====== ORGANIZED GROWER GROUP ======
ORGANIZED GROWER GROUP (OGG)
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.
The grower group shall be based on the Internal Control System (ICS) and shall apply to grower groups, farmers’ cooperatives, contract production and small-scale processing units. The producers in the group must apply similar production systems and the farms should be in geographical proximity. Individual farms with land holding of 4 ha (10 acres) and above can also be a part of the group but will have to be inspected separately every year by the accredited Certification Body. The total area of such farms shall be less than 50% of the total area of the group. The grower group shall consist of minimum 25 and maximum 500 farmers. Processors and exporters/traders can own/ manage the Internal Control System (ICS) but will have to be inspected annually by the external Certification Body. Separate certificates (Scope and Transaction Certificates) are required to be issued for the ICS, processors and traders to maintain the traceability of the product flow.
DOCUMENT
NOTE : The purpose of this list is to make the operator aware about the certification requirements and documentation. The documents mentioned in the list given below shall be maintained by the operator and be submitted to the Certification Body at the time of inspection.
1) 7/12 extract
2) Farmer list with Aadhar number and GPS location)
3) Company registration
4) Organization chart
5) Application & CVs of the staff
6) Appointment orders of the staff
7) Conflict of Interest & Confidentiality of the staff
8) Annual training schedule of the staff
9) Staff training record
10) ICS Manual
11) Project area map
12) Approval committee
13) Risk management & Sanction procedure
14) Traceability system
15) Plantcert Table (Farmer list with crops details)
16) Farmer list with GPS location
17) ICS annual report
18) Schedule of annual internal inspection
19) Summary of internal inspection
20) Farmers & training schedule
21) Farmer training record
22) Seed purchase record
23) Seed distribution record
24) Input purchase record
25) Input distribution record
26) Non-GMO declaration for purchased off farm input
27) List of distributed inputs with details
28) Procurement record
29) Sales record
30) Farmers & complaint register
31) Buyers & complaint register
32) Copy of subcontract if any
33) Label draft
34) Filled Application of farmer
35) Farmer & agreement
36) Risk assessment by ICS
37) Filled internal inspection reports
38) Copy of internal organic standards
39) Filled Farmers diaries
40) ICS registration certificate
41) ICS Office rent agreement (Notary or Registered)
42) Contract letter between ICS and Mandator (Notary or Registered)
PROCEDURE
