Forest Garden Products
Forest Garden Products are collected exclusively from these forests and are grown by farmers whose practices have been certified to contribute to agricultural sustainability, biodiversity conservation and environmental stability. In addition as Forest Garden Products (FGP’s), have to comply with the standards of Organic Produce, where the food is of high nutritional value, is low in chemical residues and unadulterated by synthetic chemical additives.
Thus, the consumer of FGPS not only purchase the finest, cleanest and freshest herbs and spices on the market; but also contribute to a change in the lifestyles of tropical subsistence farmers and help reverse the trends in tropical rainforest habitat destruction.
The International Standard Setting Body:
To ensure that the promise of Analog Forestry is kept, the standards that define the producer, processor and shipper of Forest Garden Products is maintained by the International Analog Forestry Network www.analogforestrynetwork.org Headquartered in Costa Rica.
F.G.P. - Inspection and Certification (Pvt) Ltd.
The FGP inspection system began in Sri Lanka 1987 as a method of evaluating the effectiveness of the Analog Forestry that was being set up in Sri Lanka. Over, twenty years of operation it has developed an impressive history and understanding of the factors involved in the restoration of Ecosystems and methods of monitoring. Today, it has become an international force.
FGP inspection service certifies beyond organic. In compliance with all environmental and social concerns of our customers in addition to its organic origin. The standards set for social, biodiversity, landscape and carbon criteria, ensure that our producers are responsible and effective in restoring their ecosystems.
Standards addressed:
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Clean, Organic Production
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Increasing Farm Sustainability
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Ensuring social equity
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Building Back Biodiversity
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint
Working in this manner, the FGP certification service provides a fast, economic and efficient service to producers, exporters, importers and processors worldwide.
The FGP-IC has also developed a robust inspection and measuring system to certify the baseload of carbon in any given ecosystem, based on the standards laid down by the IAFN.
