OUR Partners
Over the years, Grapa has developed unique partnerships worldwide. Our agents and agronomists, with their vast experience in the agricultural field, work closely with our growers worldwide, providing professional guidance and technical support to achieve the optimal results. This valuable network of partnerships ensures that the ARRA growers are in the best hands possible.
Giumarra, North AMerica
Contact Information:
Shauna Rockwell
+1 6613957100
giumarravineyards.com
grapasa, south america
GRAPASA is the territorial representative for the ARRA™ varieties and Early Sweet™ in South America. GRAPASA was established in 2009 by Mr. Karl Conrads, who has been involved in the agriculture business since 1985. His vast experience in desert and tropical agriculture and his many years in fruit exports, made his technical support invaluable to the growers in South America. Mr. Conrads is involved in all activities related to the varieties in South America, from commercialization and distribution to agricultural consultation.
Contact Information:
Karl Conrads
+56 998 213133
grapa Brazil
Grapa Brazil is the territorial representative for ARRA varieties in Brazil and was established in 2011 by the agronomist Augusto Prado. Over the years, Augusto has honed his experience and developed practices in table grape production in this tropical region. Through Grapa Brazil, all licensed ARRA growers receive full technical guidance with the growing protocols and adaptation of new varieties to the tropical region. In 2015, with the increase in ARRA plantations as well as demand for the ARRA varieties in Brazil, Russaika Nascimento M.Sc., joined the team, followed by the agronomists Amanda Rodrigues and Alana Gois, who is the administration manager of Grapa Brazil. During 2022, Mr. Jonathas Ranver joined the team to support the evaluation of the ARRA varieties test blocks.
Topfruit, Southern africa
Contact Information:
AJ Jansen van Vuuren
+27 84 408 1417
topfruit.co.za
AVI, Europe
AVI is the exclusive territorial representative for the ARRA™ varieties and for Early Sweet™ in Europe. AVI’s main purpose is the commercialization of these varieties in Europe and the marketing of these varieties around the world.
AVI is a subsidiary of RK Growers, a company that supplies its fresh produce to the most qualified markets and supermarket chains in Italy, in Europe and worldwide.
SAHYADRI FARMS - INDIA
Sahyadri’s self-contained, ultra-modern world-class campus infrastructure encompasses an agro-advisory team, a world-class pack-house, cold storage facility and a cutting-edge technology backbone to help achieve scale meaningfully. By following global best practices and standards they offer the highest quality fresh and processed products to their loyal consumers locally and globally.
WISMETTAC - JAPAN
Wismettac Foods, Inc. is the exclusive territorial representative for the ARRA varieties in Japan, currently focusing on the commercialization and marketing of the ARRA range in this important high-end market.
For over a century, Wismettac have been engaged both domestically and globally in the wholesale distribution of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables from all corners of the world while meeting their customers’ needs and standards. Additionally, Wismettac have developed their own Japanese fruit and vegetable brand for export.
ARRA REPRESENTATIVES - egypt
The ARRA Programme in Egypt is headed by Mr. Ali Shahata, ARRA Egypt Manager, and Eng. Fayez Dowidar, Grape Production Consultant, both with many years of experience in the agricultural field in Egypt. Ali and Fayez support the growth and development of the ARRA project in Egypt, organizing and facilitating the operation to reach its full potential in the region.
Grapa REPRESENTATIVE- AUSTRALIA
Stephan Nel is the territorial representative for ARRA varieties in Australia and has, since his appointment in mid-2023, focused on facilitating the smooth introduction of the newest generation ARRA varieties to Australia.
As an experienced agronomist and vineyard operation manager, Stephan holds a wealth of knowledge in the table grape industry and particularly in the ARRA varieties. Part of his wide scope of duties is to optimally manage the propagation and distribution of plant material as well as provide the technical support necessary for the ARRA plantation to thrive and reach its full potential in the continent’s diverse growing regions.Contact Information:
Stephan Nel
+61 43 867 5889
Grapa agent - morocco
Contact Information:
Mikhael Levy
+ 212 661 077 102
Grapa agent - turkey
Contact Information:
Halil Cengiz
+90 538 521 99 10
Grapa agent - tunisia
Contact Information:
Mahmoud Harzallah
+216 98 960 171
For all other territories, please contact us at info@grapaes.com