Calidena processes under the supervision of an experienced Calidena facilitator.

To maintain the status as Calidena facilitator recognized by PTB, at least one process should be accompanied every two years and at least one Calidena training or Community of Practice meeting should be attended every two years.

Facilitators

Alexis Valqui

Beatriz Paniagua

Christina Foerg-Wimmer

Christian Schoen

Jessica Chavarría Sánchez

Jenna Wijngaarde

Julie-Ann Laudat

Katharina Telfser

Mahdha Flores-Campos

Mauricio Chacón

Mauro Rivadeneira

Niels Ferdinand

Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke

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Candela News

Here you can find the blogposts from Candela, the blog of PTB's International Cooperation. 

Unlocking Potential in Viet Nam: Calidena Workshop Drives Quality

Within the framework of a BMZ-funded project to promote quality assurance in the photovoltaic-sector, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) collaborated to organize a…

La boîte à outils Calidena parle maintenant français !

La boîte à outils Calidena est maintenant disponible en français ! La boîte à outils est un support facilitant l’utilisation du Manuel Calidena 2.0 ; elle fait partie intégrante de la méthode Calidena visant à promouvoir la qualité au sein des…

Ethiopia’s road to a green textile sector

Stakeholders draft measures to improve quality infrastructure for organic cotton

 

Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country which is particularly known for exporting coffee, tea and spices. However, cotton cultivation and cotton…

Political tailwind for the green transformation in the Eastern Partnership

In November 2022, an exciting new PTB international cooperation project, Quality Standards for Increased Trade in the Eastern Partnership Countries, was launched. The virtual kick-off event was attended by 97 participants from across Europe and the…

Improved trade in the Caribbean through CALIDENA

One of the most important prerequisites for reducing poverty in the Caribbean is participating in regional and international trade. For this to succeed, a functioning quality infrastructure (QI) system is essential as well as commercial products…

Energy from sunlight: New project starts in Morocco

Using the sun’s energy efficiently is a key factor for the success of the Moroccan photovoltaic sector. The aim of PTB’s new project called Strengthening the quality infrastructure for photovoltaics, launched last year, is to ensure that quality…

Produire de l'énergie à partir des rayons du soleil : lancement d'un nouveau projet au Maroc

Pour le secteur photovoltaïque marocain, l'utilisation efficace de l'énergie solaire est la principale clé de réussite. Les prestations de l’infrastructure qualité peuvent y contribuer notamment en se basant sur les besoins nationaux. C'est…

Training of French-speaking Calidena facilitators

The Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has developed the Calidena method to improve quality within value chains and within national quality infrastructures (NQI) to create a business-friendly environment. This method can be used within the…

Formation de facilitateurs Calidena francophones

Dans le cadre de l’amélioration de la qualité au sein des chaines de valeur et de l’infrastructure qualité nationale (IQN) nécessaires à la création d’un climat favorable aux affaires, le Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) a élaboré une…

Drum roll, flourish and applause calidena.ptb.de is online

Calidena is an artificial word made up of two Spanish words. The word for quality 'calidad' and the word for chain, 'cadena'. Reinhard Schiel invented it many years ago to create a term for a comprehensive system for analysing and improving value…

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