YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Henceforth Ecoglobe company will implement certification of organic agricultural foodstuffs in Armenia. The director general of the company Nune Darbinian said at the January 19 press conference that organic agriculture is a pure agricultural activity which is mainly based on production of food and raw materials without mineral fertilizers and chemical methods. The RA deputy minister of agriculture Samvel Avetisian said that there are currently about 40 farms engaged in organic argiculture to some extent or another in Armenia. However, not all companies have certificates, that is, the right to be engaged in organic agriculture. According to him, some of the foodstuffs with "Bio" or "Eco" marking sold in shops today are produced by companies that do not have the right for it. Ecoglobe is competent to provide a recognition document to such companies, and these documents will be valid in other countries as well. The deputy minister reminded that in May 2008 the RA National Assembly adopted the Law on Organic Agriculture that will take effect in May 2009. Ecoglobe is the first company in the region to be recognized by DAP company (Germany) as a company competent to implement certification in agriculture and food processing sector.

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