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Organic Industry Acronyms

Here are some commonly used acronyms and terms at the Organic Trade Association (OTA). This list is not complete, but we will update it with additional items regularly.

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Acronyms
ACA    Accredited Certifiers Associations 
ACBAccredited Certification Body
AHPAmerican Herbal Products Association
AMSAgricultural Marketing Service
ANPRAdvanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
APEDAAgricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (India)
APHISAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARSAgricultural Research Service
BEBioengineered 
CCOFCalifornia Certified Organic Farmers
CDFACalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture
CFRCode of Federal Regulations
CIAOContinuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic
COTACanada Organic Trade Association
CRCOTA's Board Community Relations Committee
CSRCorporate Social Responsibility
EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency
ERSEconomic Research Service
FACOTA's Farmers Advisory Council
FASForeign Agricultural Service
FDAFood and Drug Administration
FOGFlorida Organic Growers
FSAFarm Service Agency
FSISFood Safety and Inspection Service
FSMAFood Safety Modernization Act
FSSCFood Safety System Certification 
GATSUSDA's Global Agricultural Trade System
GMOGenetically-modified organism
GORPGood Organic Retail Practices 
GOTSGlobal Organic Textile Standard
HACCPHazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
HPAIHighly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
IBSIFOAM Basic Standards
IFADInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
IFOAMInternational Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
IOASInternational Organic Accreditation Service
ISEALInternational Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
ITCInternational Trade Centre
JEDIJustice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 
LPOMexico Organic Law (Ley de Productos Organicos)
MAPMarket Access Program 
MOAMontana Organic Association
MOSAMidwest Organic Services Association
MROMaterial Review Organizations 
MRPMarketing and Regulatory Programs
NALNational Agricultural Library
NASSNational Agricultural Statistics Service
NFCNational Finance Center
NGONon-governmental organization
NHPANational Historic Preservation Act
NIFANational Institute of Food and Agriculture
NOFANortheast Organic Farming Association
NOPNational Organic Program 
NOSBNational Organic Standards Board
NPOPNational Programme for Organic Production (India)
NRCSNatural Resources Conservation Service
NRENatural Resources and the Environment
OAKOrganic Association of Kentucky
OATSOrganic Agronomy Training Service
OCCPOrganic Critical Control Points
ODMAPOrganic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program
OEFFAOhio Ecological Food and Farm Association
OFAOrganic Farmers Association
OFISOlam Farmer Information System 
OFPOrganic Fraud Prevention
OFRFOrganic Farming Research Foundation 
OIDOrganic Integrity Database
OIGOffice of Inspector General 
OILCOrganic Integrity Learning Center
OISOrganic Industry Survey
OLPSOrganic Livestock and Poultry Standards
OMDOrganic Market Development Act
OMDGOrganic Market Development Grant
OMRIOrganic Materials Review Institute 
OPTAOrganic Processing and Trade Association (Europe)
OREIOrganic Research and Extension Initiative
OSAOrganic Seed Alliance
OSPOrganic System Plan 
OSRIOrganic Science and Research Investment Act
OTCOOregon Tilth Certified Organic
OTIOrganic Transition Initiative
PACOrganic Political Action Committee
PCOPennsylvania Certified Organic
PMOProduce Marketing Organization
PPMProduction and Processing Method
QAIQuality Assurance International
QMSOrganic Integrity Quality Management System 
RAPPRegional Agricultural Promotion Program
SENASICA  Mexico National Service of Health, Food Safety, and Food Quality (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria)
SOARStrengthening Organic Agriculture Research Act
SOEStrengthening Organic Enforcement
SOPStandard Operating Procedure
TASCTechnical Assistance for Specialty Crops
TFAATrade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
TOPPTransition to Organic Partnership Program
TPPTransitional Production Plan
TRQTariff Rate Quota 
UCANRUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
VACCP Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Points
WTOWorld Trade Organization

 

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