The ARS certification has allowed traditional farmers to sell more than 158,000 tons of agave directly to tequila distilleries.
“ARS has been a great collaborative effort by all sectors that make up the Agave-Tequila production chain. Currently, there are more than 1,300 certified agave producers, and more than 158,000 tons of agave have been sent to tequila distilleries. A total of 148 companies have joined this program,” said CRT President Alexis Álvarez in a statement.
For the CRT, strategic planning of agave cultivation is a very important task in the tequila agro-industry, so it will continue to promote actions that strengthen the technical knowledge and decision-making of producers in the municipalities that make up the territory of the Tequila Denomination of Origin (DOT).
