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Situation of organic farming in Latvia- 2014. L īga Drozdovska Ministry of Agriculture Veterinary and Food Department + 371 67027875 Liga.Drozdovska @ zm.gov.lv. Certified organic agricultural area , ha. 2011: Increased area by 10.7%, decreased number of farms by 1.7%. .
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SituationoforganicfarminginLatvia- 2014 LīgaDrozdovskaMinistry of Agriculture Veterinary and Food Department + 371 67027875 Liga.Drozdovska @ zm.gov.lv
Certifiedorganicagriculturalarea, ha 2011: Increasedareaby 10.7%, decreasednumberoffarmsby 1.7%.
Organicallycertifiedprocessingenterprises • 13 grainprocessors (ofthem 6 bakeries) • 8 slaughterhouses • 5 meetprocessors • 13 milkprocessingestablishments (ofthem 7 onfarm) • Vegetablesprocessingcompanies • TeaproductionandHoney
Structureofcontrolsystem MinistryofAgriculture (elaborationofpolicyandlegislation, developmentofthesectorstrategy) Inspection (Certification) bodies CompetentAuthority • Food and Veterinary service • State surveillance and control of organic • agricultural products in whole food chain; • registration of organic agriculture products operators Farmers, processors retailers and wholesalers of organic farming
Names and addresses of the control bodies • Public organization “Environmental Quality” LV-BIO-01 (biedrība "Vides kvalitāte") Rīgas street 113, Salaspils Phone: +371 67709090 Fax: +371 67709090 E-mail: eq@videskvalitate.lv Website: www.videskvalitate.lv • Public organization “Centre for certification and testing” LV-BIO-02 (Valsts SIA "Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs) Dārza street 12, Priekuļi Tel: +371 64130013 Fax: +371 64130010 E-mail: info@stc.lv Website: www.stc.lv
The organizational chart of CCT • MinistryofAgriculture • ManagingDirector Accounting • Managerofquality Computeroperator Secretary, Personnelinspector • Complianceandevaluationdepartment Economicdepartment Thetestinglaboratory Themechanicalengineeringsector Certificationof organicfarming
The organizational chart of organic farming department Head of department Cheaf expert for processing Cheaf expert for farming Irnspector Irnspector Irnspector Irnspector Irnspector Irnspector
Mainlegislationrules • Regulation of CofMNo 485“Procedure for Supervisionand Control of Organic farming”(26.05.2009.) - included requirements for mass catering operations and production of fertilisers and plant protection products. • Regulation of CofMNo1204“Procedures for the Circulation of Animal Products and Products Derived Therefrom, which are not Regulated by Directly Applicable Legal Acts of the European Union Regarding Organic Farming” (20.10.2009.) - animals of deer family, wild boars, rabbits, pheasants, meet pigeons, quail, snails, earthworms. • EU regulations ( 834/2007; 889/2008; 1235/2008)