ProTerra Standard
Global
What is it?
The ProTerra Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that advances and promotes sustainability at all levels of the feed and food production system.
- 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.