National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia
The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) is an Australian and international organic certifying agency and trade association, located in Stirling, South Australia.
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Background
Formed in 1986, the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) is a non-profit membership based association, whose charter is "to support the education of industry and consumers on organic, biodynamic and sustainable agricultural practices".[1] The scope of NASAA's standard covers the organic supply chain, including input manufacturers, producers, processors, and wholesale and retail operations. NASAA was the first organic certification entity in Australia,[1] it was also one of the first certifiers in the world to be accredited by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).[2] It certifies production and processing operations in 10 countries globally, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, and USA.[3]
Accreditations
NASAA offers organic certification to a number of Australian and international standards via its certification arm NASAA Certified Organic (NCO).[4] NCO is nationally audited and accredited under the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) Organic and Bio-dynamic Program.[5]
NCO is also accredited by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out organic certification services under that country’s National Organic Program (NOP),[6] and by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) to offer certification to operators who are compliant with the Japanese Agricultural Standard (JAS).[7]
IFOAM accredited NCO in seven categories of organic certification: Aquaculture, Certification Transference, Crop production, Grower groups, livestock, Processing and handling, and Wild products.[2]
Publications
- NASAA Organic Standard – for Primary Production, Manufacturing & Distribution
- NASAA Organic Trader Standard - Retail, Restaurants & Markets
References
- "About NASAA". NASAA. National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "2015 Membership Directory". IFOAM. IFOAM Organics International. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "IFOAM ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES". IFOAM. IFOAM Organics International. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "Our Certification Programs". NASAA Certified Organic. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- "Organic and Biodynamic Produce". Australian Government Department of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- "List of USDA-Authorized Organic Certifying Agents by Country of Operation". United States Department of Agriculture. USDA. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- "List of Registered Certifying Bodies (domestic and overseas)" (PDF). JAS - Certification system. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Retrieved 30 March 2015.