Organic agriculture (OA) associations from the 3 visayas regions- 6, 7 and 8, who were accredited as a Participatory Guarantee System – Organic Certifying Body (PGS-OCB) were in Cebu today (June 3, 2025) to June 6, 2025 for the Cluster 3 capability building workshop.
Facilitated by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS), the workshop aimed to enhance the knowledge, skills, as well as the confidence of the accredited PGS to operate as certifying bodies and a venue for knowledge exchange, fostering collaboration among PGS nationwide.
Capacitating the PGS will help address the gaps, in terms of operations, addressing the audit findings, and fully implement the procedures outlined in their respective Manual of Operations.
The workshop will focus on assisting these organic practitioners in fulfilling the requirements for certification under the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), a community-based assurance model recognized by the Department of Agriculture.