ATIX - Associação Terra Indígena do Xingu

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The Terra Indígena Xingu Association (Atix) was founded in 2004. Its work allowed communities to jointly produce some two tons of certified organic honey every year. The association has been supported for years by the Socio-environmental Institute (ISA) in the project involving 100 beekeepers from 39 Kawaiwete, Yudja, Kisêdjê, and Ikpeng villages. The income from the sale of organic honey helps “preserve an exciting indigenous culture and promote a sustainable lifestyle for the communities living in the approximately 27 thousand square kilometers of the Xingu indigenous territory. In 2015 ATIX was authrorized by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture to operate as an organic certifier, inaugurating the first exclusively indigenous Participatory Guarantee System in the world.

Last updated: 2022-10-26 14:37:07 UTC