In an event held in Colombo yesterday, the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) made public the National Organic Certification Mark (NOCM), to increase consumers’ awareness on organic food production. 

The event was organised by the National Organic Control Unit (NOCU) of the EDB, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Sri Lanka, co-funded by the European Union (EU) and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The NOCM was developed by the EDB to build trust amongst consumers and to provide an assurance of organic food quality and standardisation. Local certified organic producers can apply for the NOCM. 

“We hope that more and more consumers in Sri Lanka would like to buy organic food and we hope that this certification mark will help them find quality organic products on the market. The EDB is working to ensure that products certified according to the National Organic Standard SLS 1324:2018 will receive due recognition and a market advantage, thanks to this certification mark,” said EDB Chairman Dr. Kingsley Bernard.