ABIO

Associação de Agricultores Biológicos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro is providing certification of organic farming. Criteria of the ABIO have been developed based on the parameters of the International Federation for Organic Agriculture Movements - IFOAM. The ABIO certfied farms are inspected on a continuous basis. Farming sites, their products, water and soiles are sampled and undergo laboratory analysis with certain periodicity to ensure compliance.

Learn more: ABIO website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with ABIO's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Associação de Agricultores Biológicos do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Member of

Unknown

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

None.

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Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

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Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

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Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?