Certificação no Agronegócio

Abstract

Certification is an instrument that seeks to offer guarantees in question of product quality or the process of production of this product. Certification ends up differentiating certified products and producers in front of society, certification ends up generating added value, which turns out to be very good for society and for producers.Certification has been used for a long time by agriculturalists, defining special characteristics and the origin of the product. From the 80's and 90's environmental certification became of greater importance and also gained greater visibility. The first certifications were for cocoa, coffee and wood, but today certifications are important for all products, such as sugar cane, orange and many other sectors.