Products

Organic Mango

2.700 grafted mango trees of the Tommy Atkins and Keitt varieties give fruit in the meadow crossed by the Conceição Brook. They are drip-irrigated with water from three reservoirs. Seventy hives of Italian bees guarantee perfect pollination

Average production currently amounts to 250 tons. Most of that is exported to Europe unprocessed, in 180 pallets, via the Port of Natal, State of Rio Grande do Norte. The remaining output is dehydrated on the farm itself, thus permitting almost 100% of the harvest to be put to good use. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture, a packing-house was built on Tamanduá Farm in 2001, ensuring excellent fruit processing and total trackability, which is extremely important for the organic market.

The unprocessed mangoes have been certified by the IBD since 2000.

Organic Cheeses

Three types of cheese are produced; two are of French origin, Saint Paulin and Reblochon, and one is typical of the North-East of Brazil, Coalho Cheese. The sophisticated French cheeses are matured in special chambers for a long period, with controlled temperature and humidity, before they are placed on the consumer market.

The output, averaging 1,500 kg per month, has been inspected by the Federal Inspection Service (SIF) since 1997, which allows Mocó to sell these products all over Brazil.

A food engineer and veterinarian, specialized in dairy production, ensures strict supervision of the production process, regarding both hygiene and quality.

At the beginning of 2001, Tamanduá Farm was the first producer in Brazil to obtain the IBD organic certification for its milk and cheeses.

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Saint Paulin, Reblochon e and the North-Eastern Coalho Cheeses

Conventional Dehydrated Products

Three types of dehydrated fruit are produced: mangoes, pineapples and papayas. The mangoes are sliced, while the pineapples are either sliced or chopped. They are vacuum-packed in 100 and 200 gram bags.

No preservatives nor additives are used in the process.

The Ministry of Health inspects this enterprise, whose hygiene and quality is guaranteed by a zoo-technician specialized in food technology.

At present, the average annual output is 5 tons of mango, 7 tons of pineapple and 3 tons of papaya.

At the harvest time on the coast, we dehydrate jackfruit, a rare, exotic specialty of Tamanduá Farm.

Conventional Honey

The production of honey is ensured by 70 hives of Italian bees, and we are considering increasing their number, as well as how to obtain organic certification.

Conventional Goat’s Milk

A small herd of dairy goats, of the parda alpina breed, produces an average of 600 liters of milk per month. After the milk is pasteurized, packed in bags and frozen under the supervision of the Patos and Santa Terezinha Sanitary Supervision, it is sold in the two municipalities, supplying mainly day nurseries and maternity hospitals.

CONTACTS

Mocó Agropecuária Ltda.
Fazenda Tamanduá

Caixa Postal 65
58700-970 PATOS PB
BRASIL

Tel. : 5583 409 17 28
Fax : 5583 409 17 29
e-mail : mocoltda@uol.com.br

Exclusive distributor in São Paulo:

Jean-Pierre VIAL

Rua Zanzibar, 790
Casa Verde Baixa
02512-010 SÃO PAULO SP
BRASIL

Tel/fax : 5511 858 23 17

Animals raised under organic standards
receive differentiated treatment
Cows raised under organic standards receive neither synthetic hormones nor defensive agro-chemicals; they are not raised in confinement, and are fed a varied diet, based on the use of forage available in the field, which is also not sprayed with any defensive chemical products.