The entire Agmark system was created by Archibald Livingstone, the Agricultural and Marketing Advisory to the Government of India during the period 1934-to 1941. This certification ensures that the agricultural products in India conform to the set of standards approved by the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection, a Government of India agency.
At present, the Agmark standards cover over 200 agricultural items including pulses, vegetable oil, cereals, and other semi-processed goods. This mark also incorporates horticultural items and food & beverages that are entirely produced/partly manufactured & partly produced.
What are the advantages of Agmark registration? (Checklist)
Certain benefits of Agmark registration are mentioned below-
- The Agmark registration adds legal significance and benefits to agricultural produce.
- If a product has the Agmark registration, it gives the consumer assurance about the organic integrity and quality of the product.
- These standards bear conformity to the requirements of the WTO (World Trade Organisation). Therefore, the Agmark certification helps a product to compete in the international markets as well.
- The Government grants subsidies to agricultural produce that has completed the Agmark registration process. Thus, it brings benefits to the farmers.
What are the documents required for Agmark registration?
You need to furnish the following documents along with your Agmark registration application-
- The registration certificate of the firm/company or any other document that authenticates its establishment of it.
- Name and contact details of the business
- Address proof of the business address where the certification would be carried out
- Partnership deed, if it’s a partnership firm.
- Memorandum of Association (MoA), for a limited company.
- List of the commodities/items to be graded.
- Document showing the duration in business for the applicant
- A test report copy, duly authenticated by an independent laboratory, recognized by Agmark
- Samples of the product to be registered (in pouches of 1 kg or 500 gram)
- Total gross production (in Kgs) of the item in the last year
- Details of company turnover during the last financial year.