Bihar - Get Organic Agriculture Product Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. A person (a farmer/ group of farmer’s /processor/ trader) who is looking for an organic farming certificate for their agricultural produce must ensure that his/her farm conforms to the standards laid out by the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) for organic crop production.
2. They must submit an application in the requisite format along with the fee and complete field verification as specified by the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).
3. The Bihar State Seed and Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA) steps for certification is available in the BSSOCA website Link home page > How it Works.
4. The application form is available in the below link Link . The same can be downloaded from the BSSOCA website under downloads section select organic certification go to application form – individual operator.
5. All the information as requested by the Bihar State Seed & Organic Certification Agency (BSSOCA) in the application must be provided such as the name, addresses, details of contact person, field location, details of group must be completed, signed and returned to the office for registration.
6. After the application is scrutinised by evaluator and accepted, the offer letter (approximate fees for the inspection and certification) and a copy of the agreement will be sent to the operator by the evaluator. In cases where the client cannot be accepted for certification due to technical reasons, the same will be informed to the concerned.
7. The operator is registered on tracenet.
8. The prescribed registration fee, field inspection fee, one time travel cost should be paid by the requested person along with the application form.
9. An initial enquiry form has to be submitted for inspection & certification under NPOP production. The form is available at Link as initial enquiry form.
10. On receipt of the payment, fixes the inspection date in consultation with the operator and send the inspection intimation letter along with the copy of the farm records and copy of NPOP Standard.
11. The inspection shall be conducted on the day finalized and the signed copy agreement will be provided to the operator. A copy of the inspection report will be handed over to operator at the time of inspection. The detailed inspection report is submitted to evaluator.
12. For individual operator the detailed crop list along with the major and minor non conformities along with the deadline for corrective actions is entered into the trace net.
13. For group farmers The CB verifies the data entered in the tracenet by the group and also enter the major and minor nonconformities along with the deadline for corrective actions.
14. After receipt of the full payment the evaluator reviews the operator file and submits the same to the Certification committee. The Certification committee takes a final decision based on the corrective measures taken by the operator against the Non conformities raised in the inspection report
15. The Quality Manager will generate the certificate through the tracenet and send the same to the operator.
16. For use of the certification agency logo/ India Organic Logo, the operator must send a request for the same to the office which after approval by the Certification committee will be sent to the operator as per the NSOP. The draft of labels must be sent to certification agency office for verification and approval before printing.

Apply Online : - [1]

1. Visit the following portal: portal.
2. Now in the home page choose “Organic certification.”
3. Select “Initial Enquiry form” for inspection & certification.
4. A form will open which the applicant has to fill.
5. Fill in all the requested details in the form and click on the “submit” button.
6. An inspection will be held by the authorities.
7. Upon satisfaction, the applicant will get the desired- certificate in a stipulated period of time.
8. Check notification address for regular updates.

Apply through Centres:

1. To apply through centres, the applicant has to visit the respective “CSC” centre. Please tap on the following link to locate the centre according to the respective district: link.
2. Make sure to have the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
3. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
4. The operator will process the application online.
5. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement.
6. This application will be processed internally. Once the verification is over, these officials will submit their report to the respective superior authority to decide the issue of the certificate to the applicant.
7. The status, viz. Approval or Rejection if any, will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.
8. If approved, the certificate will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying or issued in a stipulated period of time.

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Required Documents

A person desiring to get Organic Certification shall send the following:

• Application form
• General Information of the farm,
• Farm Map
• Water and Soil Test Reports
• Annual Cropping plan
• Agreement with BSSOCA
• PAN (Permanent Account Number) Card copy Along with required fee

The required document for Grower group is available at the below link : Link
With all the above the application should be sent to the Director of Bihar state seed and Organic Certification Agency

Office Locations & Contacts

Bihar State Seed and organic Certification Agency
Beej Pramanan Bhawan
Mithapur Agriculture Farm,
Patna – 800001
Call Us On
0612-2354358
Email at : [email protected]

Eligibility

The product to get the certification needs to be associated with the authenticity since two to three years. For first time certification, the soil must meet the basic requirements of being free from the use of prohibited substances (synthetic chemicals, etc) for a number of years. A conventional farm must adhere to organic standards for this period.

