How to get organic farming certificate in India

 India Organic Certification is a label given to organic products after validation, which ensures that the product or raw materials used in the product were grown through organic farming .

Organic farming certification in India is governed by The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.

Any person looking to obtain organic farming certification for agricultural produce must submit an application in the requisite format along with the fee and complete field verification. Before submission of application, it is important for the  farmer to ensure that his farm conforms to the standard laid out by the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for organic crop production.

Once the requirements for organic farming are satisfied, the applicant can prepare and submit an application. The application for certification must contain the following information:

1. An Organic Prakriti production or handling system plan.
2. All information requested in the application shall be completed in full i.e. name, addresses, details of contact person, telephone number of the authorized person etc.,
3. The names of organic certification body to which application is previously made and out come, non-compliance noted if any, copy of such records and reason for applying shall be given.
4. Any other information necessary to determine the compliance with the standards specified.
5. The prescribed registration fee, one time inspection fee, one time travel cost should be paid by the operator along with the application form.
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On conformance with the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), the accreditation agency would issue the Certificate of Registration, Transaction Certificate and Product Certificate to the eligible operators. 

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