Workshop offers training for meatpackers about the Audit Protocol for Cattle Commitments in the Amazon
The capacity-building workshop for meatpackers regarding the Audit Protocol of the Cattle Commitments in the Amazon took place on Tuesday (19/Oct) in Manaus. Organized by the Beef on Track Program, a partnership between the Public Prosecutor’s Office and Imaflora, the workshop laid out the guidelines and procedures for the verification of the Term of Adjustment of Conduct (TAC) for Beef.
The event was attended by 17 representatives from the following companies: Frizam/Agropam, Frigo Tefé, Norte Boi, NR Comercio de Frios, Frigorífico Amazonas, Bovinorte, Mafrico and ECO2 Serviços Ambientais.
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