Pacific Organic & Ethical Trade Community
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According to its statutes POETCom has categories of affiliates: Members, and Supporters. In addition, POETCom statutes establishes that the members of each national movement select or nominate through its own agreed process a member to affiliate to POETCom as their Focal Point. Focal points are responsible to represent the views and opinions of the national organic movement they represent.
According to its statutes POETCom has categories of affiliates: Members, and Supporters. In addition, POETCom statutes establishes that the members of each national movement select or nominate through its own agreed process a member to affiliate to POETCom as their Focal Point. Focal points are responsible to represent the views and opinions of the national organic movement they represent.
Requirements for membership | Member | Supporter |
Endorse POETCOMS mission & goals and the Principles of Organic Agriculture and ethical trade | X | X |
Be permanently based and registered in one or more of the Pacific Islands countries and territories | X | X |
An organisation or department of a non gov.(1) institution | X | X |
In the case of an organisation it must be owned and governed by organic farmers or provide direct benefit# to organic farmers and employ at least three people | X | X |
Complete annual affiliates survey | X | |
Submit an annual report to POETcom | X | |
Predominantly | X | |
Individual or non-organic farmer | X | |
Individual certified organic farmer | X |
* Predominantly organic means: More than 50 % of the turnover/budget is related to Organic Agriculture OR More than 50 % of the activities/time investment of an organization is related to Organic Agriculture**.
** Related to Organic Agriculture means: The organization is following the objectives of organic agriculture, (this includes the range of organic activities, certified and not certified, local, regional and global) or the activities are positively related to organic agriculture (for example Rural development, Fair Trade, etc).
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