Organic certification of bananas

FAO;

Organic certification of bananas

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN No ISBN

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Synopsis (short abstract) Organic certification is the process whereby a third party certifies compliance with the standards of organic production for a specific crop. The Codex Alimentarius defines organic agriculture as a holistic system of production which promotes and improves the agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It takes into account that regional conditions require locally adapted systems, which is achieved by using, when possible, cultural, biological a nd mechanical methods, as opposed to synthetic inputs.

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