GLOBAL G.A.P CONSULTANCY SERVICE
- GLOBAL G.A.P. is a trademark and a set of standards for good agricultural practices (G.A.P.). We are a
global organization with a crucial objective: safe, sustainable agriculture worldwide. We set voluntary
standards for the certification of agricultural products around the globe – and more and more producers,
suppliers, and buyers are harmonizing their certification standards to match our Company’s Purpose.
- Benefits:
- Benefits for producers
The Primary Farm Assurance (PFA) standard, under the localg.a.p. brand, helps producers, especially
smallholder producers or producers new to standards, to:
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- Adopt good agricultural practices
- Cut exposure to food safety risks
- Comply with legislation regarding food safety
- Gain access to local and regional markets
- Provide more confidence to retailers/buyers, because:
- Traceability is easier than ever using the localg.a.p. Number (LGN)
- Retailers can build their supply base around PFA registered growers only
- PFA provides opportunities to eliminate the middleman
- PFA offers a structure for quality management
- Access all documents online, free of charge
It is also a cost-effective standard because:
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- It can be applied to groups via the Option 2 model
- Producers need only progress to the level that the buyer requests
- Via the stepwise approach, producers can gradually approach certification requirements and learn how
the GLOBAL G.A.P. certification system works
- Benefits for Retailers/Buyers
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Retailers and buyers, meanwhile, can make use of the PFA standard under the localg.a.p. brand to:
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- Source local and regional products that meet the minimum requirements for food safety and hygiene
- Develop a network of reliable producers
- Benefit from GLOBAL G.A.P.’s traceability system
- Monitor participating producers’ progress in the GLOBAL G.A.P. database with the LGN
- Access to assessment reports of participating producers in the GLOBAL G.A.P. database
- Work with producers on a stepwise improvement plan for food safety and sustainability to improve the
quality of their food supply
- Profit from GLOBAL G.A.P. training for your quality management team