 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Earthoil India PVT Ltd. Producer Group | | |
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| Place, Country | | | Bareilly, India | ||
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| Contact | | | www.earthoil.com | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | Contracted smallholder production | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | Smallholder producers with simple processing unit, subcontracted by Earthoil India for mint and lemon grass production. | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Organic and conventional oils: Peppermint, Spearmint, Corn Mint, Menthol, DMO/dementholised oil | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.1.1b | Transparent Administration and Relation with Farmers CONTRACT PRODUCTION | 25 | 22 | ||||
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| 3.1.2 | Pricing and Producer Payments | 17 | 14 | ||||
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| 3.1.3 | Non-discrimination and Gender Aspects | 9 | 10 | ||||
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| 3.1.4 | Internal Control System | 21 | 24 | ||||
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| 3.2.1 | Child Labour and Young Workers | 17 | 16 | ||||
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| 3.2.2 | Working Conditions Producer Farms | 35 | 44 | ||||
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| 3.3.1 | Basic Labour Rights Group Staff | 26 | 32 | ||||
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| 3.3.2 | Employment Conditions Group Staff | 26 | 32 | ||||
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| Total Score Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 176 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 174 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Social Issues, Smallholder Groups): - | |||||||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.2.1 | Trade Relations | 22 | 20 | ||||
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| 4.2.2 | Additional FairTrade Obligations Producer Groups | 26 | 28 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 48 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 43 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): - | |||||||
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| Environmental Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Environmental Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.4.1 | Internal Monitoring Environmental Aspects | 4 | 4 | ||||
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| 3.4.2 | Environmental Performance Producers | 21 | 20 | ||||
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| 3.4.3 | Environmental Performance Processing | 22 | 22 | ||||
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| Total Score Environmental Issues | 47 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Environmental Issues | 32 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Environmental Issues): - | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | The Earthoil India (EOI) project allows several hundred poor small farmers in two areas to sell their mint production for a guaranteed significantly higher price. Prices are very transparently and openly negotiated with farmers. Farmers can get free inputs for organic production and receive sound training. All interviewed farmers and family members stated that the share of income from the mentha project is already significant. The social and fair-trade policy is well developed by EOI and in written form included in the Quality Manual. The farmer groups are in the setting-up phase with regular meetings and are involved in the project related discussions. For the administration of the fair-trade premium it is planned to set up a gremium consisting of the EOI management, farmer representatives and possibly local NGO representatives. The project provides a very important and highly welcomed income opportunity in a traditional mint growing, very poor rural area. The EOI staff is highly motivated to support the further development of the project. | ||||
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| Use of FairTrade Premium | | | Premium has been paid already on a separate bank account but has not been used yet. | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 17.03.2009 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 17.03.2009 | ||||
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