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Certification OrganizationsECOCERT S.A. www.ecocert.deECOCERT S.A. is an inspection and certification body accredited to verify the conformity of organic products against the organic regulations of Europe, Japan and the United States. Eco-LOGICA www.eco-logica.com Eco-LOGICA is the number one organic certifier in Costa Rica and is accredited by the Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Research & InformationCentro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) www.catie.ac.crCATIE is a nonprofit organization in Costa Rica that has served as an environmental and agricultural research center and graduate school since its inception in 1973. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) www.fao.org The FAO serves as a meeting place for nations to discuss policy and as an informational source for agricultural modernization and improvement, forestry and fishery practices, and nutrition. Protec Net www.protecnet.go.cr Protec Net maintains an informative web site about the agricultural sector in Costa Rica. Sustainable Development Nongovernmental or Nonprofit OrganizationsAIKO www.aiko-sa.netAIKO, based in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica, seeks to develop products using materials from the natural environment in an ecologically sustainable manner. Asociación de Pequeños Productores de Salamanca (APPTA) www.appta.org APPTA, founded in 1987, is an organization of agricultural producers from more than 30 communities in Talamanca. Rainforest Relief www.rainforestrelief.org Rainforest Relief, based in New York, is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the preservation of the world’s rainforests. Marketing/Sales of Organic Products Corporación Educativa para el Desarrollo Costarricense (CEDECO) www.cedeco.or.cr CEDECO specializes in the development of organic production processes and commercialization, mainly working with organized groups of medium and small producers from poor regions of Costa Rica. Marketing/Sales of Organic ProductsComercio AlterNativo www.comercioalternativo.comComercio AlterNativo works with small and medium sized Costa Rican producers in marketing and selling a wide variety of high quality organic products. SOMANONI www.somanoni.com Tico Catalana S.A., also known by its trade name SOMANONI, exports noni juice produced in Costa Rica to Spain and other European countries. |