About Us

AgroCert is an inspection and certification unit of Rural Outreach Pvt Ltd (ROPL) towards promoting sustainable agriculture and safe food production through crop stewardship and certification.

AgroCert is established in compliance with the Quality Council of India (QCI) for its India Good Agriculture Practices (INDGAP) certification scheme in conformity with ISO/IEC 17065:2012. The fundamental objective of laying down the criteria is strengthening Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) in the country.

AgroCert provides third-party certification to farmers and producer groups in the agriculture and horticulture sectors, who will be maintaining their field operations and activities in accordance with the Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) scheme.

With a team of experience professionals from the field of agriculture and quality assurance sectors, AgroCert leads in providing certification services to individuals or organizations, who are working with farmers and producer groups.

In addition, AgroCert also aims to improve the yield and quality of the farm produce, reduce application of chemical fertilizers in crop production and guarantee safe and quality products to the consumers through certification and minimize threats to human health and the environment as well as more remunerative returns to the farmers.

Vision

"To be the pioneer certification body in India with international standards and promote Good Agriculture Practices in sustainable manner for maintaining quality and food safety of agriculture produce"

Mission

"Cultivating the habit of Good Agriculture Practices among farmers to promote environment friendly and sustainable agriculture in India and making certification process so simple and affordable that every farmers participates and benefits from this process"

Certification Scheme
What is Good Agriculture Practices (GAP): As defined by FAO, GAP is the collection of principles to apply for on-farm production and post-production processes, resulting in safe and healthy food and non-food agriculture products, while taking into account economic, social and environmental sustainability.
Main Components of GAP
Soil Amendments and Manuring

Soil Amendments and Manuring

Planting Material

Planting
Material

Water Management

Water
Management

Pesticides and their Use

Pesticides and their Use

Worker health Safety and Training

Worker health Safety and Training

Harvesting Practices and Field Sanitation

Harvesting Practices and Field Sanitation

Traceability and Record Keeping

Traceability and Record Keeping

India Good Agriculture Practices (INDGAP)

India Good Agriculture Practices (INDGAP) certification scheme has been developed by Quality Council of India (QCI) to strengthen Good Agriculture Practices in India. The scheme is aligned as per ISO/IEC 17065:2012, the international standard for products, process and services certification requirements. The scheme is developed in consideration to the domestic as well as the international market. The INDGAP provides a mechanism which gives direction to farms irrespective of size and resources to introduce quality in their production system to ensure food safety and hygiene thereby increasing acceptability of their produce by consumer and food processing industry.

The focus of INDGAP is to address not only the quality and quantity of the produce obtained from a unit area but also to focus on various aspects of food safety , pre-and post-harvest practices including workers health and safety, ensure sustained supply of produce of the desirable quality. While the scope of INDGAP covers all agriculture farm produce, it is structured in a manner to address the small and marginal farmers by developing certification criteria suiting their needs to allow them a phased approach to international GAP while for the bigger farmers and large farms INDGAP certification criteria has been designed, which they can go for straight away adoption.

AgroCert Certification System
Certification System

It works on critical points and compliance criteria which is required to be followed by the individual producer or a producer group for certification purpose. The compliance criteria given are for the farm produce that is cultivated and harvested for direct human consumption or for further processing for human consumption by food industry.

Why INDGAP
  • INDGAP helps production of safe food at primary production level by eliminating chances of entrance of contaminants like pesticides, residues, veterinary (antibiotics) drug residues, metallic residues, aflatoxin residues, and microbiological contaminants etc.
  • It increases the awareness amongst the farmers on the importance of soil analysis, water testing, planting of crops, judicious use of agri inputs, crop management and harvesting.
  • It has measurable improvement in terms of increased productivity, quality of the produce and income levels.
  • Many processors, exporters, retailers and food service buyers increasingly demanding GAP certified materials.
Benefits of Certification
  • Enable farm produce to be internationally competitive, incorporating the concept of globally accepted GAP is imperative farmer practices.
  • Better price realization of the produce and provide a competitive edge in domestic and overseas operation.
  • Secure and strengthen the livelihood of small and marginal farmers.
  • Ensuring safety and quality of produce in the food chain.
  • Improving natural resources use, workers health safety and working condition.
  • Creating new market opportunities for farmers and exporters
Our Certification Process
  • Application
  • Evalution of Application for acceptance
  • Cost Estimation and Payment
  • Signing of Agreement
  • Product and Site Evalution
  • Recommendation for Certificaton
  • Issue of License
  • Surveillance
  • Compliance
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Procedures

  • Quality Policy
  • INDGAP Certification Process
  • Complaints
  • Appeals
  • Termination, Reduction, Suspension or Withdrawl

Guidelines

  • Guidelines for Basic GAP Certification
  • Guidelines for Group Farm certification
  • Guidelines for INGAP Certification
  • Rules for use of Certification Mark

Application Set

  • Individual Producer Application
  • PRODUCER (GROUP COMPANY) Application
  • Agreement
  • Application Fees