ABOUT US

Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department (TNOCD), Department of Organic Certification, Tamil Nadu, India, is a certification body for organic production which was established by Government of Tamil Nadu on 17 th May 2007 as a separate Department encovering the whole state. The Directorate is at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu State, India.

The main aim of the organization is to promote all activities related to inspection and certification of the organic agricultural sector to serve the Nation in accordance with NPOP norms and imparting training. TNOCD is organic certification body accredited by APEDA, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

The Director of Organic Certification Department is also the Director of the Seed Certification Department of Tamil Nadu State. The Deputy Director of Agriculture is posted as a Quality Manager for the whole Department, Assistant Director of Agriculture posted as an Evaluator in the Department. Agricultural Officers are posted as Organic Certification Inspectors with specific jurisdictions inside the State of Tamil Nadu.

All certification decisions are overseen by a central Certification Committee which is made up of a range of representatives of the organic sector. The Certification Committee also acts as the stakeholder body of the organisation in terms of overseeing and review of policy and effective implementation of the quality system. Tamil Nadu Organic Certification Department has a programme of registering operators for crop production, food processing and handling, in supporting the broad based Agriculture.