It is reported by press service of Gnidava Sugar Refinery.

Viktor Shcherbachuk, the General Director, says the team has been moving towards this goal since 2013, when organic company was founded. Viktor Shcherbachuk also noted that «DEDDENS AGRO» and «RITTER BIO AGRO» LLC occupy the third place in the world in terms of quantity of the produced organic product. 

Organic sugar beet and organic sugar were certified by «Organik standard» LLC, and Gnidava Sugar Refinery became its processor. 

«Deddens Agro» LLC was founded on November 21, 2006, and «Ritter Bio Agro» LLC — on March 20, 2013. The activities of the companies are aimed at organic production, purchase of organic products throughout the territory of Ukraine and its export to the EU. 

«Organic Standard» LLC is the first Ukrainian certification body that carries out inspection and certification of organic production, created in the framework of the Ukrainian-Swiss project «Organic certification and development of the organic market in Ukraine» in 2007.

Currently, the company is certifying in all regions of Ukraine and in the Republic of Belarus. In addition, it conducts inspection work in Kazakhstan in partnership with international certification bodies.

Now, 587 certificates are issued to the companies with organic production in Ukraine.