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The region of Singida produce high Quality of  organic cotton without
applying chemical Pesticides and fertilisers. The main challenge of biosustain is to
support organic farming and bring farmers together to create an
infrastructure for the production of organic farming methods to enable the organic certification.

To enable organic certification in the area and to provide market of organic
certified products for which the farmers' gain up to 15 % more
cash for their income. 3.500 Farmers family are under contract.

the implementation strategy
Our primary goal is to achieve the best possible product quality from
controlled organic farming.

In order to achieve this goal, our experienced quality assurance team
carry out continuous, intensive product checks. In addition, our products
are analytically tested externally by recognised laboratories.

These are the most important elements of biosustain quality:

consultation

• For the technical consultation, conversion and crop rotation
  methods is our agricultural engineer active and visit the farmers
  regularly
• Organic premium
• Quality-dependent organic premium from 7 - 15% on the raw
  commodity

intensive contact with the supplier

• Collaboration as Partner
• Improvement of growing conditions and production processes
• Identification of possible sources of harmful substances

social criteria

• Sustainable trade raw materials and products through the
  biosustain programme
• Improvement of the working and living conditions of the
  growers and trade partners, especially in so called developing
  countries
• Long-term and reliable relationships with suppliers
• Intensive contact and discussions with growers and suppliers

protection of natural resources

• Ecological agriculture
• Production and transport with the lowest possible consumption
  of energy
• As little packaging as possible, as much as is necessary for the
  preservation of the products
• Reforestation of useful trees

internal and external control
Healthy foods conforming to the guidelines of the EU Organic Production
regulations for high standards, which are applying:

• For our producer organisation in Tanzania, our own agricultural
  experts and special training for the extention workers and farmers ensure
  high product quality
• Consistent organic standards required for our producer organisation
• Local Residue testing for pesticides and other harmful substances
• Regular external control through organic certifier