Increasing products′ value through ecological and organic certification

There are many key opportunities for improving the export and competitive performances of the sector of ecological certified products. Romania has great openings for promoting and developing the ecological agriculture due to an agricultural area of 14.8 million hectares and unpolluted soils. The project of Social Enterprise from Garda de Jos, Alba County, Romania is among the examples of how can be increased the product value, open new markets and export medicinal plants ecological certified. The procedure can be extended to other natural resources. This study presents the general criteria regarding how should be organized and obtained a biological certification for a natural resource, in this case a medicinal plant, Arnica montana The procedure is addressed to the requesters of the biological certification because only a small part of them know the correct method. In author's opinion, it is no other detailed work to support the producers and exporters of ecological certified products. The project for Arnica Montana was conducted under WWF supervision.