Dümmen Group achieves MPS certification

The Red Fox Las Mercedes facility in El Salvador successfully passed MPS-GAP certification.

GAP stands for Good Agricultural Practices. Originally developed for fruit and vegetable production, MPS-GAP has been adapted for the flower industry. MPS-GAP looks at the whole production process: land use (for example avoiding erosion); parental material; training of workers (all levels) and advisors; storage and use of chemicals and fertilizers; safety, health and hygiene; policies on use of energy, chemicals and substrate; call-back procedures and waste management.
To obtain a MPS-GAP certificate the participant has to have a MPS-ABC certification. MPS-ABC focuses on the environmental impact: use of crop protection agents, fertilizers, energy, water and implementation of recycling programs for paper, plastic and other waste streams.
RED FOX Las Mercedes started working on MPS-GAP in March 2013 and is now successfully certified with the MPS-GAP certificate.

For more: www.dummengroup.com; www.my-mps.com.

In related news, the Red Fox facility in Ethiopia received a Gold certificate from the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer & Export Association (EHPEA).

The EHPEA Code of practice consist of three levels of excellence allowing Ethiopian flower and ornamental plant farms to be rewarded at each stage of their process towards development practices within the chain. At each level the code includes requirements for internal management of farm practices and compliance, good agricultural practices, protection of the environment, welfare of employees and implementation of responsible employment practices.