Orissa State Organic Certification Agency(OSOCA)
Orissa
State Seed Certification Agency(OSSCA) was formed on 3rd June 1977 and
registered under Societies Registration Act,1860(Reg. No. 12176/1112 dt
14.10.1977), to carry out the functions of certification Agencies under Seeds
Act 1966 in Orissa State w.e.f. 01.09.1978 with a mandate to maintain and make
available to public high quality seeds(with prescribed standards) and
propagating materials of notified kind & varieties so grown and distributed
as to ensure genetic purity through certification. To carry out Organic
Certification in the state, OSSCA has been renamed Orissa State Seed &
Organic Products Certification Agency(OSSOPCA) from which a separate agency has
been carved out which is called Orissa State Organic Certification
Agency(OSOCA) for the purpose. Now OSOCA has been accredited under NPOP to
function as Inspection & Certification body for organic crop production
with effect from 01.06.2012.
Carbon smart technologies supported by scheme: Regulatory
mechanisms for ascertaining the quality of organic inputs and products
For more details visit- https://www.ossopca.nic.in/Downloads.aspx