Organic Farm Basics

Organic Farming

Organic farming is a production system which avoids the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Apart from that, operators take measures to protect the environment and preserve biodiversity. Compost, animal dung, crop residues, green manure crops and legumes and organic fertilizers are used to improve soil fertility and crop as fertilizer. To address the problem of pests, diseases and weeds methods of mechanical, physical, cultural, including crop rotation and biological control practice.

From farm crops cultivated under organic farming systems safe from chemical residues that are not desired.


Malaysian Organic Scheme (SOM)

SOM is a certification program to recognize the farm owner farm cultivation according to the requirements specified in the standard (standard) national organic, MS 1529:2001.

Scope

Skom scheme in the initial focus on the production and handling (including packing, storage, transportation and sales directly) organic plant food.

Basic Certification

This scheme is based on adherence to the characteristics set out in the national organic standards. This standard sets out the requirements relating to the production, packaging, storage, transportation and sales continued organic food crops.

Among the things taken into consideration in this scheme are:

Suitability of planting site
The transition from conventional production systems to organic production systems
Pesticide residues and heavy metals
Crop buffer and buffer zone distance
Soil fertility management
Water management
The use of seeds and planting materials
Use of fertilizer materials, soil and material condioners pest
Management of weeds, diseases and pests
Packaging, storage and transportation of farm
Sales continued product
Storage of records
Implementation of

The scheme is implemented by the Department of Agriculture. Farm inspections carried out by the inspectors, and the decision to approve a farm as organic or made by a Certification Committee comprising of members from various government departments / agencies.

Benefits to producers

Products produced from farms that have been certified may be labeled as organic and the right to use Malaysia Organic logo on their products. With this label, the product can be marketed as an organic product with a commensurate price.

Benefits to consumers

Consumer confidence in the product can be purchased is really organic and contain no chemical residues because of unwanted organic standards-compliant countries.

Benefits to the environment and workers

Because of chemical fertilizers and pesticides prohibited under organic farming system, directly to the environment or in cases of poisoning among entrepreneurs and workers is reduced.

Who can join the scheme?

The scheme is open to all operators involved in the production of organic food crops