CERTIFICATION
UgoCert offers the following services:
Local organic certification
(based on the Uganda Organic Standard)
The three major benefits of local organic certification are:
1. Contribute to growing the local organic market through improving recognition of organics (organic mark) and developing trust in organics among consumers and producers (certification process).
2. Facilitate producers and operators to advance towards achieving international organic certification by meeting the quality control system, documentation and the conversion period requirements at the lowest cost possible.
3. Improvement of the management of the production process (if one follows the standards and is certified)
Regional Organic Certification
East African Organic Products standard (EAOPS) is the regional standard for organic Agriculture in the east African community countries.
International organic certification
UgoCert is currently works in cooperation with CERES, a renowned international organic certifier to provide international certification.
NB: Organic production systems for products destined for the European union Market are certified to the ACB Equivalent European Union Organic Production and Processing Standard for Third Countries.
The benefits of our role in international organic certification are:
- Accessing of international organic niche markets in Europe, North America, Japan, Switzerland, etc. at substantially lower costs.
- Worldwide recognition of Uganda in the world of organics