In our country, organic agricultural activities are carried out under contract with Control bodies authorized in organic farming by Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, within the scope of the Organic Agriculture Law No. 5262 and the Regulation on the Principles and Implementation of Organic Agriculture published in the Official Gazette No. 27676.
For better understanding, definitions and explanations of terms are generally included in the first articles of Regulations and Standards. These definitions and terms also contribute to healthier communication between the cooperating control and certification body, relevant official institutions, operators, and customers.
From the stage when an operator decides to engage in organic production and applies to an authorized control and certification body, until the stage of product certification, there are many processes involved. Below, information about control and certification processes is summarized, including differences based on Regulations.
Organic farming is a production model carried out without harming the soil or living beings, while preserving nature’s own cycle. Instead of chemical fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, and artificial growth stimulants, natural methods are used.
The intellectual foundations of organic farming were laid in 1924, during the agricultural lectures delivered by Rudolf Steiner in Koberwitz (Kobierzyce). In these lectures, Steiner emphasized that the farm should be seen as a living system operating within itself, independent of external inputs; he highlighted the importance of cosmic rhythms, soil vitality, and the holistic functioning of farm ecology.
