The implementation of organic farming for smallholder will most likely not occur on their
initiative. If one wants to implement organic farming for smallholders there needs to be a
strong governing organization. An aid factor is needed to make the cooperation with
smallholders feasible. The project then could start with a cluster of smallholders with a
suitable location for the outbound logistics and an appropriate educational level for further
development of the quality management system. There is an EU-regulation for the quality norms
of organic products. Different certifications schemes and organizations will be presented
relevant for the organic products. This paper presented the analysis of EU quality norms for organic products