The administrative burden that is supposed to maintain the organic sector's functionality and credibility leads not only to higher costs, but also to the exclusion of many smallholder farmers, especially in rural areas of developing countries.

Is organic group certification the solution to this problem? And if so, under which conditions?

We have investigated the topic in depth for you. Please find our article in English and Spanish under the following links:

• Organic Group Certification: better together in a group than alone, right? (EN)

• Certificación ecológica en grupo: mejor juntos que solos (ES)
  
  

 Our thanks go to Bio Eco Actual for sharing this article with the organic world!