PGS India

Description

Participatory Guarantee System –India (PGS-India) is implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It is cost effective, farmer- friendly and hassle-free. It is outside the framework of third party system of certification, which is a pre-requisite to enter export market of organic produce. It is a quality assurance initiative that is locally relevant with active participation of stakeholders including producers/farmers, traders and consumers in certification system. This group certification system is supported by Paramaparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) scheme. It in a way supports domestic demand for organic produce and trains the farmers in document management and adherence to other requirements of certification process and prepares him to opt for third party certification, if he wishes to go for export. For online operation of this certification system a web portal :http://www.pgsindia-ncof.gov.in has been created and launched by Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture on 15 July, 2015 where the PGS-India system is launched in March, 2011 by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India through National Centre of Organic Farming. This web portal has online facility for (i) Registration (ii) Approval (iii) Documentation (iv) Record of inspection and (v) certification. It will promote transparency in certification process. It will lead to creation of a database of (i) Organic producers and (ii) area under PGS certification with due traceability.

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