Odisha State Seed & Organic Products Certification Agency (OSSOPCA)
Odisha State Seed & Organic Products Certification Agency (OSSOPCA)
Odisha 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 Odisha 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 Odisha State Seed & Organic Products Certification Agency(OSSOPCA) from which a separate agency has been carved out which is called Odisha 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.
OSOCA is the abbreviation of Odisha State Organic Certification Agency formed during 2007 as a part of government initiative to provide an institutional mechanism for taking up organic certification in the state of Odisha. It was carved out of OSSOPCA (Odisha State Seed & Organic Products Certification Agency) to carry out the function of Inspection & Certification Body as laid down in the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) with its headquarter at Plot No. 326, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
OSOCA proposes to provide an institutional mechanism for organic inspection and certification in the State of Odisha in particular and outside areas in general to ensure better quality organic products to the consumers. OSOCA assures of globally competitive quality certification services to the operators through a reliable certification programme formulated by an efficient and sustainable organizational set-up that provides for consistent degree of non-discrimination, fairness and transparency with commitment to obtain and maintain accreditation as per NPOP guidelines.
