What is kilimohai organic
Kilimohai organic is the standard mark for organic certification in East Africa. In Tanzania, TOAM is responsible for managing and controlling the use of the mark by ensuring consumers who trust the mark get the real organic food produced as per the East African Organic Standards (EAOPS).
TOAM collaborate with TBS to ensure the East African Organic Products Standards are been administers to producers and also its review process takes into account the feedback from the ground.
Who qualifies
Farmers under the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in different regions have been supported to establish the quality management system that enabled them to ensure each member of the group produce their products by following the agreed organic standards as approved by all members. There are about 140 PGS groups in the country who have been certified and approved to use the kilimohai organic mark in their produces.
Can individual Value chain actors use the kilimohai organic mark?
Yes, individual producers, processors, livestock keepers, and others can use the kilimohai organic mark upon TOAM confirmation of the operation systems that they comply with the EAOPS. This is done through assessments both physical and online especially on documentation and field practices. After all the confirmation process complete, TOAM enters into agreement with the operator on the guideline to use kilimohai organic mark in their product within a given period of time
Do we have kilimohai organic certified shops in Tanzania?
Yes, there are operators who have managed to establish certified organic shops in Tanzania. However, there is still a high demand for more selling points as most farmers use farm gate approach to sell their produces and so they do not fully utilize the opportunity that comes with branding the products with kilimohai mark and have them penetrate the formal market. Among the certified shops include SAT organic shops in Morogoro, I am organic in Dar, Be organic in Dar, Shoppers plaza where there is a specific section.
