Administrative Order No. 11 of 2012 on the Accreditation of Private Organic Agriculture Extension Service Providers.

These Implementing Rules and Regulations on the Accreditation of Private Organic Agriculture Extension Service Providers (OA ESPs), consisting of 33 sections, are issued pursuant to the National Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, known as Republic Act No. 10068. The following rules and regulations are adopted to carry out the provisions of Rule. 9.2 to 9.5, Section 9 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act. No. 10068, specifically: To hasten and improve organic agriculture public-private partnership on extension services to the Department of Agriculture’s stakeholders; To provide opportunities and wider participation of the private sector in the conduct of extension services on organic agriculture; To recognize and harness the efforts and capabilities of private institutions/service providers dedicated to the delivery of organic agriculture extension services; and To provide a variety of extension activities to Agricultural Extension workers, farmers, IPs and other stakeholders in support of the thrusts of AFMA and of the Organic Agriculture Act.
The functions of the National Accreditation Council are: a) Providing the overall policy ESP guidelines and directions of the programme; b) Issuing Accreditation Certificate through the Council’s Executive Officer; c) Continuously undertaking appraisal and evaluation of the capability and competence of accredited Organic Agriculture ESPs.