Government - mandated
criteria for organic certification are not the only standards the company must meet.
Not exact matches
As most chemicals are prohibited anywhere in the archipelago, the coffee is certified
organic (which is also a required
criteria for Bird - Friendly
certification).
In fact, Fair Trade
certification has no
criteria related to growing coffee under shade, it does not require
organic certification, it contains no guidelines
for management of native or non-native species, it does not require any inventory of wildlife or prohibit hunting or trafficking in animals.
Within the specialty coffee market, there are several types of
certification for sustainability; the fair trade label is focused on the trade relationships, and
organic requires soil conservation and prohibition of agrochemicals and genetically modified crops, among other
criteria (Méndez et al. 2010b).
This organization has established
criteria for organic production according two
certification programmes, GOTS or Organic Exchange C
certification programmes, GOTS or
Organic Exchange
CertificationCertification.
Rarely will you find a diaper rash product that is able to boast USDA
certification for meeting the
criteria to be rated
organic.