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The Vietnam PGS system has been developed under the ADDA – VNFU Organic Agriculture Project in 2008 and 2009. It involves producer groups, consumers, supporting organizations (NGOs) as well as organic traders (companies). The PGS has developed its own standard based on the National Basic Standards for Organic Products in Vietnam issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Producers members of the PGS are organized in producer groups responsible for the organization of regular peer review (inspections) of the members of the group. Several producer groups are gathered in “inter-groups”. Inter-groups are composed of representatives of the producer groups as well as consumers, traders, local officials, farmer-trainers or NGO staff, working in the Inter-Group area. The inter-groups are responsible for making the certification decisions. All inter-groups are represented by an overall committee called the PGS coordination group, which maintains the PGS standard and procedures, manages the PGS seal, issues certificates and organizes general promotion of the PGS towards the public. The detailed responsibilities of each level are described in the PGS operational manual. At the moment, mostly vegetable products are certified. General documents on the PGS are available in English and Vietnamese.
For more information, visit the home page of the Vietnam PGS network on:
https://sites.google.com/site/pgsvietnam/Home
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