MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS (2+1)

International organic certification agency

The following are the some of the International agencies involved in certification of organic products.
1. International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) : The federation's main function is coordinating the network of the organic movement around the world. IFOAM is a democratic, grassroot oriented federation.

2. USDA National Organic Program

3. The Ecological Farming Association : formerly the Committee for Sustainable Agriculture, is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes ecologically sound agriculture.

4. Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) : Sponsors research related to organic farming practices, disseminates research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and educates the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.

5. Organic trade Association : is a national association representing the organic industry in Canada and the United States. Members include growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmer associations, brokers, consultants, distributors and retailers.

6. Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) : Political and educational

7. Institute for Market ecology (IMO) : It is one of the first and most renowned international agencies for inspection, certification and quality assurance of eco-friendly products. Since more than 20 years, IMO has been active in the field of organic certification but it is also expert in the sectors of natural textiles, sustainable forestry, and social accountability monitoring. IMO is closely co-operating with the popular private label Naturland (IFOAM accredited) and conducts Naturland inspections world-wide.

8. SKAL: SKAL International, Netherlands is a certification and inspection organisation, which certifies organic products, processes and inputs. Further sustainable forest/wood and textile are certified. SKAL International operates worldwide in Western and Eastern Europe, South America and Southern Asia. Through the network of the shareholder nearly all countries in the world can be covered.
9. ECOCERT INTERNATIONAL: ECOCERT SA, Germany is an inspection and certification body accredited to verify the conformity of organic products against the organic regulations of Europe, Japan and the United States.