Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products, in the European Union more commonly known as ecological or biological products.
Organic certification addresses a growing worldwide demand for organic food. It is intended to assure quality and prevent fraud, and to promote commerce. While such certification was not necessary in the
early days of the organic movement, when small farmers would sell their produce directly at farmers markets, as organics have grown in popularity, more and more consumers are purchasing organic food through traditional channels, such as supermarkets. As such, consumers must rely on third-party regulatory certification.
For organic producers, certification identifies suppliers of products approved for use in certified operations. For consumers, "certified organic" serves as a product assurance, similar to "low fat", "100% whole wheat", or "no artificial preservatives".
Certification is essentially aimed at regulating and facilitating the sale of organic products to consumers. Individual certification bodies have their own service marks, which can act as branding to consumers-a certifier may promote the high consumer recognition value of its logo as a marketing advantage to producers.
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The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. RFA are building an alliance to protect forests, improve the livelihoods of farmers and forest communities, promote their human rights, and help them mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.
RFA envision a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. RFA is creating a more sustainable world by using social and market forces to protect nature and improve the lives of farmers and forest communities.
RFA are an alliance of farmers, forest communities, companies, and consumers committed to creating a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. By bringing diverse allies together, RFA are making deep-rooted change on some of the most pressing social and environmental issues of our time. RFA implementing proven and scalable solutions on the ground while testing innovative ways to drive change.
(Source: rainforest-alliance.org)
Agro Forestry Program in Solok (West Sumatra)
The Project starting on 2019, supported by Peets Coffee USA
Total hectares planting : 12 ha – 36.000 coffee trees – 8.000 shade trees
PT. Trijaya Agro Lestari hold free medical checkup for staff.