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The IGSO Formal Standards Suite

IGSO establishes a new generation of agricultural standards where identity, movement, certification, and safety are digitally verifiable, tamper-resistant, and globally readable. These are the definitive protocols.

At a glance

Six formal standards with distinct verification protocols
A unified five-layer proof stack behind every service
Strict architectural boundary between rules and infrastructure
Technical inspection and controlled agricultural environment

Defining the rules of agricultural trust

Defining the rules of agricultural trust

Traditional standards are static paper certificates. IGSO standards are dynamic protocols, designed from the ground up to be proven continuously by live data.

Rather than treating trust as an abstract dimension, the six standards are formalized as exact protocol services. They determine the strict rules for what must be authenticated, sensed, and secured across the global supply chain.

The Common Proof Stack

The Common Proof Stack

Every IGSO standard is enforced through these 5 layers.

L5 DataGlobally compatible data & GTIN alignment
L4 SecurityLocation authentication & anti-fraud logic
L3 SafetyMulti-node safety verification
L2 SensingLive Cert real-time sensing
L1 IdentityQRFiD dual-ID logic

Official Register • IGSO v1.3

The formal six standards

The definitive protocols governing authentication, freshness, aging, location, safety, and data space interoperability.

Separating the rules from the infrastructure

Separating the rules from the infrastructure

These formal standards define the rules. They are the strict requirements determining whether an agricultural product is authentic, safe, and verifiable.

The broader IGSO trust architecture—how these rules are governed, operationalized by hardware, and converted into market value—lives separately within our Strategic Framework. This boundary protects the neutrality of the standards themselves.

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Why separation matters

By keeping standards separate from infrastructure, IGSO ensures that the rules remain neutral, stable, and globally legible—regardless of which technology vendors or market platforms implement them.

Putting them to work

A standard means nothing until a product is measured against it

These six are not abstract. A producer can measure a product against them at no cost, see exactly which requirements are Missing, Partial or Ready, and decide from there whether to go further.

  • The IGSO Standards Check is free, and carries no obligation to continue
  • Each requirement returns Missing, Partial or Ready — never a score, a percentile or a ranking
  • Producers who go further sign the IGSO Ecosystem Charter and are listed as Good Growers on the GI Atlas
  • What a listing claims is held to these standards, and evidence is what earns a verified state