This month we talked with the person in charge of the commercial area of the Cooperativa Agrícola Mixta de Monte Carlo. She tells us the details of the production, processing and marketing of organic yerba mate "Pampa"....
Fernando Bianchi is a cattle producer who is part of the so-called Alianza del Pastizal (Pasture Alliance) and thus assumes a commitment to the care of the environment that is consistent with his own history....
Senasa highlighted the production processes to ensure quality and sustainability. In addition, they promote habitat protection and consumer health....
The community block accepted a Senasa proposal to authorize a post-harvest product that maintains the organic production condition....
Campo Claro is one of the most sought-after brands of organic and whole foods, a business line that exploded during the pandemic lockout and is now called - as in code - "health stores" by its most regular customers....
The seal is a guarantee of confidence for the consumer. In Argentina, SENASA is the entity in charge of generating regulations, designing and guaranteeing the control system. At national level, there are four authorized certifiers....
From May 11 to 14 at the Predio Ferial Catamarca, OIA was present at the most important event in the province in terms of production and technological development. ...
The event was held on May 4 and 5 at the Resistencia Convention Center, providing a space for meetings, training and exchange of experiences among national and international players in the beekeeping sector....
The Agriculture Committee gave a favorable opinion to a project that seeks to promote the production of organic products in the country. Thus, the initiative -which has been approved by the Committees of Economy and Regional Development and Budget and Finance- is ready to be dealt with in the next session....
In five years, the Media Luna ranch and cattle ranch will reach a century of existence in the Sarmiento Valley, in the south of the province of Chubut. The agronomist and cattle producer Nicolas Ayling, current director of this company, has witnessed most of the activity that has been carried out there during these almost one hundred years, which has been reconverted on more than one occasion in order to stay afloat....
The International Agricultural Organization has announced the start of monitoring of the MSC Centolla certification and has made the preliminary report of the Patagonian Scallop available for public comments from interested parties....
This month, we talked to the Commercial Manager of CLAMASAC, the Peruvian company that manufactures alpaca tops certified in "Responsible Alpaca Standard" (RAS)....
In recent years there has been a growing worldwide increase in both the consumption of certified organic products and the amount of land devoted to this type of production....
Facundo Soria analyzes the public policies to be implemented....
Following the success of the first edition of the EU Green Awards, nominations are now open for the 2nd edition, which will close on May 14, 2023. ...
The new version of GOTS expands its environmental and social requirements and imposes new requirements on certifiers....
By implementing HACCP, companies can reduce the risk of contamination and foodborne illnesses....
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development formalized the measure in order to contribute to the optimization of resources, the reduction of the carbon footprint and the promotion of the circular economy. ...
OIA was present at the largest fair of organic production, in the Argentine Pavilion, along with many companies that rely on it....
We were present, together with many companies that trust us, in one of the most important exhibitions of the organic products sector in the United States....
Governor Jorge Capitanich toured the industrial plants of the companies Argenmieles, Mieles del Chaco and Grúas San Blas, located in Buenos Aires, and agreed on a millionaire investment plan. ...
OIA is present at the largest fair of organic production, in the Argentine Pavilion, along with many companies that rely on it, from February 14 to 17 in Nuremberg, Germany....
This month we talked to the Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Advisor of "La Rosalía", a pioneer in our country in obtaining animal welfare certification....
Large mass consumption companies are setting their sights on regenerative agriculture....
The proportion of EU agricultural land devoted to organic farming increased by more than 50% over the period 2012-2020, with an annual increase of 5.7%....
It is the result of an agreement with the UBA and depends on the School of Agronomy....
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard is one of St. Andrews' sustainability certifications, in addition to BAP, ORGANIC and FOS (Friends of the Sea)....
This month we talked with Marcelo Canatella, an agronomist specialized in vineyard management for high-end wines....
Bodega Camargo is a family business located in the Rincón Deseado estate in the district of Las Paredes, San Rafael. Since the late 90s they started working in the production of artisanal wines and olive oil. Its history began as a result of a layoff that would change the life of Carlos Camargo and his family....
We continue to grow and incorporate certification services to provide our customers with all the security for their products to access the most demanding markets....
Authors of more recent research say we need to increase food production by 20-70% to meet demand in the coming years....
A dairy farm in the town of Luján was completely reconverted, based on a technical management of "organic" characteristics, which ensures more sustainability and an extra income....
It is an initiative that aims to recognize producers who develop value-added projects in the national organic agribusiness....
The organic harvested area increased 14%, sustaining the positive trend of the last 10 years....
Based in Trelew, Fuhrmann has more than twenty years of experience in wool production and is the main exporter of the product with about 20% of the market....
With the implementation of this new system, the process is carried out on a single platform, and the certificate is automatically issued within 40 minutes....
Organic yerba mate continues to grow in Misiones and will have a space at the National Fair Expo organized by INYM. An institutional video and information on the progress of this regional economy will be presented. In addition, Misiones establishments will bring their products....
On November 11, the closing of the course on Organic Sunflower Cultivation was held at the Federal Complex for Young Adults in Marcos Paz....
Taken by the extensive steppe, watercourses of various sizes and rock formations that blur the boundaries between the cordillera and the pre-cordillera, the lands whose property is awarded to the Benetton family, in the south of our country, run as far as the eye can see. ...
The logo was approved for optional use for products undergoing the conversion period established by the Argentine Organic Standard....
We talked to Matías Carzalo, one of the partners of Wally's, who produce their own blends of smoked teas and spices with sustainable production patterns and promoting responsible consumption....
A week ago, the First Meeting of Certified Organic Dairy Farmers of the country was held at La Escondida dairy farm of the Coluccio family, in the district of Luján. During the meeting they exchanged specific technical experiences of the organic farms, different approaches to face the drought and future organization of the Group. ...
The 74th Meeting of the Advisory Commission for Organic Production was held in person and virtually. In addition, several producers were visited and the 2nd National and International Organic Production Meeting was held. ...
These ventures join four other already certified operators on the island and, like them, will soon be able to access the market with a differentiated, identifiable and guaranteed product....
The Yerba Mate CAÁ model aims to add the yerba mate sector to the challenge of forest and field conservation. Promoted by the organization Aves Argentinas, it directly promotes the protection of biodiversity....
Organización Internacional Agropecuaria (OIA), accompanies consumers and producers who adhere to this lifestyle and is authorized to certify, through a private protocol, vegan products....
The Argentine Agency for Investment and International Trade, which reports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, together with the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), are organizing the "VIRTUAL BUSINESS ROUND OF THE ORGANIC SECTOR", scheduled for December 15 and 16....
This month we chatted with Matias Carzalo, CEO of Mamuschka and one of the partners of the firm, who told us the secrets behind the famous chocolate. ...
There were 2,658 extension requests for the implementation of warning seals and 35% of the requests were approved....
The Global Organic Textile Standard, better known by its acronym GOTS, celebrates its 20th anniversary this October. As a leading standard for environmentally friendly materials that integrates social and environmental criteria, the organization is launching a campaign to mark the occasion, billed as "anti-greenwashing"....
