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Good Social Practices

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Planning local implementation pilots

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Facilitating “One Stop

Audit at the Farm-Gate”

GLOBALGAP Benchmarking offers producers the possibility of reducing certification costs, by recognising national farm

assurance schemes

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Driving for Solutions

Workshop to find solutions for smallholder challenges

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I t is my pleasure to welcome you to this special edition of GLOBALGAP Good Agricultural Practice News published on the occasion of the 9th

GLOBALGAP Conference in Cologne. This special edition provides you with an overview of the GLOBALGAP

activities during the past months. I hope you find it interesting and informa-tive and that it provides you with additional resources for the implementa-tion of Good Agricultural Practice. The GLOBALGAP Board and Secretariat are always available to answer any questions you may have.

Nigel Garbutt

Chairman GLOBALGAP

Welcome to our 9th Conference

Amsterdam 2004

The EurepGAP Standards for (Green) Coffee and Aquaculture were launched in October 2004, and first accredited certificates were issued to farms based on the Integrated Farm Assurance Standard.

Paris 2005

The first EurepGAP Feed Reference Standard was published and the 2005 version of Integrated Farm Assurance was launched. The first national livestock schemes entered their checklist into the EurepGAP Benchmarking tool.

Prague 2006

Nearly 300 delegates from 41 countries discussed and made proposals for the future direction and content of the 2007 version of the EurepGAP Standard.

Bangkok 2007

The finalising of the consultation process for the EurepGAP Shrimp Standard was started by a one day workshop for key stakeholders and the name change from EurepGAP to GLOBALGAP was announced.

Paris 1999

17 retailers decided to introduce independent verification as base for supplier compliance.

Barcelona 2000

EurepGAP established the partnership principle between retailers and producers and presented results of trials with the Fruit and Vegetables Protocol.

Bologna 2001

EurepGAP received the first ISO 65 accreditation for Fruit and Vegetables, and first grower certificates were granted.

Madrid 2003

EurepGAP presented Version 2 of the Fruit and Vegetables Protocol as the result of the revision process, proclaimed the start for Flowers & Ornamentals and launched the new transparent Benchmarking procedure.

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THE SYSTEM

NETWORKING

THE STANDARD

6 Transparency and

Accountalibility

The five decision-makingpillars within GLOBALGAP: Partnership, Integrity, Benchmarking, StakeholderParticipation and Efficency &Effectiveness

7 Responsible Industry Leadership

How the GLOBALGAP Board works

8 People Behind the Standard

Sector Committees support the development and maintenance of the GLOBALGAP Standards

10 Addressing MRL Concerns

The Crop Protection Working Group developed guidelines for growers and retailers

12 Integrated Farm Assurance 2011

All stakeholders welcomed the extension of therevision period

14 Managing Complexity

The integration of the variousStandards into one GLOBALGAP Integrated Farm Assurance Standardhas been well received by producers and CertificationBodies

15 Continuous Improvement in Action

Transparent standard setting procedure

16 Turkey and More

Turkey, feed, animal welfare and transport

18 Towards More Species Coverage

Salmonid, shrimp, tilapia, pangasius

20 Sustainable Growth

GLOBALGAP numbers and trends

22 Good Social Practices in Agriculture

Planning local implementation pilots

24 Facilitating “One Stop

Audit at the Farm-Gate”

GLOBALGAP Benchmarkingoffers producers the possibi-lity of reducing certificationcosts, by recognising natio-nal farm assurance schemes

28 More Choice and Better Service

Availabilty of certification and accreditation is growing

30 Accountability in a Global Certification

System

Ensuring integrity of the certification process is a key activity

32 First Cycle of a Rich Experience

Certification Body Committee gives feedback from the field

34 The National Technical

Working Groups

NTWGs ensure the propertranslation of the Standard, develop National Interpreta-tion Guidelines and address specific local adaptation and implementation challenges

38 Driving for Solutions

Workshop to find solutions for smallholderchallenges

40 Join Our Global Network

Workshops, events and more

42 Take Advantage of Member Benefits!

Become a member of GLOBALGAP

44 “How Can We Help You?“

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The Secretariat’s work programme is developed by

the Board into an annual activity plan aligned to the

key strategic pillars of GLOBALGAP, these being:

Partnership, Integrity, Benchmarking, Stakeholder

Participation, Efficiency and Effectiveness.

The Strategic Pillars of GLOBALGAP

Transparency and Accountability

THE FIVE DECISION-MAKING PILLARS WITHIN GLOBALGAP

Integrity

The certification process is developed and opera-ted to standards, which are industry leading and complement accreditation norms.

Benchmarking

Operating principles of independent, fair and transparent benchmarking to demonstrate equi-valence and facilitate recognition of national and regional farm assurance schemes.

