The deck elaborates, benefits, steps and procedure on how to enroll as different stakeholders and particpants in the PGS entry system.

1. FROM
PGS – Participatory Guarantee
Scheme for certification of Organic
Clusters

2. “ADOPTION AND PGS INDIA
CERTIFICATION OF ORGANIC
FARMING OF AGRICULTURE CROPS
.

3. Positioning of
Manpower
For PGS Program
Implementation

4. MANPOWER DEPLOYMENT
State coordinator ( for timely Execution and reporting of activities)
District level executives for operation control
LRP in cluster level to be identified and trained
Support team FROM HEAD OFFIICE
Sr. Managers Trainers Marketing experts logistic support Data entry operators

6. METHODOLOGY
• Adoption of PGS Certification through Cluster
Approach.
• PGS Certification and Quality Control.
• Integrated Manure Management
• Packing, Labeling and Branding of Organic
Products of Cluster

7. METHODOLOGY
1. Adoption of PGS
Certification through
Cluster Approach

8. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
SELECTION OF AREA AND CROP
WITH CONSULTATION OF DDA/PDA
PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF SELECTED
AREA

9. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
AWARENESS MEETINGS
All potential villages to be covered
under this activity – Group
meeting, Banners, Posters, Leaflets
DEVELOPMENT OF FORMATS IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
•Application form for entry into Local Group
•Farm History Sheet
•Organic Farmer’s Pledge
•Format for Proceedings and attendance register for weekly meeting
•Format for proceedings and attendance register for key Field Day Training
•Peer Inspection / Appraisal Worksheet
•Peer Inspection / Appraisal Worksheet for Processing and Handling
•Local Group Summary sheet

10. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
MOBILIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF
FARMERS
 The following documents will be collected
• Copy of Khasra
• GPS data
• Copy of ID proof
• One Colour Photograph
 The following forms will be filled
• Farmer pledge to PGS
• Farm History Sheet
FORMATION OF LOCAL GROUP(LG)
 Comprise of minimum 5 members belonging to same village
or close by villages with continuous territory
 25 to 50 Acre Area

11. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD RESOURCE PERSON (LRP)
PREPARATION OF PGS STANDARDS, OPERATIONAL
MANUAL AND APPRAISAL FORMS IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
SELECT GROUP LEADER AND CORE TEAM OF PEER
REVIEWERS (MINIMUM 3 IN 5 MEMBER GROUP)
OBTAIN ORGANIC PACKAGE OF PRACTICES
DEVELOPED BY SAU
OBTAIN NEASSARY DOCUMENTS LIKE KHASARA &
AADHAR CARD

12. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
EXPOSURE VISIT OF CLUSTER MEMBERS

13. ADOPTION OF PGS CERTIFICATION
THROUGH CLUSTER APPROACH
TRAINING OF CLUSTER MEMBERS ON ORGANIC FARMING
Training Agenda:
• Raising seedlings/ plants in nurseries
• Organic seed production
• Green manure plantation and bund planting
• Production and use of compost and vermicompost
• Production and use of Panchagavya, Beejamruth, Jeevamrit
• Use of Biofertiliser (seed/seedling treatment, seed treatment, drip
irrigation, spraying, handling of biofertilizers and biopesticides.
• Animal Husbandry in relation to animal welfare
• Risk assessment measures

14. FORMATS FOR PGS INDIA
ADOPTION

15. 2. PGS
CERTIFICATION AND
QUALITY CONTROL
METHODOLOGY

16. PGS CERTIFICATION AND
QUALITY CONTROL
• Training of PGS certification
Training will be organized for 20 LRPs for two days on following:
i. Registration of farmers
ii. Organic production and process documentation
iii. Preparation of annual action plan
iv. Maintenance of meeting and training register, data management.
v. Administration, roles and responsibility of cluster in promotion of PGS certified
organic farming.
• Training of Trainers
Training for three days for LRPs on the following;
i. Soil sample collection and quality control
ii. Packaging, labeling, branding and marketing of organic produce
iii. Community infrastructure required for preparation of biopesticides and biofertilizers

17. PGS CERTIFICATION AND
QUALITY CONTROL
• Online Registration of Farmers with RC
• Soil Sample Collection and Testing
• Documentation
Registration of farmer in PGS certification system (RC) with
details like farm history, cropping pattern followed, inputs used,
farmer pledge, meetings, trainings
Documentation of conversion into organic methods, inputs
used, cropping pattern followed, organic manures and fertilizer
used etc.
(21 samples/year/cluster) will be tested by State/Central
soil testing laboratories / ICAR / SAUs laboratories.

18. PGS CERTIFICATION AND
QUALITY CONTROL
•Inspection of fields by LRP with
cluster members
•Residue analysis of sample in NABL
• Peer review
3 inspections will be done per cluster per year by LRP for effective
implementation of PGS certification.
5 samples per year per cluster
At least twice a year / at least three member team

19. PGS CERTIFICATION AND
QUALITY CONTROL
• Certification decision
•Preparation and Submission of LG
summary sheet to RC for approval
• Distribution of Certificates
Certification committee comprising of 5 or more members
On approval of RC certificates to be printed directly from
website and distributed to the individual farmers

20. METHODOLOGY
INTEGRATED
MANURE
MANAGEMENT

21. INTEGRATED MANURE
MANAGEMENT
• Liquid Bio-fertilizer Consortia
• Liquid Bio-pesticides
• Botanical Extract Production (Neem
Cake / Neem Oil)
• Phosphate Rich Organic Manure
• Vermicompost
• Traditional organic input production
unit
• Biological nitrogen harvest planting

22. METHODOLOGY
PACKING, LEBELING
AND BRANDING OF
ORGANIC PRODUCTS

23. PACKING, LEBELING AND BRANDING OF
ORGANIC PRODUCTS OF CLUSTER
Packing Material with PGS Logo +
Hologram Printing
PGS GREEN – DURING CONVERSION
PGS BLUE – CERTIFIED ORGANIC
Transportation of Organic Produce
Organic Fair

24. MARKETING OF ORGANIC
PRODUCE
A HOUSE OF MARKETING BY ITS MANDATE. THE STRATEGY
FOR MARKETING IN THE STATE WILL BE AS FOLLOW:
• IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BUYERS
• RETAIL OUTLET AT KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI
• BUYER-SELLER MEETS
• DEVELOPMENT OF DEDICATED WEB PORTAL FOR ORGANIC
PRODUCE
• SEMINARS / FAIRS

25. TASKS OF REGIONAL
COUNCIL
• Training and support to existing and new local groups in
procedures and paper work
• Translate and print PGS paper work in local language
• Register local groups and issue user ID and password for
data uploading on PGS-India website
• Confirms that the Local Group Summary Worksheet
listing all the farms that are to be Certified Organic is
complete and was conscientiously maintained by the
group
• Activate and/or issue certification UID number to each
approved Local Group

26. TASKS OF REGIONAL
COUNCIL
• Print and distribute annual Organic Certificates for
individual farmer
• Participate in sampling of Local Group farm appraisals
• Provide Local Groups with guidelines for
“Non‐compliance Sanctions”
• Participate in online system to provide Summary
Worksheet
• information to interested parties and helps to connect
interested parties
• To ensure complete transparency of the certification
process