Soya Bean Farmer (Producer)

Are you a soya bean farmer interested in marketing your beans as Donau Soja or Europe Soya respectively?
Donau Soja and Europe Soya beans are non-GM soya beans produced in the Donau Soja or Europe Soya region in accordance with EU-wide and international labour and social standards (ILO conventions) as well as EU plant protection regulations.

By signing the Donau Soja or Europe Soya Declaration of Self-Commitment respectively, soya bean farmers confirm compliance with all Donau Soja or Europe Soya requirements. Certification by an external inspection body is only required for soya bean farmers located in a risk level 3 production area (MDA, UKR). For farmers located in a risk level 0 – 2, the participation in a group certification with their Donau Soja or Europe Soya agricultural primary collector is sufficient.

General requirements (valid for all risk levels):

Signing the Declaration of Self-Commitment or confirming compliance with the Donau Soja or Europe Soya requirements respectively on the shipping documents and forwarding this Declaration to the agricultural collector

Complying with the prohibition on the use of desiccants prior to harvest (e.g. glyphosate or diquat), and other restrictions on pesticide use (e. g. prohibited use of agrochemicals listed in the WHO lists 1a and 1b is prohibited)

Producing according to the Donau Soja Principles (R01b ) or Europe Soya Principles (R 01b) of Soya Bean Cultivation;

Within the EU: Participation in implementing the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy), with mandatory cross compliance inspections;

Follow the recommendations contained in the Donau Soja Best Practice Manual (see DOWNLOADS)

Participation in a group certification with the Donau Soja or Europe Soya agricultural primary collector or directly commissioned certification required (risk level 3 countries) required

Additional requirements for risk level 3 countries: Moldova and Ukraine:

Use of original seeds

Registration with Donau Soja Organisation

For more information, please refer to the Donau Soja guidelines (R 01) or Europe Soya guidelines (R 01) respectively.

Farmer’s declaration of self-commitment

The Declaration of Self-Commitment must be signed by every Donau Soja or Europe Soya farmer respectively and submitted to the next partner in the value chain, together with the invoice.

The following are the declarations of self-commitment for harvest years 2021 and 2022 for DONAU SOJA soya bean deliveries from the following countries:

AUSTRIA harvest 2021

AUSTRIA harvest 2022

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA harvest 2021

BOSNIA and HERZEGOVINA harvest 2022

CROATIA harvest 2021

CROATIA harvest 2022

CZECH REPUBLIC harvest 2021

CZECH REPUBLIC harvest 2022

GERMANY harvest 2021

GERMANY harvest 2022

(Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)

HUNGARY harvest 2021

HUNGARY harvest 2022

ITALY harvest 2021

ITALY harvest 2022

(Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia, Piemont, Vallée d’Aoste)

MOLDOVA harvest 2021 (ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ)

MOLDOVA harvest 2022 (ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ)

MOLDOVA harvest 2021 (на русском языке)

MOLDOVA harvest 2022 (на русском языке)

POLAND harvest 2021

(Dolnoslaskie, Opolskie, Slaskie, Swietokrzyskie, Podkarpackie, Malopolske)

ROMANIA harvest 2021

SERBIA harvest 2021

SERBIA harvest 2022

SLOVAK REPUBLIC harvest 2021

SLOVAK REPUBLIC harvest 2022

SLOVENIA harvest 2021

SWITZERLAND harvest 2021

UKRAINE harvest 2021

(Uschgorod, Tschernowzy, Winniza, Odessa, Lwow, Ternopol, Chmelnizkij, Iwano-Frankovsm)

The following are the declarations of self-commitment for harvest years 2021 and 2022 for EUROPE SOYA soya bean deliveries from the following countries:

Please note: Donau Soja certified produce may be used in Europe Soya programmes, but Europe Soya certified produce may not be used in Donau Soja programmes due to a wider geographical scope!

FRANCE harvest 2021

GERMANY harvest 2021

GERMANY harvest 2022

POLAND harvest 2021

POLAND harvest 2022

RUSSIA harvest 2021

RUSSIA harvest 2022

SPAIN harvest 2021

UKRAINE harvest 2021

UNITED KINGDOM harvest 2021

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