Community Grower Group (CGG) Packet

A Community Grower Group (CGG) is a group of producers located in an economically disadvantaged region of the world. The producers in the CGG must be committed to sustainable agricultural practices for their geographic region. The CGG must also be located in the same geographic area with members in close proximity to each other. The important factor is that ecological and production conditions influencing all members of the CGG might reasonably be expected to be similar throughout the region.

Management of grower/harvester group is centralized, i.e. formally organized as a crop improvement group, and they market their product through the group as a single entity. Individual producers cannot use the certification independently (e.g., by marketing certified organic product outside of the group).

Basic Application (Required)

  1. OCIA CGG Farm Organic System Plan (OSP)
  2. OCIA Livestock Organic System Plan (OSP) - for livestock operations only
  3. OCIA CGG Coffee Farm Organic System Plan (OSP) - for coffee-growing CGG operations only
  4. Field History Form
  5. Operator Licensing Agreement (OLA)
  6. Internal Control System (ICS) Agreement



BioSuisse Application

Please note: This documents are also available from BIO SUISSE's website .

  1. Regulations on Implementation of BioSuisse Standards
  2. BioSuisse Checklist for Individual Producers
  3. BioSuisse Checklist for Processing and Trade (available as a PDF file or as a MS Word document)
  4. Cooperations of Farm Operations

JAS Application

  1. JAS Certification for Farmers - OCIA Japan
  2. JAS Certification for Processors- OCIA Japan
  3. JAS Certification For Repacker - OCIA Japan
  4. JAS Certification Renewal Application
  5. JAS Certification Agreement
  6. JAS Grading Record
  7. Annual JAS Grading Report

Supplemental Forms and Information

  1. Community Grower Group Certification Policy
  2. Checklist for Preparing for Inspection
  3. Transaction Certificate Guidelines
  4. Transaction Certificate Authorization (TCA)  form
  5. Request for Transaction Certificate Correction
  6. Complaints Procedure
  7. OCIA Appeals Process Procedure
  8. Using the OCIA Seal
  9. Using the NOP (USDA) Seal
  10. Certified Operator Complaint Log
  11. Guidance on Implementing an Audit Trail - Producers
  12. Guidance on Implementing an Audit Trail - Processors
  13. Bill of Lading  (BOL)
  14. Buffer Strip Record
  15. Yearly Field Activity Log
  16. Farm Input Record
  17. Bin Register
  18. Farm Sales Record Summary
  19. Farm Equipment Clean-Out Record
  20. Combine Clean-Out Affidavit
  21. Organic Product Ingredients
  22. Prior Land Use Affidavit (PLUA)
  23. GMO Protection Guidelines
  24. Non-GMO Affidavit
  25. Organic Seed Search and/or Purchase Record
  26. Off-Farm Transportation Cleaning Affidavit
  27. Application for Document Review
  28. Certificate Acceptance, Certificate Transference, and Document Review Procedure
  29. Notification of Change of Key Information Form