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Participatory Guarantee ABSYSs Conference 2020: “30 Years of PGS Development: A Root and Branch Appraisal”
29 April 2022

Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) are certification systems that use peer review to ensure compliance with sustainable production practices through a quality sign or label. PGS represent an alternative to this so common and widespread third-party certification (TPC), in particular for organic farming or agroecology practices. Furthermore, PGS is more than just a certification process. It seeks to provide a framework to facilitate individual or collective marketing activities and to (...)