| Off-Farm Inputs |
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(Standard
1.07) In general
products derived from synthetic sources are prohibited. Off farm inputs cannot be used as a
replacement for good agro-ecological management (Can only be a temporary
solution). Must be approximates to
natural system. |
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the
general criteria used by QAI for determining the acceptability of materials
is that specified by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI). |
Certification
committees shall set limits on the total amount of organic materials brought
into the farm unit, taking into account local conditions and the specific
nature of the crops. Mineral use
restricted |
Other
organic or mineral fertilizers, mentioned in Annex II, may be applied only to
the extent that adequate nutrition of the crop being rotated or soil
conditioning are not possible by the methods set out under (a) and (b) of the
preceding subparagraph. |
4.4.1. Biodegradable material of microbial, plant or animal origin
shall form the basis of the fertilisation programme.4.4.2. The certification body shall set limitations to the total amount
of biodegradable material of microbial, plant or animal origin brought onto
the farm unit, taking into account local conditions and the specific nature
of the crops.. 4.4.6.
Mineral fertilisers shall only be used in a supplementary role to
carbon based materials. Allowance for use shall only be given when other
fertility management practices have been used. 4.4.7. Mineral fertilisers shall be applied in their natural
composition and shall not be rendered more soluble by chemical treatment. The
certification bodymay grant exceptions which shall be well justified. These
exceptions shall not include mineral fertilisers containing nitrogen. 4.4.8
The certification body/ standardising organisation shall lay down
restrictions for the use of inputs s with a relatively high heavy metal
content and/or other unwanted substances, 4.4.9. Chilean nitrate and all
synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, including urea, are prohibited. |