Established in 1985, the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) International is a nonprofit, member-owned organization dedicated to providing high-quality organic certification services to producers, processors, and handlers worldwide. As one of the oldest and largest organic certification agencies, OCIA is committed to environmentally sound stewardship and offers resources such as technical assistance, educational information, publications, and research to support organic agriculture. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}