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Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) is quality assurance initiatives and to help organic farmers have products need to access to markets.
PGS is adopted by IFOAM (2004) as a guarantee system for small holders to help farmers access organic products to local markets. And Stakeholders agreed to set up PGS in 2008 for organic farmers under the ADDA prj (ADDA-VNFU prj 20052012)
Presentation for Workshop on Agroecological Transition in Vietnam, 5th & 6th of May 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam