SAARC Expresses Need for Regional Standard and Certification System
1 September 2015
Representatives from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries expressed the need for a regional standard and certification system in Thimphu, Bhutan to create opportunities for farmers and exploit market potential in the region. Bhutan will soon export organically grown products to neighboring SAARC countries.
Bhutan has only been able to export lemon grass oil in the past 12 years due to the absence of a standard and certification system. Recommendations of the meeting include creation of a new system by the SAARC Agricultural Centre or modification of the Asian Standards and Certification System.
SAARC agriculture experts will soon work on a common standard and certification system to allow farmers to export organic produce in compliance with certain standards.
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