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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:
  • 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:
  • 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
    Retailers and buyers, meanwhile, can make use of the PFA standard under the localg.a.p. brand to:
  • 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