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Differentiate your production in 4 stages.
ZERYA’s certification for Pesticide Residue-Free Agriculture is structured in four key steps, ensuring safer products for consumers, as well as promoting environmentally friendly agricultural practices:
Where the agronomic teams receive their technical training for implementation during the conversion period and both the objectives and the detailed action plan that meets ZERYA standards are set.
It involves the implementation of sustainable agricultural practices as set out in ZERYA’s general regulations and constant monitoring to ensure the absence of pesticide residues.
To this end, we provide lists of recommendations for nutritional, phytosanitary and input treatments for each crop.
Authorized laboratories perform crop-specific multi-residue analyses to detect that all active matter is below <0.01 ppm, the most stringent Maximum Residue Limit in European regulations.
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The authorized independent certifier performs the audits outlined in the ZERYA regulation to confirm that the management of production in the field, greenhouse or hydroponics complies with our standard for residue-free products.
After successfully passing the verifications, a certificate is issued to certify pesticide residue-free production.
Regenerative agriculture focuses on soil health and biodiversity. Some of the crops recommended for regenerative agriculture are fruit trees and citrus. Additionally, crop rotation is a common practice in regenerative agriculture and can help improve soil health.
Ecological farming and regenerative agriculture share some principles and practices, but regenerative agriculture focuses on creating sustainable, regenerative farming systems that promote biodiversity and the restoration of healthy ecosystems, while ecological farming focuses on producing food without the use of synthetic chemicals. Although organic farming refers to a broader term, which includes different types of agriculture that, like regenerative agriculture, minimize the impact of agricultural activity on the land.
The community can play an important role in promoting sustainable and regenerative agricultural systems through education and promotion of sustainable agricultural practices.
Some regenerative farming practices you can implement on your farm are: cover crops to protect the soil and maintain life within it, crop rotation to improve soil health and reduce erosion, organic manures to improve soil fertility and reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers, and encouraging biodiversity through the introduction of natural solutions. In addition, you can also plant cover crops throughout the year to avoid bare soil and mitigate erosion.
To start Pesticide Residue-free production with ZERYA, it is essential to be registered in the ZERYA operators’ register and to comply with the established quotas. It is essential to have qualified technical staff trained in the ZERYA system, who understand the regulations and procedures for the detection and control of pests and diseases, as well as for the selection of treatments and plant nutrition. ZERYA offers training courses, such as the Course on the Implementation of Pesticide Residue-free Production Systems, in collaboration with the University of Cordoba, which provides practical knowledge on the implementation of Pesticide residue-free production systems. In addition, it is advisable to become familiar with the action strategies defined by ZERYA’s sectoral committees, which include ongoing technical studies and a management system that ensures compliance with sustainable production objectives.
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“Producing with quality has an equal or lower cost.”
“We have managed to reduce pesticides to a minimum.”
5 Reasons to implement ZERYA programs.
This allows producers to stand out in a market that tends to converge towards Waste Free Food; offering products that meet high quality standards without renouncing to sustainability, nutrition and profitability criteria.
More and more European buyers are becoming aware of the health and environmental impact of agriculture and are demanding a year-round environmental commitment.
To meet the demands and expectations of the European consumer in addition to complying with the strictest regulations, providing a significant competitive advantage.
Respecting the environment is another fundamental pillar of ZERYA, which involves increasing biodiversity and soil protection, aligning sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices that benefit both land and ecosystems.
In an increasingly competitive environment, being recognized by the European consumer as a producer that prioritizes health and respect for the natural environment fosters brand loyalty and a solid market positioning.
Recent news
EIBOL® and ZERYA® in search of a sustainable future.
EIBOL® has accredited some of its products with ZERYA®, the seal of quality assurance that endorses production without pesticide residues. This accreditation reinforces the company's role as a benchmark in the sustainable agriculture sector.
Continente Portugal consolidates its ‘Zero Pesticide Residues’ category with ZERYA.
Together with ZERYA, Continente, Portugal's leading large-scale retailer, is anticipating the demands of the European strategy to reduce PPPs by committing to production without phytosanitary residues in the suppliers of the Clube de Produtores.
Zero Pesticide Residues Training Days for Clube de Produtores
ZERYA in partnership with the Clube de Produtores de CONTINENTE, a leader in the Portuguese agri-food sector that is committed to agriculture without pesticide residues.
