Certification and Traceability of organic products Dr. Saswati Bose Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India New Delhi

Organic Certification under NPOP National Program on Organic Production (NPOP) under is being implemented by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for exports under the Foreign Trade Development Regulations (FTDR) Act since October 2001. With the launch of National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP), the exports of organic food has grown from Rs 62 crores in (2002-2003) to Rs 2,100 crores (US$ 327 million).

MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS Progressive farmers / NGOs implementing Grower Groups MoC – APEDA implementing NPOP MoA – NCOF ( promotion) DMI/FSSAI(domestic market) States Governments promoting organic farming under RKVY, NHM and NCOF schemes of MOA Certification Bodies Organic Industry Consumers

Top Ten Export Destination U.S.A EUROPEAN UNION CANADA SWITZERLAND JAPAN AUSTRALIA ISRAEL NEWZEALAND TURKEY MORROCO

Major Products Exported Oilseeds (Soyabean, Flax seed) Basmati Rice Processed Food Sugar Tea Pulses Dry Fruits Spices Medicinal Plants

SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION EXISTING CATEGORIES Cultivated Crops Wild Collection Processed food products (single/multi ingredients) Chain of custody (traders, storage, transport, export) NEW CATEGORIES (new categories notified in June 2015) Aquaculture, Livestock

Steps in an inspection and certification system Application to Certifier Information brochure including tariff Signing contract On site inspection, visit to fields etc Risk Assessment Assessment of Production system Review of records & Documentation checks Interview of responsible persons Preparation of Inspection report Evaluation /review Non conformities & Corrective actions Certification Decision Issuance of Scope Certificate Transactions of organic goods

Grower Group Certification Grower Groups are organized group of farmers /producers who intend to produce organic products/engage in organic processes in accordance with the National Standards of Organic Production.

Traceability of organic products An India Quality Initiative

Advantage of TraceNet Ensures Traceability of the product through out the process up to the farm / Production unit Ensures authenticity of the certificates (Scope and Transaction) Ensures the compliance of the standards Enhances credibility of certification and ensures Organic genuineness of the product in the international market Animated bending process SmartArt graphic (Intermediate) To reproduce the SmartArt effects on this slide, do the following: Select the graphic, and then click one of the arrows on the left border. In the Type your text here dialog box, enter text. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box, in the left pane, click Process. In the Process pane, click Vertical Bending Process, and then click OK to insert the graphic into the slide. On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the slide, select the graphic. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the SmartArt Styles group, do the following: Click More, and then under 3-D click Polished (first option from the left). Click Change Colors, and then under Accent 1 click Colored Fill – Accent 1 (second option from the left). Select the top left shape (starting point) in the graphic, and then do the following: On the Home tab, in the Font group, select Gill Sans MT from the Font list, and then select 24 from the Font Size list. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shapes group, click Change Shape, and then under Flowchart click Flowchart: Off-page Connector (second row, second option from the left). Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the arrow next to Shape Fill, and then under Theme Colors click Olive Green, Accent 3, Darker 25% (fifth row, seventh option from the left). Select the bottom right shape (ending point) in the graphic, and then do the following: Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shapes group, click Change Shape, and then under Basic Shapes click Hexagon (first row, eighth option from the left). Under SmartArt Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the arrow next to Shape Fill, and then under Theme Colors click Red, Accent 2, Darker 25% (fifth row, sixth option from the left). To reproduce the animation effects on this slide, do the following: Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, in the Duration box enter 1.00 second. On the slide, select the graphic. On the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Add Animation, and then under Entrance click Fade. In the Animation Pane, select the fade effect. Click the arrow to the right of the fade effect, and then click Effect Options. In the Fade dialog box, on the SmartArt Animation tab, in the Group graphic list, select One by one, and then click OK. Also on the Animations tab, in the Advanced Animation group, click Animation Pane. In the Animation Pane, press and hold CTRL, select the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th animation effects (fade effects for the rectangles). Also in the Animation Pane, click the double arrow under the fade effect to expand the contents of the list of effects. On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click More, and then under Entrance click Wipe. Also on the Animations tab, in the Timing group, do the following: In the Start list, select With Previous. In the Duration box, enter 1.00 seconds. In the Animation Pane, press and hold CTRL, and then select the first, third, fifth, 15th, and 17th animation effects (stretch effects for the first, second, third, eighth, and ninth rectangles in the path). On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click From Top. In the Animation Pane, press and hold CTRL, and then select the seventh and 13th animation effects (stretch effects for the fourth and seventh rectangles in the path). On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click From Left. In the Animation Pane, press and hold CTRL, and then select the ninth and 11th animation effects (stretch effects for the fifth and sixth rectangles in the path). On the Animations tab, in the Animation group, click Effect Options, and then click From Bottom. In the Animation Pane, press and hold CTRL, and then select the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, 10th, 12th, 14th, and 16th animation effects (fade effects for the connectors). On the Animations tab, in the Timing group, in the Start list select After Previous. In the Animation Pane, select the eighth animation effect (fade effect for the connector between the fourth and fifth rectangle). Click the arrow to the right of the eighth animation effect, and then click Timing. In the Fade dialog box, on the Timing tab, in the Delay box, enter 0.5, and then click OK. In the Animation Pane, select the 10th animation effect (fade effect for the connector between the fifth and sixth rectangle). Click the arrow to the right of the 10th animation effect, and then click Timing. In the Fade dialog box, on the Timing tab, in the Delay box, enter 0.5, and then click OK. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following: Under Gradient stops, click Add gradient stop or Remove gradient stop until two stops appear in the slider. In the Direction list, click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). In the Type list, select Linear. Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows: Select the first stop in the slider, and then do the following: In the Position box, enter 0%. Select the last stop in the slider, and then do the following: Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Blue, Accent 1, Darker 25% (fifth row, fifth option from the left). Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1 (first row, second option from the left). In the Position box, enter 71%.

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