Q.2 What is Participatory guarantee system ? भागीदारी गारंटी प्रणाली क्या है ?
Ans:
Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) is a quality assurance initiative implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India through National Centre for Organic Farming (NCOF).
- In PGS, people in similar situations (in case of small producers) assess, inspect and verify the production practices of each other and take decision on organic certification.
- PGS has a number of basic elements which embrace a participatory approach, a shared vision, transparency and trust. Participation is an essential and dynamic part of PGS
- Producers, consumers, retailers, traders and others such as NGOs, Societies, Gram panchayats, State/Central government organisations/agencies, farmers, etc., are involved in the initial design and decision-making for the operation of the PGS.
| Source : NCERT Book : Page number : 60 |
| Keywords: participatory approach, quality assurance |
| Extra Info : The PGS is effective for small farmers. It has distinct logos. The PGS-India Green logo is used for the products obtained from fields under conversion and PGS-India Organic logo is used for the fully certified organic products. The validity of the certificate is up to12 months from the date of decision taken by the group |