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The Brazilian Association of Biodynamic Agriculture (ABD) is located in Botucatu, São Paulo. It was founded 1995 with the intent of generate, develop and foment Biodynamic Agriculture in Brazil.
Concerned about the difficulties of creating market access for agricultural products from small, family farmers, the Association created a group of commercialization of biodynamic products, in order to study and to trace commercialization strategies. Through the work of this group, in 2005 a first selling point was inaugurated, the “Santo Amaro fair”, where the farmers could sell their products to directly the consumers.
Since April 2010, ABD has been working with small farmers to develop a PGS. The system now implemented is based on the Brazilian regulation for Organic Agriculture (lei 10.831/2003) and on the Demeter International Standards. The Biodynamic Association became a certification body accredited by the Brazilian Government in October 2011. Today the Association features 53 biodynamic producers divided in 5 groups located in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The Brazilian Biodynamic Agriculture Association is a member from IFOAM since 2009.
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