India is home for over a hundred million farmers and the land of 18 different soil types. Various cultures, climates, terrains, seeds and soils have played their own roles in the journey of the food we consume every day. Each of these journeys are as unique as your fingerprints. It is your responsibility to know the journey of your food from ‘the farms to the plates’. Every meal has its own story to tell and tastes much better when you know where it comes from...
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PGSOC is a cause driven dedicated to bringing about an inclusive platform for organic producers to collaborate and flourish in the domestic market through a process based on . PGSOC has a holistic approach and works in collaboration with farmer organizations, civil society organizations, government and consumer networks to develop, promote and advocate and inclusive mechanisms for small and marginal to guarantee and market their produce. PGSOC was formed out of the need for a verifiable and credible means of for consumers and for them to trace out the sources of their food at least to the farmer group level, who are working on organic crop production, distribution systems and consumer markets. Best practices and indigenous knowledge systems of the member farmer collectives are distilled as common standards and processes to ensure safe and healthy food for the consumers.
Under PGS (Participatory Guarantee System) organic farmers are
vested with the responsibility to produce a credible and effective system of quality assurance. Each
farmer pledges that his/her production process is free from manufactured chemicals. The “Local Group” of
five or more organic farmers is the fulcrum of the , of PGS.
The quality assurance standards are harmonized by the PGS Organic Council, which permits
the use of its PGS label on a product as a mark of quality.
PGSOC as an organization is evolving beyond just providing a guarantee for the organic production
process, to providing holistic support to small and marginal farmers following agro-ecological practices
in India, and are largely left out of the trade of organic products because of expensive and elaborate
certification systems and inaccessible markets due to lack of commercial scale.
Every individual has the strength to play a vital role in changing the world to a better place. One very simple and impactful way is by being conscious of the food we consume every time. Active and sensitive participation of every stakeholder forms the pillar of the Participatory Guarantee Systems which are based on verifiable trust. Taking a pledge and becoming a part of PGSOC’s growing new age democracy helps both the producer and the consumer to voice out their ethics and needs and thus share a common vision. Pledge a few possible steps to bring the change that you want to see in and around you.
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Participation is at the core of PGSOC and we extend our arms to embrace more people and organizations willing to get involved with us. Let us all come together to transform our food and agriculture systems towards a more just, ecologically sustainable and healthy alternative. Write to us introducing yourself, your work and ways in which you would like to collaborate or work with us.
Connect to UsPGSOC is a growing organisation and constantly needs support to be more indulged with the small and marginal farmers at the grassroots level and transform our food systems. Your solidarity and contribution keeps us going and opens opportunities for us to work towards a more sustainable future. Share your contact information and we will reach out to you with the details. Contribute generously as per your convenience. Every rupee counts!!
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