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Executive Committee |
Membership |
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Executive
Committee (2010) |
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*[Telephone No.s (O=
Office; M= Mobile; R= Residence; F= Fax] |
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Membership |
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Types of membership |
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Individual members |
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Institutional members |
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Download
List of
Members (PDF file, 75 kb) |
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1. Individual
membership categories |
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Farmers (growers) /
Organic Operators |
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Trainers/ Teachers /
lecturers |
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Processors |
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Traders/ exporters |
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Certifiers/ Inspectors |
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Extension officers/
advisers |
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Researchers |
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Requirements for individual
membership |
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Annual
membership fee will be Rs. 500.00 |
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Application of a new member to be
recommended by any two existing LOAM
members / or two executive committee
members |
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Criteria for eligibility to
become a member (as individual members) |
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Member Category |
Full Member (with
voting rights) |
Associate Member
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1. Farmer (grower) |
Over 30 % of farm lands
should be cultivated Using ecological
principles |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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2. Teachers / lecturers |
Over 30% of training
classes/sessions conducted should be
on organic agriculture |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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3. Processor |
Over 30% of processed
/Packed should be organic products |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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4. Certifiers /
Inspectors |
Over 30 % certified
lands/processing centers be
organically grown lands/ processed
organic products |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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5. Extension officers
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Advisors
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Over 30% advised on or
consulted lands, institutes and
companies should be involved in
organic farming activities |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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6. Researchers |
Over 30% of research
activities should be related to
organic agriculture activities |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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Institutional member categories
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1. |
Farmer (grower)
organizations |
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Training centers /
schools Teachers / lecturers |
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Processing/Packing
centers or companies |
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Trading companies or
associations / exporter companies or
associations |
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Certification
organizations or bodies |
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Extension agencies or
institutes / consulting institutes of
organizations |
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Research Organizations |
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Non governmental
organizations involved in organic
agriculture |
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Requirements for membership
for Institutional members |
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Annual
membership fee will be Rs. 2,500.00 |
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Applications for membership to be
recommended by any two existing LOAM
members or two executive committee
members. |
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Institute/Organization should nominate
in writing, a representative to the
Executive committee. |
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If any
institute/ organization needs to
change its representative, it should
inform the LOAM executive committee in
writing. |
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Criteria for eligibility to
become an Institutional member |
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Member Category |
Full Member (with
voting rights) |
Associate Member
(without voting rights) |
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1. Farmer (grower)
Associations/ organizations |
Over 30 % its
membership should be associated or
involved in ecological farming
activities |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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2. Training centers/
schools/ teachers/ lecturers |
Over 30% of training
classes/sessions should be on organic
agriculture |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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3. Processing/
Packing centers/ organisations |
Over 30% of processed
/Packed should be organic products |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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4. Trading companies
or Associations / exporter
Companies or associations |
Should possess a an
organic certificate** |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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5. Certification
organizations |
Over 30 % certified
lands/processing centers be
organically grown lands/ processed
organic products |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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6. Extension agencies
or institutes / consulting institutes
of organizations |
Over 30% advised on or
consulted land, institutes and
companies should be involved in
ecological farming activities |
Interested in organic
agriculture |
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7. Research
Organisations |
Over 30% of research
activities should be related to
ecological agriculture |
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8. Non Governmental
Organisations |
Over 30% of activities
should be related to ecological
agriculture |
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**The Certificate must be issued from any
one of the approved certification agencies
(either foreign or local) that are
listed out by LOAM. |
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Notes |
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Full Member: Is a
member, who has voting rights, and can
exercise his/her vote at a General assembly
for the selection of executive committee
members or participate in making any
decisions. |
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Associate Member: Is a
member who has no voting rights and cannot
be elected for the position of executive
committee member of LOAM. |
