The interest in organic products is increasing all over the world. Products obtained with medicines and artificial fertilizers pollute the environment and cause serious harm to human and public health. Organic agriculture aims to protect the balance of natural life; It is an agricultural practice aimed at maintaining the balance of vital resources such as water-air. Organic production, seeds, fertilizers, medicines, etc. The inputs used in farming are committed to diverge from the effects threatening the natural environment. In organic agriculture, all stages (cultivation, processing, packaging, etc.) should be supervised from seed to consumer. This inspection is carried out by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock or by private organizations authorized by it. If a product is organic, there is a sign on its packaging indicating that it is organic.
Organic certificates are given to vegetable-fruit groups, snack groups, cleaning groups. In order for a product in the vegetable-fruit group and snack group to be organic certified, it must be produced according to some rules and meet certain conditions. The determined rules are as follows: Chemical fertilizer should not be used in the field; The plant should not be sprayed with any chemical medication. In order to check whether this condition is met or not, soil analysis is performed to check whether there is any residue in the soil. The most important element of the organism is soil. The biodynamic structure, worm and microorganism of the soil should be kept alive. Its efficiency and cycle must be maintained.
It is forbidden to use fertilizer in organic agriculture. Fenni manure degenerates the soil, killing its yield. If you want to throw fertilizer into the soil, you can buy organic certified fertilizer or compost yourself. The substance called compost is created by collecting plant wastes and keeping them in areas not exposed to the sun for a certain period of time. Eggshells and animal waste are never thrown into the compost. The farmer is trained on organic crop farming. The farmers who want to grow organic products are given trainings on Organic Products and Good Agricultural Practices by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. In addition, organic farming product controllers receive training for their work. A candidate who wants to become an organic product controller is required to be a veterinarian, food engineer, aquaculture engineer or agricultural engineer.
The training will include the following topics: Introduction to organic farming practices, country and international legislation related to organic farming, plant protection, organic farming method, crop production, fertilizers and fertilization techniques, processes and packaging after harvesting, analysis of environmental-agricultural risks, food safety and food hygiene are inspection techniques.
Can picking products from nature get organic certification?
Plants (or parts of flowers, such as flowers, roots) that are collected from nature, from the countryside, from the forests and grown by themselves, can be marketed by collecting and evaluating as organic products. However, synthetic chemicals and fertilizers should not be applied to the area where these products are grown up to 3 years before harvesting. This is evidenced by laboratory tests. In the areas where these products are collected, it is another condition that there was no fire in the last 2 years. Seed inspection; The seed should be a conventional seed, organic certified seed, if not standard / hybrid seed. GMO seeds should never be used. Seedlings should also be certified organic. Making natural insecticide; it can be obtained from herbal mixtures we all know.
You can even prepare or buy it yourself. It is perfect for snails, whiteflies, red spiders, slugs. As an example, to give a natural recipe; 1 grams of bush enamel is boiled in 500 liter of water and filtered; When this mixture is sprayed on the plant, it is generally an effective weapon against all absorbers. In order for the organic product to receive a certificate; The above mentioned details are questioned and checked. When organic product certification is made, products are inspected periodically.
