The Taste of Heritage
CERTIFIED ORGANIC & PGI RATED THE CHAMPAGNE OF PEPPER
Kampot Pepper Promotion Association
As a member of the Kampot Pepper Promotion Associaton (KPPA) our farm is regularly inspected to ensure that the final product originates from the defined geographical area and comply with all the requirements of the Specifications both internal and external controls are measured and inspected.
The internal control to verify the compliance of all the operators with the specifications and is implemented by the KPPA Staff.
The KPPA’s inspectors have been trained by various external certification bodies and monitor quality improvements due to BoS and control system, especially on hygiene and environment aspects.
Protected Designations of Origin
A geographical indication designates and protects a product coming from a specific geographical area and which particular quality, reputation or other characteristics can be linked directly with this geographical origin.
Kampot Pepper is the first ever Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) from Cambodia to be registered, 'ម្រេចកំពត' (Mrech Kampot) / ‘Poivre de Kampot’ are pepper berries of the Kamchay and the Lampong varieties growing in southern Cambodia.
There are four different types of 'ម្រេចកំពត' / ‘Poivre de Kampot’ depending on the time of harvesting and the processing they receive afterwards: green, black, red and white pepper
Organic Guarantee System for Cambodia
To guide farmers, producers, traders and food processors as well as consumers, COrAA developed the “Standards for Organic Crop Production” and the “Standards for Chemical-Free Crop Production”.
These provide the basis for COrAA’s inspection and certification scheme (for the domestic market). Only farm products, which have been certified by COrAA, may be labeled “Organic “or “Chemical-free” respectively.
The certification allows consumers to appreciate the distinct quality and to be confident that the farmers have strictly followed the principles stated in the standards. As a result, the standards provide an instrument to offer clarity and to build up trust in chemical-free or organic products.