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Organic, legislation gives Brazil new boost
Brazil
Thursday 08 May 2008
On 23-25 October 2008 the sixth edition of BioFach América Latina will take place in Brazil. Again São Paulo, Brazil’s number one business location, will become the meeting-place for the Latin American and international organic industry. The parallel event ExpoSustentat, at its fourth edition, is reserved for products from sustainable production and fairtrade, but which are not or not yet certified as organic. Both exhibitions are organized by Nürnberg Global Fairs, the international subsidiary of NürnbergMesse, together with Organic Services and the Brazilian partner Planeta Orgânico.
With over 840,000 ha of farming land, Brazil is one of the top ten international organic producers and is a major supplier of raw materials and fruit and vegetables. Brazil’s organic farming area has more than trebled since 2001 (275,000 ha). Both export business and the domestic market show substantial growth.
New legal regulations for the organic sector are now to be implemented within two years according to a decree by Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“The new legislation will certainly have a very positive effect on both the development of the national organic market and the export market”, declared Maria Beatriz Costa, executive vice president of Planeta Orgânico. “Producers and processors will be encouraged to become even more heavily involved. Although a law has existed since 2003, it has not been implemented. The present system with guidelines of private organizations such as international certifiers is good and works. Nevertheless, a state label is an important signal for the future for industry and consumers. Furthermore, sound figures about the sector were difficult to obtain in the past: this will also change in connection with the new legislation. I am sure we can soon welcome many new players to the Brazilian organic market”, Mrs. Costa assumes.
With over 840,000 ha of farming land, Brazil is one of the top ten international organic producers and is a major supplier of raw materials and fruit and vegetables. Brazil’s organic farming area has more than trebled since 2001 (275,000 ha). Both export business and the domestic market show substantial growth.
New legal regulations for the organic sector are now to be implemented within two years according to a decree by Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“The new legislation will certainly have a very positive effect on both the development of the national organic market and the export market”, declared Maria Beatriz Costa, executive vice president of Planeta Orgânico. “Producers and processors will be encouraged to become even more heavily involved. Although a law has existed since 2003, it has not been implemented. The present system with guidelines of private organizations such as international certifiers is good and works. Nevertheless, a state label is an important signal for the future for industry and consumers. Furthermore, sound figures about the sector were difficult to obtain in the past: this will also change in connection with the new legislation. I am sure we can soon welcome many new players to the Brazilian organic market”, Mrs. Costa assumes.
