CCC workshop on certification of sustainable agriculture

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) with the Friend of the Earth Organisation will conduct a workshop titled 'Friend of the Earth: International Certification of Sustainable Agriculture and Farming' on May 11 at 2 pm at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce auditorium, Colombo 2.

Friend of the Earth, an organisation in Milan, Italy with a field office in Sri Lanka, is a non-profit project for the certification of products from sustainable agriculture and farming worldwide.

Following the positive experience of the Friend of the Sea certification for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in which 17 fishing companies have already been certified in Sri Lanka and over 400 fisheries in 50 other countries, Friend of the Earth is rapidly growing as the leading international eco label for sustainable agriculture production.

In 2015, Friend of the Earth and Friend of the Sea will be actively promoting certified sustainable companies, among others, at the Universal Expo 2015 Milan (Tutto Food inaugural event in May) and at Anuga (Cologne, Germany) premiere World Food Fair in October.

The organisation will organise a powerful and exclusive business-to-business event for certified fisheries products only, in Bangkok, Thailand, in November.

The workshop will introduce Friend of the Sea (FoS) and Friend of the Earth (FoE) certification programs for sustainable fisheries and sustainable agriculture. FoS and FoE to provide the Sri Lankan companies a top market level visibility through their presence, expertise and global recognition.

Founder and Director of Friend of the Earth, Dr. Paolo Bray, will conduct the workshop, to introduce to Sri Lankan organisations the Friend of the Earth global standards and outline how export-oriented Sri Lankan companies can achieve the certification of sustainable agriculture, and fisheries for its products and meet the growing demand of big international buyers for products certified by Friend of the Earth and Friend of the Sea.

The presentations will also include SGS audit process for Friend of the Earth with testimonials from the representative sectors of fisheries, rice and milk and yoghurt.