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Beyond Certification:

Safeguarding Supply Chain Integrity

Sunil Joseph

Advisor, PDS Organic Spices

(A unit of Peermade Development Society)

www.pdsorganicspices.com

Contents

Who we are

What we do

Safeguarding Supply Chain Integrity – An

Holistic Approach

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Peermade Development Society (PDS) the NGO

Started in 1979 by Bishop

Mathew

Vision: “That they have life

and have it abundantly”

John 10:10

Tribal Development

Ayurveda – Traditional Indian

System of Medicine

Women and Children

Development

Watershed Development

Organic Farming Visit www.pdspeermade.com

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Our Founder

H.E. Mar Mathew

Arackal

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Idukki , Kerala project area

Remote location

Difficult Terrain

Small holdings

Marginal lands

Rain fed

Mixed cultivation

“Organic” by default

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Mobilizing small producers

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Small Farmers in the Idukki project

area

Limited production

capabilities

Higher income =

access to market +

better price + lower

cost

Appropriate institutional

support essential

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PDS Organic Spices

Building Blocks

➢ Establish Organic

Farm Management

System – Convert

to Certified Organic

Farm

➢ Procurement

➢ Processing

➢ Export/Marketing

What do we do?

➢ Mobilizing small

producers

➢ Linking producers

to market

➢ Achieve better

income through

trade

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PDS Organic Spices - Field Setup

Total no. of farmers - 1811

Total area - 1962.98 Ha

ICS - 05 Kumily, Peermade, Kannampady, Kanjikuzhy, Karunapuram

Units - 63

Unit offices - 11

Minimum no. farmers in a unit - 11

Maximum no. farmers in a unit - 80

Land holding < 1 Hectare

Certifications -Naturland Fair + Bio, India NPOP, USDA NOP,

EU,, JAS, Bio Suisse, Korea Organic,

Demeter, FLO-Fairtrade

Main Spices Exported

Exporting since 1998

(19 years)

Pepper (Malabar, Tellicherrry,

Milled Pepper, Green Pepper

In Brine)

Ginger (Sliced, Tea Bag Cut,

Fine ground)

Turmeric (AFT, <3% curcumin)

Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace

Exporting nearly 350 MT of

organic spices annually

Turnover USD 3.75 million

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Safeguarding Supply Chain Integrity

– an holistic approach

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PDS Training & Development

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PDS Organic - Building Healthy, Fertile

Soil

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Water conservation & Bio gas

generation

Reducing Ecological Footprint

Renewable source of energy

Reduction in indoor pollution

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Rain Water Harvesting Mixed Cropping

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Promoting Food Security & Biodiversity

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Gender Excellence

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Preserving the Past

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Organic Guarantee System

Monitoring Farms – Internal Control Systems

Documentation for ensuring traceability

3rd party external inspection and certification by International agency

Using IT tools for efficient management

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Monitor Each Farmer‘s Details and Profile

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Support to farmers

Organic certification cost

– borne by PDS

Water Tanks

Earthworms

Bio-fertilizer

Packing material

Weighing Machines

Seeds/ planting material

Weeding machines

Training

Vermiculture

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Building Capacities – adding value at

farms

Closer interaction with the suppliers/farming community – functioning democracy

Farmers get to know what happens to their produces

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Market Support for Organic

Products

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Encouraging Producer - Customer Interactions

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Organic Spice Processing Infrastructure

Established in 2005

Located in industrially backward area – Idukki District

Locally fabricated Plant & Machinery

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Infrastructure Cont-

Warehouse, cleaning, grading and grinding facilities

Steam sterilization

Products of international quality standards – ASTA/ ESA/ USFDA/ISO 22000/BRC

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Quality Control, Packaging & Transport

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Export in retail packs – Adding value at

source

Retail Packing

Private labeling

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Lessons Learnt

Certifications alone cannot help in

safeguarding supply chain integrity

“Organic” – a new way of life and not

business as usual

A chain is as strong as its weakest link – a

short supply chain makes it easier to

preserve integrity

Small Producers needs specialized support

An holistic – People ,Planet , Profit

approach is best

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