Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | Biofresh Ltd. |
Place, Country | Kampala, Uganda |
Contact | www.biofreshltd.com, info@biofreshltd.com |
Certified Products | pineapples, apple bananas, ginger, passion fruit, avocados, matoke, jackfruit, lemongrass, sugar cane, turmeric, yams, sweet potatoes, soursops, cassava, pineapples dried, apple bananas dried, jackfruit dried, papayas dried, mangoes dried, ginger dried, turmeric dried, soursops dried, mangoes, papayas, chia, gonja, sweet potatoes dried | |||||
Certification Programme | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification |
Performance Rating |
Chapter | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | Maximum | Rating | |||||
1 | Core Principles and Values | 8 | 8 | |||||
2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 27 | 16 | |||||
3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 229 | 159 | |||||
4 | Respect of the Environment | 183 | 144 | |||||
5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 16 | 11 | |||||
6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 66 | 47 | |||||
7 | Empowerment | 63 | 40 | |||||
8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 17 | 12 | |||||
9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 35 | |||||
Total Score Performance Rating | 472 | |||||||
Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
Impact, special achievements & commitments | Biofresh is a private limited company registered in Uganda, started export of organic fruits and vegetables in 2004 and fair for life in 2007. The following activities have been implemented by the project; distribution of planting materials to different farmer groups, facilitation of farmer trainings and group meetings, provision of clean energy e.g solar kits for lighting, supply of tanks for harvesting rainwater and 4 boreholes were also drilled in communities where we operate (2008), provision of direct and indirect employment to communities around, etc. Summary of beneficiaries are Biofresh registered farmers, Biofresh staff/employees, community around ICS coordination office, vulnerable children and orphans (OVCs). Biofresh vision is to improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers through fair trade. | |||||||
Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
Percentage | 80 % | |||||||
Date of Certification |
First | 10.04.2008 | |||||||
Last Update | 05.06.2023 | |||||||