 | A farmer becomes organic food producer by choice. |
| A farmer who believes that Mother-Earth and Nature can produce
enough for everyone accepts the organic philosophy. |
| A farmer who is willing to work hard to produce inputs at
the farm itself (rather than buying them for cash from outside)
adopts organic practices. |
| A farmer for whom small reductions in yield and output is
better than robbing the earth of its capacity to produce food
on sustainable basis. |
| A farmer who is willing to adopt a prescribed procedure for
maintaining complete records of his farm activities. |
| A farmer who registers himself with an external certification
agency to verify his farm operations and their compliances with
organic standards. |
| A farmer who even pays for registration, record maintenance,
verification and certification so that a consumer can get food
without chemicals. |
| A farmer who adopts most modern technologies and practices,
but of different kind such as; Hygiene and Sanitation Standards,
Food Safety Standards, Environmental Sustainability Standards,
Social Responsibility Standards, etc. |
