SQNPI CERTIFICATION
At Community level, various types of Quality Systems have been established to recognize and identify quality products through Community and national brands/logos, which provide for control and certification by specifically authorized third-party and independent bodies (CBs).
At the national level, the National Quality System for Integrated Production (SQNPI) and the National Quality System for Zootechnics (SQNZ) have been recognized to date.
Voluntary integrated pest management is a system implemented through specific technical standards for each crop and binding phytosanitary indications. (production specifications), including agronomic and phytosanitary practices and limitations on the choice of phytosanitary products and the number of treatments.
The SQPNI has been operational since January 2016 and is applicable to all plant production (processed and otherwise) and allows the use of a brand on the certified product.
It is worth highlighting the possibility of adopting the SQNPI even for just one company crop.
The SQNPI provides:
At the national level, the National Quality System for Integrated Production (SQNPI) and the National Quality System for Zootechnics (SQNZ) have been recognized to date.
Voluntary integrated pest management is a system implemented through specific technical standards for each crop and binding phytosanitary indications. (production specifications), including agronomic and phytosanitary practices and limitations on the choice of phytosanitary products and the number of treatments.
The SQPNI has been operational since January 2016 and is applicable to all plant production (processed and otherwise) and allows the use of a brand on the certified product.
It is worth highlighting the possibility of adopting the SQNPI even for just one company crop.
KEY POINTS
The SQNPI provides:
- There definition of National Guidelines These guidelines represent a guiding tool aimed at increasing harmonization of regional "Technical Standards," respecting the specific climatic/environmental, cultivation, and phytosanitary conditions that distinguish Italy's various agricultural zones. They indicate intervention criteria, agronomic solutions, and strategies to be adopted for crop protection and weed control, with a view to minimizing impact on humans and the environment, enabling economically sustainable production. To ensure compliance with specific climatic/environmental conditions, each Region may differentiate its Technical Standards from the guidelines, justifying its choices.
- the adoption of regional integrated production specifications (approved by MIPAAF) and the implementation of a rigorous traceability system aimed at demonstrating that the certified products come from agricultural companies that apply the aforementioned specifications.