ProTerra Standard
Global
What is it?
The ProTerra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that advances and promotes sustainability at all levels of the feed and food production system.
Commitment to full transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain and concern for corporate social responsibility and the possible detrimental impact of agricultural activities on ecosystems and biodiversity are at the heart of everything they do.
ProTerra is a comprehensive, trusted solution for companies in the feed and food supply chains to meet global sustainability requirements.
ProTerra supports companies on their sustainability journey through their standards, projects, collaborative working groups, and training solutions. These initiatives provide companies with the tools they need to demonstrate their sustainability efforts, access new markets, and address evolving regulations.
- Level I: Agricultural production;
- Level II: Transport, Storage, Traders and Dealers; and,
- Level III: Industrial Processing
- Compliance with law, international conventions, and the ProTerra Standard;
- Human rights and responsible labor policies and practices;
- Responsible relations with workers and community;
- Biodiversity conservation, effective environmental management, and environmental services;
- No use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs);
- Pollution and waste management;
- Water Management;
- Greenhouse gasses and energy management;
- Adoption of good agricultural practices; and
- Traceability and Chain of Custody.
What is it?
A standard that applies to any agricultural product, globally.
The ProTerra Standard applies to distinct levels of operation across the food and feed production chains:
The ProTerra Standard is organized under principles, criteria, and indicators. The ten principles are:
Organizations become ProTerra certified by demonstrating adherence to each principle, criteria, and indicators of the Standard that is relevant to their business. Principle 10: Traceability and Chain of Custody applies to the three levels of operations considered part of the scope of the ProTerra Standard.
What is it?
A regional interpretation of the above ProTerra Standard to help businesses engage and ultimately implement over time a sustainable approach to their activities, or to help stakeholders gain confidence in the practices associated with products coming from regions with a diverse reality than theirs.
An interpretation of the ProTerra standard aimed at smallholders, based on the concept of continuous improvement, and aimed at supporting the improvement over time of their agricultural activity.
The interpretation recognizes that in many parts of the world, especially amongst smallholders (including family farms), there is a significant gap between the reality and sustainable agricultural practices and food/feed production.
Therefore, specific interpretations are necessary to help these producers engage and ultimately implement, over time, a sustainable approach to their activities.
The ProTerra Regenerative Agriculture Module (ProTerra Regenera) is an add-on developed to provide additional support for the adoption and scaling of regenerative practices. It helps organisations strengthen their commitment to regenerative agriculture and applies to any ProTerra Level I economic operator (i.e., farm) seeking certification under ProTerra Standard V5 or verification under ProTerra MRV.