The Government, thru the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), approved the creation of the Good Agricultural Practices Seal (BPA), with the aim of enabling thousands of Peruvians to identify and trust healthy, safe, and contaminant-free foods. The BPA Seal aims to strengthen competitiveness in agricultural production by promoting the consumption of safe, high-quality food in the country’s markets.

The BPA seal will serve as a visible mark or emblem that complements the good agricultural practices certification issued by the National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA in Spain) to farms that meet health and food safety standards, enabling the primary agricultural products they produce to access markets that require such certifications and to be easily identified as healthy and safe for consumption by having reduced risks in the agri-food chain.

Each seal will be associated with the Good Agricultural Practices certificate issued by SENASA to producers, primarily those participating in the Field Schools (ECA); this seal will feature a code that will serve as a guaranty for consumers, enabling them to recognize that the products come from certified farms that meet production standards.