CGCERT (Chhattisgarh Certification Society India for Forestry & Agriculture) is an autonomous government society under the Forest and Climate Change Department, Govt. of C.G. It is accredited by the National Accreditation Board (NAB), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India under registration NPOP/NAB/0018.

Under NPOP standards, the conversion period is 24 months for annual crops and 36 months for perennial crops before harvest can be sold as organic.

Yes! Small and marginal farmers can form a Grower Group (Internal Control System - ICS) comprising 25 to 500 farmers.

<p>If you are sure enough that your operation is managed organically, request CGCERT to send application package for certification to you. After receiving the complete application package from you CGCERT will inspect whether your operation is in compliance with national standards of organic production or not. If CGCERT satisfied with your operations, it will certify you.</p>

<p>The table provided below explains year-wise labeling criteria:</p><p>Crops Category1st Year2nd Year3rd Year4th YearAnnual CropsNo labelIn Conversion to OrganicCertified OrganicCertified OrganicPerennials (Orchards)No labelIn Conversion to OrganicIn Conversion to OrganicCertified OrganicWild / NWFP ProductsNo labelCertified Organic</p>

<p>No. Irradiation in the production and handling of organic food is prohibited by NSOP.</p>

<p>Any operator who knowingly or un-knowingly misuses the organic labels will be decertified.</p>

<p>If a supplier of a product to retail /wholesale establishment is found to be in violation of the national standards and the retail/ wholesale establishment is not a party to that violation, there shall be no action by CGCERT against that retail wholesale establishment.</p>

<p>NPOP requires the use of organic seeds when commercially available. When organic seed is not available, consult your certification agency for the correct options.</p>