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Agricultural certifications: vigilance or corrupti

16/07/2025 Go to Evidence

The certifications in Latin America operate in legally weak contexts, either reinforcing accountability or enabling corruption. It proposes legal reforms to improve governance and public trust (Avesani, 2025).

Avesani, M, 2025

Departamento de Derecho Penal y Criminología - Universidad de Groningen, Groningen, Países Bajos

Participatory certifications

30/10/2024 Go to Evidence

68% of the total organic production registrations in Bahia corresponded to producers certified by participatory guarantee systems and social control organizations in 2018 and 2019 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 68% del total de registros de producción orgánica en Bahía correspondió a productores certificados por sistemas de garantía participativa y organizaciones de control social en 2018 y 2019 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Gene editing without clear rules

08/06/2023 Go to Evidence

Legal frameworks for crop gene editing have been developed in Latin America, considering institutional drivers and policy frameworks. Regulatory gaps are identified, and an approach to strengthening biotechnology governance is proposed (Zarate & Ramírez, 2023).

Zarate & Ramírez, 2023

Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Sociedad, Universidad Estatal de Carolina del Norte, Raleigh, Carolina del Norte - Estados Unidos Escuela de Medio Ambiente de Yale, Universidad de Yale - Estados Unidos Instituto de Investigación Social y Económica, Universidad de Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK - Estados Unidos Thinktank de Biociencias, Guadalajara - México

Participating certifiers

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

The 15 organic quality control organizations in Bahia are divided into 12 SCOs and 3 OPACs, representing more than 50% of CNPO registrations between 2018-2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Las 15 organizaciones de control de calidad orgánica en Bahía se dividen en 12 OCS y 3 OPAC, representando más del 50% de los registros del CNPO entre 2018-2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Organic production systems

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of organic systems include designations such as ecological, biodynamic, natural, regenerative, biological, agroecological or permaculture according to Law 10.831/03 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de los sistemas orgánicos incluyen denominaciones como ecológicos, biodinámicos, naturales, regenerativos, biológicos, agroecológicos o permacultura según la Ley 10.831/03 (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Participatory verification Brazil

30/08/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the OPACs are made up of producers, consumers, technicians and researchers who carry out a self-certification process (Sanchez et al., 2021).

El 100% de las OPACs están formadas por productores, consumidores, técnicos e investigadores que realizan un proceso de autocertificación (Sanchez et al., 2021).

Sanchez, A. R. N., Cruz, T. V., Narezi, G., & Crepaldi, M. O. S. (2021). Organic production in the state of Bahia, Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis of registrations and certification bodies (2014-2020). Sociedade & Natureza, 33, e60426. DOI: 10.14393/SN-v33-2021-60426

Role of Certification in Competitiveness

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

85% of companies that obtain certifications such as ISO 9000 improve their ability to respond to queries about their performance, which increases their competitiveness in volatile markets where demand composition and technologies change abruptly and continuously (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

85% de las empresas que obtienen certificaciones como ISO 9000 mejoran su capacidad para responder a consultas sobre su desempeño, lo que aumenta su competitividad en mercados volátiles donde la composición de la demanda y las tecnologías cambian de forma abrupta y continua (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

Sabel, C. F., & Reddy, S. G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Undoing the Gordian Knot of Development Today.