Global Gap – An Assurance for farming products and practices
Your Food Safety Program to Pre Farm Gate Agricultural community - farmers, primary producers, exporters to the EU and USA
Global GAP has the for the following options for certifications
- Option 1 (Individual Farmer)
- Option 2 (Group of farmers)
Global GAP: is a private sector standard specifies the requirements for agricultural produce and how it has to be produced on farm. The main focus is on to produce safe fresh produce, minimizing the impact on the environment by restricting the chemical input usage and responsible approach towards the farm workers health & safety and animal welfare. Global GAP is much suitable to the growers and exporters of fresh fruit, Vegetable and flowers and benchmarked by GFSI.
GLOBAL.G.A.P is the fresh produce food standard set by Europe’s leading food retailers to give their customers more assurance of food safety. Only certified growers can supply to these retailers. As such, many customers see GLOBAL GAP Certification as a "passport to European market". The standard is designed to promote Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to minimize detrimental impact on the environment, whilst conserving nature and wildlife; reduce the use of agrichemicals; improve the efficiency of natural resource use; and ensure a responsible attitude towards worker health and safety
- Options for certification, 1. Individual farmer & 2. Group of farmers
- Certificate valid for 1 year
- CBs are licensed by Global GAP, Gmbh. (only CBs accredited by an authorized accreditation body which is a member of IAF)
- Very relevant to the fresh fruit & vegetable exporters
- Comprehensive set of guidelines covers inputs usage, environmental impact, health & safety issues etc….
