Who initiated the development and subsequent revisions of the national standards for organic agriculture?
• What do the standards cover? CAN/CGSB-32.310, Organic Production Systems — General Principles and Management Standards, describes the principles and management standards of organic production systems. This standard outlines the principles of sound organic farming systems throughout the production, processing, storage, transportation, labelling and marketing stages: the production of high quality food using sustainable management practices, which avoid damage to the environment, and ensure the ethical treatment of livestock. The standard specifies criteria that must be met when food products and other inputs used in organic production are described as organic, including production, processing and handling of organically produced foods. These minimum requirements must be met or exceeded in order to meet this standard for organic agriculture. The standard includes sections on Definitions and Terminology; Organic Plan, which includes Record Keeping and Identification; Crop Production; Li
