Organic Farmer’s Pledge
I________________ son/daughter of ________of Village________ District___________ hereby declares on___ day______of month year______ that:
- I will follow the PGS organic standards in crop production and livestock rearing/ processing toensure synthetic input free production system for the long term sustainability, health and wellbeing of soil, environment, crops, livestock, my family and community. I have received a copy of PGS standards and Local Group operational manual.
- I will not use any synthetic input (such as chemical pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, chemical fertilizers, growth regulators and synthetic hormones etc) in any form directly or indirectly in my farming operations brought under PGS program.
- I commit to bring my entire farm operations including livestock under organic (or within a period of 24 months)
- I will check with the Local Group before using any off-farm product that I am unsure of itsorganicstatus.
- I will work with my fellow farmers in the Local Group and attend meetings and trainings toexpand and sharemyknowledgeof thestandards and organic production techniques.
- I will work to build the soil through ecologically sustainable farming practices such as crop rotations, composting, cover crops and green manures.
- I will care for my livestock in ways that ensures their well-being in full compliance of PGS organic standards.
- I will only use bags and containers that are clean and clearly labeled, organic only‟ to harvest, transport and sell our organic products
- I will work to prevent contamination by suitable buffers and other means.
- I will encourage biodiversity through my farming system.
- I will sell products as Organic only when they are grown on certified land, and have been grown in accordance with PGS organic standards.
- I will ensure that on the farm during storage, processing, transport and sale there is no contamination or mixing of organically grown with non-organically grown produce.
- I agree to accept the decision of the Local Group in regards to my certification status.
- I will participate in appraisals on other farms as per group norms.
- I will report even minor or unintentional non-compliances to the organic standards on my farm to my Local Group
I hereby further declare that the information I have provided in the application and farm historysheet is true to the best of my knowledge. I also hereby declare that during peer appraisal I willfully cooperate with the peer reviewers and provide true information to the best of my and my family’s knowledge and I will keep my information up to date with any changes occurred during the process.
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Place: Signature of farmers