Round Table on Responsible Soy Association

No, RTRS certification is meant for small as well as for large farmers. In fact, the RTRS standard contains special provisions for small farmers, and after field-testing by smallholders the standard was fine-tuned to further improve smallholder access to certification.
For example, smallholder cooperatives can apply for group certification, which reduces certification costs per farmer without reducing the quality of certification. The standard also includes smallholder-tailored requirements on workers’ rights to reflect situations typically found at family farms.
Together with Solidaridad, the RTRS has established the Soy Producer Support Initiative (SOYPSI). It helps owners of small- and medium-sized farms to improve production and prepare for RTRS certification. In 2011, more than 20,000 smallholders in India, Brazil and Bolivia participated in SOYPSI projects; thousands of smallholders in India, Brazil, Bolivia and China are projected to get certified in 2011 and the years after.