How to Certify Your Organic Products in Africa

Applicants should plan to submit their organic certification application three to six months before they wish to harvest and sell organic products, a timeline particularly important for crop producers, since fields must generally be inspected before a first organic harvest can actually be certified and sold as such. This guide walks through the complete organic certification process step by step, from selecting a certification body through the annual inspection cycle, giving African farmers a practical, procedural companion to the broader certification standards, group certification economics,…