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This PGS database is provided by IFOAM to help PGS stakeholders and other PGS-interested persons to connect and provide compiled information to those doing research or wanting to support PGS. IFOAM regularly updates and monitors the information provided on this platform. However IFOAM does not guarantee the accuracy of the information content.
The platform aims to offers a comprehensive list of PGS programs worldwide and offers to these programs the possibility to “register” to be included in the list and display some information on their PGS. However, this list is by no mean an official endorsement of listed PGS programs by IFOAM. Registration on the list is voluntary, and IFOAM does not guarantee the compliance of the listed PGS with the key PGS characteristics elaborated by IFOAM, nor their integrity vis-à-vis the organic principles. Space is open for comments on each PGS program’s page and we encourage all those who have remarks, critics or comments to make to these PGS programs to do so in the appropriate comment section. Posting comments is easy and does not require any login or member password.
If you are a PGS and you would like to be listed in this database, or you would like to post additional documents and information on your PGS page, please contact the IFOAM PGS coordinator, Flavia Castro at f.castro@ ifoam.org (remove the space after “@”, this is done to avoid spam).

The map below provides an overview of PGS worldwide (showing numbers of farmers involved in PGS in the different countries). To download the map in high resolution zoomable quality, click here. If you have any comment or question about the map, contact the IFOAM PGS coordinator.

Country	PGS Name	No. Operations	Contact Person	Date of Creation	IFOAM Member
Argentina	Bella Vista PGS	20	Paia Pereda	2009
Bolivia	SPG Municipal	27	Carmen Sotomayor	2008
Bolivia	AOPEB's PGS	713	Carmen Sotomayor	2006
Brazil	ACS - Amazônia: Associação de Certificação Sócioparticipativa da Amazônia	54	Marcio Menezes	2003
Brazil	ADAO/GO – Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Agricultura Organica de Goias	30	Claudia Moreira	1999
Brazil	Sistema ABIO de Certificación Participativa en Red	200	Cristina Ribeiro	1985
Brazil	Rede Ecovida de Agroecologia	2500	Laercio Mereilles	1998
Brazil	Rede Xique Xique	800	Fatima Gondim	2004
Brazil	ANC - Associação de Agricultura Natural de Campinas e Região	60	Romeu M. Leite	1991
Brazil	ABD - Brazilian Biodynamic Agriculture Association	50	Pedro Jovchelevich	1995
Canada	Kootenay Local Agricultural Society	17	Jeremy Lack	2008
Chile	"Tierra Viva" - Asociación de Agricultores Orgánicos de Chile	16	Andrea Tuczek	1993
Costa Rica	Sistema de Certificacion Participativa APOT	17	Fresy Campos	2004
France	Nature et Progrès	830	Claire Julien	1972
India	PGS Organic Council	5270	Miguel Braganza	2009
Indonesia	PAMOR Indonesia	28	Lidya Inawati	2008
Mexico	Red Mexicana de Tianguis y Mercados Orgánicos	771	Rita Schwentesius Rindermann	2004
Namibia	Namibian Organic Association	7	Ina Cramer	2009
New Caledonia	Bio Calédonia	80	Fabienne Gandet	2009
New Zealand	Organic Farm New Zealand	150	Carol Knutson	2002
Paraguay	SPG Coronel Oviedo	60	America Gonzalez	2009
Peru	National PGS system in Peru	1000	Moises Quispe	2005
South Africa	Bryanston Organic Market	45	Konrad Hauptfleisch	2005
The Philippines	MASIPAG Farmers Guarantee System	10500	Rowena Buena	2005
Uruguay	Red de Agroecología de Uruguay		Cecilia Blixen	2005
USA	Montana Sustainable Growers' Union	18	Josh Slotnick	2005
USA	Certified Naturally Grown	1100	Alice Varon	2002
Vietnam	Vietnam PGS network	183	Koen den Braber	2009

Comments:

IFOAM PGS coordinator says at 2008/09/16:

Please, post your general comments in this blog. Comments about specific PGSs should be done on the page of the corresponding PGS.

Graham Cullen says at 2009/01/13:

We run a small food box business in rural Australia, and I’m looking at ways of encouraging more organic home gardening in the surrounding area by incorporating home grown produce into our food boxes. The PGS is of interest as a set of guidelines that we could incorporate for gardeners to follow and peer review. And the vision is to promote this certification in the local towns to encourage others to garden organically and provide a market for their surplus produce. Are there any examples of where the PGS has been implemented for home gardeners, with any suggested guidelines? I’ve read a number of the case studies including the NZ one and the Ceritified Natuarlly Grown, but I’m looking something even more simplified. Kind regards, Graham

Chris May says at 2009/08/13:

Each PGS develops to fit its particular circumstances - so you can take the key ideas (principles etc) and adapt them to fit with your situation. This way it can be as simple as you like. To call a PGS all it needs are the common elements - see the IFOAM self evaluation doc

Geoff Simmons says at 2010/04/12:

Graham We have a PGS type local organic/biodynamic certification system for the Central Queensland area you could consider. Our website will provide more details certifiednaturallyfarmed.org.au