Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) is an Independent Third Party Inspector of organic agricultural production.
OCIA International is one of the world's oldest, largest and most trusted leaders in the organic certification industry. OCIA is a farmer-based, "grass-roots" organization, where decision-making emanates from the bottom up.
There are at present 58 chapters totaling over 4,500 grower members throughout the world. Member processors, traders and manufacturers, have to abide by the same rules and code of ethics and have to be part of the control process. Thus, there is a guarantee that consumers can count on products grown and handled under these uncompromising standards.
The guarantee is accomplished through OCIA's program of organic certification. OCIA is committed to a demonstrably independent and neutral third party system. They insure that certified members adhere to a unified set of stringent production and handling standards, backed up by an audit trail through which a product can be traced from the final consumer, back to the farmer and field. Certification inspectors are supported in their work by a strong system of peer evaluation in local groups. The ongoing Crop Improvement activities of the local chapter works to provide monitoring and educational as well as technical assistance to the farmers for crop improvement.
AGRO Café, once in operation, plans on purchasing OCIA certified coffee and obtaining BC's own organic certification.
AGRO Cafe coffee is fair trade and roasted in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Certified Organic by PACS. 16-326
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