This training handbook was developed for the certified organic Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, Ethiopia to understand and apply the requirements of the new EU Organic Regulation.
It has been developed as a generic handbook for organic producer groups worldwide, with a focus on perennial crops like coffee in Africa. The training handbook has been developed based on
a careful analysis of regulatory texts by experts and an intense exchange with various stakeholders. It represents FiBL’s status of understanding of the new EU regulatory requirements as per Dec 2023. This handbook aims to summarise and explain the new requirements to groups for training purposes. It is neither a certification standard nor an official EU Guideline. The Training Handbook on the New EU Organic Regulation (2018/848) for Producer Groups consists of three parts:
• Part 1: Introduction and Basic Requirements
• Part 2: Organic Production Rules
• Part 3: Internal Control System (ICS)
