Venui Vanilla
Since the beginning of its activities Venui Vanilla has been focussing on quality.
Almost two decades of dedicated research in growing and processing techniques, supported by the experience and expertise of Piero Bianchessi, who has an educational background in chemistry, have resulted in the development of superior quality and outstanding goods that sell all over the world in premium and specialised markets.
Organic-certified since 1997, Venui Vanilla has taken the ‘organic’ concept far beyond the use of natural inputs, encompassing aspects such as the biology of the plant and its climatic and pedological requirements.
Assisted by Venui Vanilla, spice producers are driven towards a total quality approach in order to retain their organic certification. In return, Venui Vanilla grants its suppliers competitive, fair prices, alongside continuous training and support, making this an inspirational, sustainable and rewarding undertaking for all stakeholders.
Organic Certification
Venui Vanilla, a member of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), has been yearly certified since 1997. In 2006 it certified with AgriQuality, an IFOAM accredited certification body from New Zealand.
The certification covers not only Venui Vanilla farm but also its processing plant and includes about 200 farmers associated with FSA (*).
FSA supplies its members with up-to-date technical information and training material, besides providing field coaching, plus theoretical and practical training through the use of pilot plots and the active participation of selected leading farmers.
FSA also provides a quality control function on behalf of the Certifying Agency, by regularly inspecting and training hundreds of farmers throughout the country's islands.
 Please click here to download a copy of our AgriQuality Certificate (pdf).
(*) FSA Farm Support Association is a small, member-based N.G.O., established in Vanuatu in 1983. FSA is run and managed by ni-Vanuatu farmers to help facilitate farming households in commercial agriculture.
With over 200 smallholder farmer members, FSA has a number of ongoing activities such as organic farm internal assessment, internal control for the organic certification of farmers groups, soil improvement and sustainable agriculture techniques, commercial pineapple production, diversity and conservation work, and a rural work horse initiative.
Farm Support Association – P.O.Box 160 Port Vila, VANUATU
ph/fax +.678.25342 - e-mail: sapv@vanuatu.com.vu
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