ORGANIC PRODUCTS CERTIFICATION

This certification guarantees that products labeled as organic are produced according to organic agriculture standards, bringing greater safety regarding the quality of the animal and vegetal products

Organic products differentiation occurs based on their physical qualities mainly in regards to the absence of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, which are related to the way they were produced.

The granting of the seal or certificate helps to eliminate, or at least minimize, uncertainties in relation to the products quality, offering consumers objective information, which are important at purchasing.

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PIONNEER IN ACCREDITATION

CERTIFICATION BY THE NATIONAL WAREHOUSING UNITS CERTIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION 29 FROM 06/08/2011

Mandatory certification for all grain or fibers warehousing units that provide remunerated services to third parties, financed by the banking system or with public stocks and volunteer to other structures that want to join the system.

This Warehousing Certification is valid for 5 (five) years from its issuing date and must be renewed at the end of the period.

Certification Benefits:

› Improvement of the units´ processes and procedures‹
› Employees safety and qualification increase ‹
› Units structural organization optimization ‹
› Risks management and legal responsibilities ‹
› Process losses reduction ‹

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PRODUCTION CERTIFICATION, PROCESSING AND RESPONSIBLE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SOYBEAN

The RTRS – Round Table on Responsible Soy is civil society organization that promotes production, processing and responsible soybean sales, with more than 180 members from the key producers and consumers around the world.

The RTRS Certification guarantees that the soybean originated from an environmentally correct, socially just and economically viable process.

The certification is valid for 5 years and is based on five basic criteria such as compliance with the legal requirements, decent work conditions, respect and development of the local community, environment care and good agricultural practices.

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS

› Access to international markets ‹
› RTRS credit sales ‹
› Management indicators improvement ‹
› Productivity and operational efficiency improvement ‹
› Awareness and compliance with legal requirements ‹
› Reduction of labor liabilities and costs due to greater inputs control ‹
› Work-related accidents reduction ‹
› Company reputation and image improvement ‹

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

› Biodiversity maintenance ‹
› Improvement of water and soil quality ‹
› Pollution reduction ‹
› Residues management improvement ‹
› Reduction of the impact on health and environment through the applications of pests and crop integrated management system (MIP and MIC) ‹

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TRACEABILITY

TRACEABILITY OF BOVINE AND BUFFALOS

The Brazilian Bovine and Buffalo Traceability System (SISBOV) is the official individual identification of bovine and buffalo system with the objective to register and monitor animals from rural properties that commercialize animals for slaughterhouses that export meat and markets that demand individual traceability.

PROTOCOL BENEFITS

› Herd control: number on each ring is exclusive and specific ‹
› Identification of the main animal characteristics such as breed, sex, property of origin and destinations, etc. ‹
› Organization and control tools inside the property ‹
› Slaughterhouse Bonus ‹

Genesis Certifications is a certifying body accredited by Inmetro and registered at MAPA to certify your herd.

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COFFEE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certifications UTZ and 4C (Common Code for the Coffee Growers Community) are based on responsible production practices which include good agricultural practices for coffee growing and workers well-being, plus access to health and education.

Coffee certification benefits:

› Economic advantages through international market access opportunities ‹
› Bonus by bag of coffee traded with buyers ‹
› Management indicators improvement ‹
› Work methodology organization and registration ‹
› Awareness development and compliance to legal requirements ‹
› Employer and employees´ relationship improvement ‹
› Company reputation and image improvement ‹
› Biodiversity maintenance ‹
› Improvement of water and soil quality ‹
› Pollution reduction ‹
› Residues management improvement ‹
› Reduction of the impact on health and environment through the application of the pest and crop integrated management system do (MIP and MIC) ‹

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GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES PROTOCOL

The BPF certification demonstrates our preoccupation with the whole production chain, from incoming raw material to the destination of residues originated from the production process, conferring credibility to your company before the consuming market.

Practices contemplated in this protocol aim at establishing measures to be adopted by the human food and animal feed manufacturing industry to guarantee sanitary quality and compliance with technical regulations.

This certification brings benefits such as operations standardization, greater organization and less production losses, resulting in more efficiency in developing activities.

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GOOD PRACTICES IN COTTON PRODUCTION

In Brazil, Abrapa offers producers one of the strongest sustainability programs, the ABR – Responsible Brazilian Cotton, which aims at complying with 8 criteria based on the three sustainability pillars.

ABR CRITERIA

1. Work contract
2. Child Labor Prohibition
3. Prohibition of slave-like labor- Degrading or Disgraceful conditions
4. Freedom of Association and Union Membership
5. People Discrimination Prohibition
6. Safety, Occupational Health and Work Environment (NR31)
7. Environmental Performance
8. Good Agricultural Practices

This program is also a benchmark with Better Cotton Initiative (BCI).

Benefits:

› Progressive development of good social, environmental and economic practices ‹
› Continuous improvement of the sustainable management of production units by raising the compliance level in relation to the sustainability criteria and the ABR program ‹
› Disseminate among associates the sustainability pillars by aligning the sector with issues that guide governments, entities and the whole society ‹

Access here for the list of certified farmers

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TRAINING, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT TO GROWERS

BayG.A.P. is a program developed in partnership with Bayer Cropscience to meet the Good Agricultural Practices requirements. The BayG.A.P is a growers´ ally, bringing knowledge about the main themes demanded by the fruit and vegetables buyer´s market.

Program divided into 12 modules:
› Good Practices, integrated production and certification ‹
› Local history and management ‹
› Integrated Pest Management ‹
› Irrigation Systems ‹
› Food security ‹
› Residues management ‹
› Safe use ‹
› Crop protection products ‹
› Application technology ‹
› Traceability and documentation ‹
› Seeds ‹
› Pollinators ‹

PROGRAM BENEFITS

› Safe use of inputs ‹
› Compliance with the Good Agricultural Practices ‹
› In line with the main national and international norms ‹

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