Minimum requirements for

Crop Production
The provision for organic agriculture
for crop production shall meet the
following requirements:

By: Kiem Alemania

Choice of crops and varieties
Seeds and planting materials shall be
high quality, and certified organic.
Non-organic seeds and planting
materials maybe used.
Plants varieties should be bred to
retain natural reproduction methods.
 Crop rotations and soil
management practices
 Organic production systems are soil based
and should care for the soil and
sorrounding ecosystem.
 Tillage and cultivation implements shall
be selected and used in a manner.
 Organic management maintains and
enhances biodiversity.
Fertilization practices and growth
regulators
The fertility and biological activity of the soil
should be maintained or increased, where
appropriate through:
 Cultivation of legumes, green manures, or deep
rooting plants appropriate multi-annual rotation
program.
 Incorporation of organic material, into the soil,
composted or not, from farms which produce in
accordance with this standard;
 And use of by products from animal production,
Commercial production of organic
fertilizer

Commercial production should

follow the minimum
requirements of the PNS for
organic soil ammendments.
Pest, Diseases, and Weed Management
 Preventive methods such as disruption and
elimination of pest habitat and access to
facilities shall be the primary mean of pest
management.
 The use of synthetic pesticides such as
herbicides, fungicides, insecticides,
moluscides, nematicides, rodenticides and
etc. are prohibited.
Pollution control and contamination
management
Buffer zones should be established to
minimize contamination from non-
organic farms
Products from buffer zones must not
be sold as organic.
 Soil and Water Conservation

 Relevant measures should be taken to prevent

soil erosion and ensure water conservation.
 Appropriate measures shall be taken to
prevent salinization and desertification.
 Land clearing through burning is prohibited,
as per Republic Act 8749 or the Clean Air Act
of 1999.
 Diversity in Crop Production

The diversity of crops and cropping

system on organic farms should sustain
and promote diversity that is suited to
local agro ecosystem.
Bio-diversified cropping systems are
encouraged.
 Collection on non-cultivated materials
and minor forest products
The location of harvesting or gathering
site shall be clearly identified and the
gatherer/operator managing such
practice must be familiar with the
proper methods of collection and
contamination prevention.