check-off program agric.

[Spief]

Здравствуйте.

Подскажите, пожалуйста, что означает check-off program в данном контексте:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Jan. 17, 2017 announced it is seeking public comments to a proposal for a nationwide research and promotion check-off program for the organic industry.
https://ota.com/resources/organic-check#sthash.lBQ4AcUd.dpuf

[Д-Джулия]

Может, поможет
The term “check-off” just means that producers of a certain type of food group (for example, all the beef producers) would check off a box indicating they wanted to participate in the program. They would then pay a fee toward the check-off fund. (Some check-off programs are in fact mandatory)