Fees

• The below is the fee structure:
  

1. Application/ Registration Fee - 50/- per application
   
2. Inspection Fee
   
   • Self Pollinated Crop (Wheat, Gram, Lentil, Paddy, Barley & others) - 350/- per heq.
     
   • Cross Pollinated Crop (Maize, Mustard, Potato, Rai, Pea & other vegetable crops) - 400/- Per heq.
     

• Registration fee of Processing Plants5000/-For 3 Years
  

1. Renewal Fee of Plant 5000/-For 3 Years
   
2. Institutional Registration5000/-For 3 Years
   
3. Processing Charge
   
   • Self Pollinated Crop (All)4/- Per Qtls.
     
   • Cross Pollinated Fee5/- Per Qtls
     

The detailed fee structure is available at Link

Validity

Organic certificate remains valid for one year only, it has to be renewed every year.

Documents to Use

• Application form - Link
• Initial enquiry form - Link
• Online application form - Link
• Fee structure - Link

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Processing Time

That depends on the history of your operations and your compliances with certification standards and regulations. It takes two years for annual crops and three years for perennial crops to be certified as organic.

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Instructions

• Application shall be scrutinized.
• Any information required shall be communicated to the operator and operator shall submit the requested information immediately.
• Application without prescribed fee shall not be reviewed.
• After review of application decision shall be made by KSOCA on acceptance/ rejection of the application.
• The rejected application shall be returned to the applicant citing reasons for rejection along with the fees enclosed.
• Fee paid for the applications accepted by KSOCA shall not be refunded at any circumstances.
• An initial onsite inspection shall be fixed and communicated to the operator after registration or shall be noted in the registered copy of application itself.
• An applicant can withdraw the application at any time but the fees paid shall not be refunded.

Required Information

The below are the necessary details for Organic Agriculture product registration:

• 7/12 Extract/ Lease documents (if any)
• Farmer Dairy &
• Soil And Water Test report
• Farm Map
• Pan Card
• Input Records/invoices
• Harvest Records & Storage records
• Sales Records & Transpiration Records
• Other (If Any)

Need for the Document

Organic certification addresses a growing worldwide demand for organic food. It is intended to assure quality and prevent fraud. For organic producers, certification identifies suppliers of products approved for use in certified operations. For consumers, "certified organic" serves as a product assurance, similar to "low fat",
"100% whole wheat", or "no artificial preservatives". Certification is essentially aimed at regulating and facilitating the sale of organic products to consumers. Individual certification bodies have their own service marks, which can act as branding to consumers—a certifier may promote the high consumer recognition value of its logo as a marketing advantage to producers. Most certification bodies operate organic standards that meet the National government's minimum requirements.

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• If the Organic System of operation does not comply with the Standards, the operator shall be intimated about denial of certification stating the reasons for such action with non-conformities noticed and time limit for submission of correction.
• The operator may write to certification agency office if there are any complaints against either the staff or the organization or certification decision or any other related matter
• In cases where the operator is not satisfied with the manner in which the complaint was dealt with, particularly related to any certification decision, the operator may appeal in writing to the certification agency appellate authority along with a prescribed fees within 21 days of certification decision.
• The appellate authority shall review the case and submit a decision to the operator. All complaints and appeals will be dealt with confidentially in a fair and appropriate manner and a decision will be taken and informed to the concerned operator.
• A notice of denial of certification shall inform the operator about the reasons and applicants right to reapply for certification or file an Appeal to the Appeal Committee.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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 - without any chemical fertilizers,  pesticides, or induced hormones. A trademark - "India Organic" will be granted on the basis of compliance with the National Standards for Organic Production (NSOP). Communicating the genuineness as well as the origin of the product, this trademark will be owned by the Government of India

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