“The third-party certification process is commodity-based and - TopicsExpress



          

“The third-party certification process is commodity-based and not farm-based,” Perlas said. For example, he said, a farmer-entrepreneur must secure a certification at the cost of approximately P100,000 for each product that he grows organically. Department of Agriculture (DA-6) Technical Director Dr. Joyce Wendam said the DA subsidizes P75,000 of such certification cost. However, Perlas said there is a drawback on the subsidy released by DA when a product fails the certification process... Perlas suggested that the Philippines should emulate the participatory guarantee systems (PGS) implemented by the International Federation of Agriculture Movements.mb.ph/amendment-of-organic-agriculture-law-urged/
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:48:55 +0000

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