ISO 22006:2009提供了帮助作物生产者采用ISO 9001:2008作物生产工艺的指南。“作物”一词包括季节性作物（如谷物、豆类、油籽、香料、水果和蔬菜）、种植的行间作物、经过一段时间管理的多年生作物，以及未正式种植或管理的野生作物。园艺作物提供了更广泛的种类，从一年生和多年生水果、蔬菜、观赏性开花植物到多年生灌木和树木，以及根茎作物。 这些多样化的作物需要广泛的种植、栽培、病虫害控制以及收获方法和实践。关于种植、种植和收获活动的决定可能是相似的，尽管在考虑作物范围时，具体步骤可能会大不相同。 ISO 22006:2009给出了ISO 9001:2008在作物生产组织建立和管理质量管理体系（QMS）时的使用和应用指南。 ISO 22006:2009无意更改、增加或减少ISO 9001:2008的要求，也无意用于认证。 在供应链的下游，在制造过程中，ISO 9001:2008、ISO 15161或ISO 22000的语言被认为更合适。由于在解释作物生产应用的ISO 9001:2008语言时遇到困难，因此需要一个包含农业术语的基于ISO 9001:2008的系统。

ISO 22006:2009 gives guidelines to assist crop producers in the adoption of ISO 9001:2008 for crop production processes. The term "crop" includes seasonal crops (such as grains, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruit and vegetables), row-planted crops that are cultivated, perennial crops that are managed over a period of time, and wild crops that are not formally planted or managed. Horticultural crops provide an even broader range of types from annual and perennial fruits, vegetables, and ornamental flowering plants to perennial shrubs and trees, and root crops. These diverse crops require a broad range of planting, cultivating, pest control, and harvesting methods and practices. Decisions regarding planting, growing, and harvesting activities can be similar, although specific steps can be quite different when considering the range of crops. ISO 22006:2009 gives guidelines on the use and application of ISO 9001:2008 to the establishment and management of a quality management system (QMS) by an organization involved in crop production. ISO 22006:2009 is not intended to change, add or reduce the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, nor is it intended for certification. Further down the supply chain, in manufacturing processes, the language of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 15161 or ISO 22000 is considered more appropriate. The need for an ISO 9001:2008-based system containing agricultural terminology became apparent due to difficulties in the interpretation of the language of ISO 9001:2008 for crop production applications.