DAP GERMAN ACCREDITATION SYSTEM FOR TESTING RECOGNIZES CERTIFICATES OF ARMENIAN ECOGLOBE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COMPANY
ArmInfo
2009-01-19 17:51:00
ArmInfo. DAP (Deutsche Assekuranz Pool) German Accreditation System
for Testing has recognized the certificates of Armenian Ecoglobe
organic certification company. The certificate will be officially
awarded on January 19.
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Samvel Avetisyan said
at a press conference Monday Ecoglobe is the first Armenian company
to receive such an authoritative certificate. ‘Organic food products
is constantly in demand across the world and Armenia has rather
good chances to enter the promising European market. I think it will
give local producers access to the EU and other markets’, the deputy
minister said. He is sure that it is especially important to Armenia
to produce valuable products in conditions of limited land resources.
For his part, Jurgen Niendorf, DAP representative, said Ecoglobe
was certified after three years of complex audit when DAP made
sure that the company’s certificates meets international standards
and the companies certified by Ecoglobe can export products to
Europe. Ecoglobe Director Nune Darbinyan outlined that Ecoglobe
certificates were given to 15 companies engaged in production and
sales of agricultural products, particularly, Tamara Fruit, SIS
Natural, Yerevan bear plant, as well as honey producer company ‘MAG’
and others. Tamara Fruit has already launched small-scale export,
she said. To receive Ecoglobe certificate, a company must use only
technologies and fully remove fertilizers in the soil, which takes
about 3 years, N. Darbinyan explained.
ECOGLOBE LTD is the first Armenian organic certification company
dealing with inspection and certification of ecological agricultural
production.
ECOGLOBE has been established in 2002 as the result of growing
interest of agricultural and food producers to organic methods and as
an opportunity to access organic markets. The sphere of activities
of the organization covers agricultural production, processing and
realization.
DAP (Deutsche Assekuranz Pool) is a member of International
Accreditation Forum (IAF). Certificates issued by IAF members are
valid across the IAF coverage.