ISCOP - Indian Society for Certification of Organic Products

ISCOP is an independent nationally functioning/ operating non-profit voluntary organization manned by professionals committed to Organic Agriculture and Certification. ISCOP is developing strong technical collaboration with APEDA, IFOAM, and other Overseas Certifying agencies. ISCOP is engaged in conducting field based inspection of crops and other related enterprises strictly adhering to Organic standards in production and issuances of Scope Certificate. ISCOP gives approval to firms and manufacturing food processing units involved in the production of Organic Inputs such as Organic seeds and planting material, and other bio products adopting National standards stipulated under NPOP. ISCOP undertakes Group Certification for small farmers, of minimum 25 and maximum of 500 operators which is controlled by Internal and External Agencies within the group. Group Certification is more economical for the small farmers. ISCOP is governed by the General Body and day to day management is delegated to a Managing Committee. ISCOP empowers the Certification Committee to make decision and certification of the Organic Farm and approval to input Manufacturing units. ISCOP functions under the guidelines formulated by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) ISCOP is in line with National Standards for Organic Products, notified under NPOP by Government of India. ISCOP is committed to ensure consumer’s trust in integrity and reliability of its certification marks.