Social Impact
ORGANIC CONVERSION PROGRAM (OCP)
The Organic Conversion Program (OCP) is an initiative we have launched to support and assist our participating partners in their organic conversion journey. Obtaining an organic certification from international certifying bodies provides great benefits for both the farmers and the environment. For the farmers, it opens up new markets that they previously could not access.
For the environment, this means the elimination of the harmful chemicals involved in conventional farming methods, allowing the area to be safer for nature and the animals that thrive there. It also makes the land healthier for the use and benefit of future generations. For this purpose,Auro Chocolate has launched the Organic Certification Program (OCP) to assist our farmers in obtaining the tools and knowledge they would need to preserve the organic integrity of their cacao beans and create a positive impact to the environment.
To achieve this, we have established three (3) action steps that will enable our partner communities to become fully certified organic farmers:
Sponsoring the Organic Applications
Conduct Trainings
Conversion of Practices to Organic
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Auro Chocolate will be sponsoring the certification by covering the full cost of the farmers’ application for organic certification. In addition, their cacao will be purchased at an agreed premium price as long as they pass the prescribed organic standards.
We conduct free, regular training on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and organic farming standards with a partner organization to equip our partner farming communities with the knowledge they need.The non-governmental organization of Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura (MASIPAG) is currently providing us technical assistance in conducting our organic training sessions.
We help monitor the progress of our partner farmers through the development of an Internal Control System (ICS), and assist them whenever necessary as they change and improve their practices in accordance with the standards set by organic certifying bodies.
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