acopio

English translation: stocking, pooling

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Spanish term or phrase:	acopio
English translation:	stocking, pooling
Entered by:	DIANNE BEREST

15:52 Feb 18, 2016

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Agriculture / acopio in smaller quantities

Spanish term or phrase: acopio

Please help me resolve a constant doubt. I translate often for organizations that work with small-scale producers - farmers, beekeepers, etc. Often the term "acopio" is used meaning that the community organization is collecting the (corn, wheat, alpaca fiber) during harvest/sheering time from all the organization's members (often an entire community or several nearby communities) to sell the whole lot to a buyer. I've tried "stockpiling", "bulking" and now I see "stocking" as an option. I'm just not sure which is most clearly understood in this type of situation of small-scale production.

Thanks very much!

(This is mostly for a US audience.)

DIANNE BEREST KudoZ activity Questions: 143 (1 open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 5 Montenegro
Local time: 09:32

stocking

Explanation:
i recommend you to use "stocking" in this context

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Katty Ossa
Ecuador
Local time: 02:32

Grading comment

Really appreciate all the input. Several of the suggestions will be useful, depending on the particular context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

pooled produce

Helena Chavarria

stocking

Katty Ossa

huddling

jude dabo

gathering

neilmac

storing

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

Outsourcing

Phoenix III

Summary of reference entries provided

This might help you decide

Helena Chavarria

Discussion entries: 4

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26 mins confidence:

stocking

Explanation:
i recommend you to use "stocking" in this context

Katty Ossa
Ecuador
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Really appreciate all the input. Several of the suggestions will be useful, depending on the particular context.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Katty!

46 mins confidence:

storing

Explanation:

Cassava utilization, storage and small-scale … - ‎Westby - Citado por 104

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[PDF]Appropriate Seed and Grain Storage Systems for Small ...

www.fao.org/3/a-i3769e.pdf

Traducir esta páginaAppropriate Seed and Grain Storage Systems for Small-scale Farmers (FAO). ◼ Farmer ... DRR implementers is a welcome output of the DIPECHO interven-.

Study of Grain Storage in Plastic Bags Aimed at Small-scale ...

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It should be noted that this system has not been tested for small-scale grain production, which is generally stored in small bags of about 60 kg or in 200-L drums.

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 95

Notes to answerer

Asker: Gracias Margarita. Igual habría que decir "collective storage" o "organization's storage" o algo, porque sino podría ser a nivel individual o de familia. Pero podría ir por allí, con storage. Gracias.

2 hrs confidence:

huddling

Explanation:
product huddle

jude dabo
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Jude. Never seen this use of huddle. Do you have an example by any chance?

2 hrs confidence:

gathering

Explanation:
= fibre gathering for animal feed.

Out of the other suggestions so far, I think stocking and stockpiling can also work.

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"Intake is the amount of feed voluntarily consumed by an animal. .... The lignin component of the fibre fraction limits the digestibility of cell-wall carbohydrates. ...... The material gathered should be properly mixed, weighed and stored in a dry place..."

Reference: http://www.fibrafp7.net/portals/0/03_vafeiadakis&kipriotis.p...

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 09:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 162

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Neil.

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

pooled produce

Explanation:
Another idea

Many marketing cooperatives operate through “pooling.” The member delivers his product to the association, which pools it with products of like grade and quality delivered by other members. After doing whatever processing is necessary, the co-op sells the products at the best price it can get and returns to the members their share of total proceeds, less marketing expenses.

https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-hist...

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Collaborative Marketing Without Pooling Products
Not all collaborative marketing efforts involve aggregating food and distributing revenues. Some farmers, like Little City Growers, run a group farmers’ market stand where they sell their produce side by side.

http://www.thegreenhorns.net/wp-content/files_mf/1393438767F...

The produce pool is the origin of Organic Valley / CROPP Cooperative, with its roots in pooling production from family farms to collectively access the larger marketplace. Our produce program has matured into a vibrant group of cooperating farmers who proudly produce the highest quality organic vegetables. There is a rapidly growing demand for organic foods, and the greatest portion of the organic marketplace is in produce.

The produce pool has grown to serve not just regional but also the national marketplace, bringing increased opportunity for growers to participate in our program.

https://www.farmers.coop/producer-pools/produce-pool/

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proceso de acopio de fibra 2015-2016

the 2015-2016 fibre/fiber pooling process...

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Naturally, a cooperative is not the only form of business which can be involved in pooling fiber or collaborating to process fiber for groups of farms.
Here is a listing of farmers cooperatives and other businesses involved with pooling alpaca fiber:

http://www.alpacasafieldonline.us/educational/alpaca-fiber/6...

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ah, una buen opción. Gracias, Helena.

51 mins confidence:

Outsourcing

Explanation:
Given the context this would be a proper term. As for harvesting a crop I would translate it as storing for the next step which would involve classification, packaging, labeling, etc.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-02-18 21:31:28 GMT)
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Considering the very explicit text just submitted, the correct term is HARVESTING. Being a Colombian native with quite an extensive background in all matters related to coffee growing and exporting, I am familiar with the use of acopiar: to gather, collect/harvest.

Hope it helps!

Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 03:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Phoenix.

Reference comments

4 mins

Reference: This might help you decide

Reference information:
An agricultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a cooperative where farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity. A broad typology of agricultural cooperatives distinguishes between agricultural service cooperatives, which provide various services to their individually farming members, and agricultural production cooperatives, where production resources (land, machinery) are pooled and members farm jointly. Examples of agricultural production cooperatives include collective farms in former socialist countries, the kibbutzim in Israel, collectively governed community shared agriculture, Longo Mai co-operatives and Nicaraguan production co-operatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_cooperative

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

Note to reference poster

Asker: Gracias Helena. En realidad, la pregunta va más específicamente hacia el término de "acopio".

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