Public Institution “Ekoagros” is a non-profit, limited liability public institution, operating in the scope of certification and control of organic production, as well as products produced in compliance with national agricultural and food product quality system (NKP).
Code number |
Code number |
Product category | |||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | ||
BY-BIO-170 |
Belarus |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
KZ-BIO-170 |
Kazakhstan |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
RU-BIO-170 |
Russia |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
TJ-BIO-170 |
Tadzhikistan |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
X |
A – Unprocessed plant products;
B – Live animals or unprocessed animal products;
C – Aquaculture products and seaweed;
D – Processed agricultural products for use as food;
E – Processed agricultural products for use as feed;
F – Vegetative propagating material and seeds for cultivation.
In the year of 1996, professor Vida Marija Rutkovienė has started an initiative to create a new independent certification institution aimed at certifying organic products. A year later, on the 14th of March 1997, in Kaunas the first in Lithuania and the Baltic States certification body of organic products “Ekoagros” was established by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
Establishment of the specialized certification body “Ekoagros” was necessary, aiming to assess the organic products being produced and to provide confidence for all stakeholders, ensuring compliance of products and the farming method with the determined requirements.
Vida Marija Rutkovienė was appointed to head the newly established body.
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Since 2005, PI “Ekoagros” is accredited by National Accreditation Bureau. The institution complies with the requirements of Standard LST EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 and is accredited for Certification of primary production and handling processes of products produced in accordance with national agriculture and food quality system and certification of products which comply with the requirements and products which are being provided equivalent guarantees in third countries. Accreditation certificate No. LA 03.007, issued by the National Accreditation Bureau on January 5, 2022. Accreditation is valid until 2025-09-02.
http://db.nab.lt/ais/accreditation/333e63cd-0936-4934-ad0d-c52900e3b730
On January 23, 2017, the institution was accredited to certify organic production in compliance with the requirements of National Organic Program (NOP) of US Department of Agriculture. The scope of certified operations is crop production, animal husbandry, processing and wild plants. After five years, the institution successfully passed re-accreditation procedures and in 2022. December 30 a new accreditation certificate No.USDA-72-22 was issued. Accreditation is valid until 2027. January 23.