Doalnara Certified Organic Korea, LLC (DCOK), originally operated as an organic certification services department of Doalnara Restoration Society - a non-profit society promoting health and global restoration. Doalnara Restoration Society (DRS) was accredited by the South Korean government in May 2002 to offer certification services for organic crops under Korea’s Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Promotion Act (EFAPA) organic certification programme. In June 2003, DRS became the first agency to be accredited by the South Korean government for organic crop import certification and subsequently the first agency accredited for organic livestock and sprout certification in January 2005.

After three years of operation, the Board of Directors of DRS realized the growing demand for organic certification and the need of a certifying agency in South Korea that could provide impartial, third party organic certification services meeting international standards. Hence, the organic certification services department of DRS was established as an independent limited liability company in September 2005 under its present name, Doalnara Certified Organic Korea, LLC.

As a result of its strive to provide knowledgeable and professional certification opportunities, DCOK achieved both IFOAM and ISO 65 accreditation in November 2006, thereby becoming the first IFOAM and ISO 65 accredited certification agency in South Korea.

Today, DCOK provides organic certification services not only to organic farmers, processors and handlers in South Korea, but also to organic operators in China, the Philippines, Australia, and Kyrgyzstan.