Certifications

Certifications are trust systems — not logos.

Certifications matter because they make quality, ethics and provenance verifiable. Farmer Sutra supports internationally recognised systems across every stage of the supply chain.

NPOP
National Programme for Organic Production
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Government of India
NPOP (National Programme for Organic Production)

The Indian national standard for organic production, recognised for exports of organic agricultural products from India.

NOP
National Organic Program
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United States Department of Agriculture
NOP (National Organic Program — USDA)

The regulatory standard for organic agricultural products sold in the United States market.

GOTS
Global Organic Textile Standard
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GOTS International Working Group
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard)

The worldwide leading textile processing standard for organic fibres, covering ecological and social criteria across the supply chain.

OCS
Organic Content Standard
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Textile Exchange
OCS (Organic Content Standard)

A chain-of-custody standard that verifies the presence and amount of organic material in a final product.

Why Certifications Matter

Three audiences. One standard.

For Farmers

Certification opens access to markets that value quality, sustainability and provenance — and pay accordingly.

For Buyers

Certification provides verifiable assurance of organic status, chain of custody and social criteria.

For Supply Chains

Certification creates a shared vocabulary of standards that reduces disputes, ambiguity and procurement risk.