Organic Food Certification and Marketing Strategies
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Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other products. Certification of any product acknowledges that its production has been done according to organic production standards. The production standards vary from country to country, based on their certifying bodies, but the general concept remain the same. Marketing strategies are based on the needs of the business. Planning of market strategy for organic farming in India requires a clear understanding of the present conditions of the industry. Strategies are based on selection of product, type of market, recognition of consumer needs, industry characteristics, price, marketing channels and promotional strategies. In the Indian context, the absence of a stable domestic market for organic food makes it necessary to concentrate on market confirmation/establishment. It is thereby essential to understand the present situation of the market, its preferences, competition, replacements and entry barriers among other issues.
Gowri Vijayan
Gowri Vijayan is a Horticulture graduate with a post graduate degree in Agribusiness management. She is currently pursuing her doctoral research on Sustainable Operations Management with a prominent International University. Crop production techniques, marketing of agricultural products and supply chain designing are some of her major areas of expertise. Writing is her passion and she publishes her work on agribusiness and horticulture through agrihortico.com, a leading portal in agribusiness and horticulture knowledge dissemination services.
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Organic Food Certification and Marketing Strategies - Gowri Vijayan
Preface
This small book is a sincere attempt to provide some basic insights into organic crop production practices and organic certification procedures, especially for those who have no idea about the topic of organic farming. Techniques mentioned in this book are strictly in an Indian context. Production techniques and all other information had been written keeping in mind the present scenario of Indian organic market and crop production practices. However, this book may be used as a reference material for all situations pertaining to organic production technology.
Organic Certification
Concept of Certification: Organic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other products. Certification of any product acknowledges that its production has been done according to organic production standards. The production standards vary from country to country, based on their certifying bodies, but the general concept remain the same:
No use to human sewage sludge fertilizer in cultivation process
Avoid synthetic chemical application (See National List, for permitted substances)
Use of organically converted and certified farms
Avoid use of genetically modified (G) products in production
Maintenance of proper records on crop practices, sales and purchase
Prevent contamination of field and product from non-certified substances
Use of organic seeds and planting stock, based on availability in market
Periodic field inspections by certification agents
Also, in order to claim any product as ‘organic’, certification is required, especially for exporting. Worldwide, inspection and certification of organic foods is done, based on two overlapping sets of guidelines and norms; statutory certification norms and the Voluntary/civil certification norms. The Voluntary/civil certification norms are stricter to statutory certification norms. The Statutory norms are legal guidelines by the government, in relation to certification of organic produce, regulation of import-export, trade agreements between countries etc. Two of the most highly accepted voluntary certification agencies are CODEX and IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements). At the international level, the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (the inter-governmental body that sets the food standards) has produced international guidelines for production, processing, labeling and marketing of organically produced foods. These guidelines are followed to, by the members of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. IFOAM also set up an International Basics Standards for Organic Production and Processing, similar to Codex Alimentarius guidelines. Both the guidelines are minimal standards for organic agriculture, intended to guide governments and private certification bodies in standard settings. Governments have used these guidelines for setting up their own organic agriculture programmes. Example is India, USA, and Argentina etc. Some of the other