Stakeholder Involvement

Meeting the specific information and data needs of members. To work with other key stakeholders particularly government and non-government organisations. Foster an open and consultative culture, which contributes to the global effort of harmonising Good Agricultural Practice certifica-tion standards to avoid multiplication of stan-dards, systems and audits.

Effiency and Effectiveness

GLOBALGAP will develop globally relevant, cost effective solutions on behalf of its members. It will strive to use internal resources as efficiently as possible.

Partnership

Retailers and producers are equally represented in decision-making committees. GLOBALGAP provides open access to certification systems for all producers globally, thereby encouraging the adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices.

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Responsible Industry Leadership

In 2001 the GLOBALGAP principal of partnership in the governance and decision-making process was set by

establishing a constitution of 50% retailer representatives and 50% supplier representatives in our committees.

Our current Board was con- stituted along the same lines and was formally elected in Janua-ry 2006 for a three year term and has guided GLOBALGAP through a period of signifi-cant growth, overseeing our successful transformation into a truly global organisation, which culminated in the wide-ly appreciated name change from EurepGAP to GLOBALGAP in September 2007.

The Board is constantly looking ahead to identify emerging issues to position the GLOBALGAP system to meet the ever-changing landscape of consumer needs for healthy, safe and sustainably produced agricultural products. During the Board‘s three year term the Standard has been revised and updated to take into account our ten years of experience in farm

certification, as well as reflecting developments in Good Agricultural Practices and changes in legislation. To do this we have worked closely with equivalent benchmar-ked and nationally based Good Agricultural Practice

schemes around the globe. This has involved supporting the establishment of local multistakeholder groups to harmonise approaches, adapting the GLOBALGAP Standard to local conditions, tackling local implementati-on challenges and elimina-ting unnecessary duplication of efforts with a philosophy

of one auditor through the farm gate.The Board recognises that these achievements would

not have been possible without the strong commitment of our members, committees, numerous stakeholders, not to mention the dedicated team in the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. The Board would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank them all for their continued and active support.

GLOBALGAP BOARD MEMBERS 2008

Retailer Representation Supplier Representation

Nigel Garbutt, Chairman GLOBALGAP

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Dr. Horst LangHead of Quality Assurance, Globus SB Warenhaus HoldingGermany

Stephen RidgeTechnical Solutions Director, ASDA United Kingdom

Alfons SchmidOn behalf of Royal Ahold The Netherlands

Johann ZueblinHead of Standards & Social Compliance, Migros-Genossen- schafts-Bund Switzerland

Dr. Josse de BaerdemaekerChairman, Brava; Professor, K.U. Leuven Belgium

Chusak ChuenprayothPresident Kamphaeng-saen Commercial Co. Ltd, KC Fresh Thailand

Joan Mir PiquerasDeputy Managing Director Management & Com-pany Strategy, AnecoopSpain

Dr. Bert UrlingsDirector Qualtiy & Enviroment, Vion n.V. The Netherlands

“The fruit and vegetable

Standard has now been

translated and validated

in 20 languages and made

freely available through our

extended new look website.”

“New scopes such as shrimp

aquaculture have been deve-

loped and integrated into an

overall holistic farm assurance

system with the support of key

stakeholders in those sectors.”

“The Standard setting process

goes further than ever before

in reaching out to the increa-

sing number of stakeholders

including those in the public

sector and civil society.”

“National Technical Working

Groups have been established

to enable local adaptation of

the Standard by stakeholders

in the region.”

“The GLOBALGAP statistics

speak for themselves with

nearly 100,000 producers

receiving annual audits and

certificates in 88 countries

worldwide.”

“The Standard has proven

itself to be applicable to both

small and large producers,

facilitating their market access

into global supply chains.”

“Local certification capacity

has been developed to provide

a choice to producers of 130

ISO65 accredited and compe-

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“The registration and training

of 1400 auditors is a key part

of our process to guarantee the

reliability of the GLOBALGAP

certificate and is an important

focus for the Board.”


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regarding the implementation of the Standard, approving National Inter-pretation Guidelines, working on new modules (such as a Turkey Module - see article page 16) and to be involved in the revision of the Standards.

GLOBALGAP members that are involved in the areas of Coffee and Tea or Combinable Crops and that are interested in being a member of one of these two Sector Committees can contact the GLOBALGAP Secretariat to find out if they are eligible, as there are a few seats open within these committees.

GLOBALGAP Sector Committee

People behind the Standard

T he GLOBALGAP Secretariat is supported by the various Sector

Committees to develop and maintain the GLOBALGAP Standards. Elected by their peers (retailer and producer members) to represent them on an equal basis, the committee members are experts in their specific field, who firmly believe that GLOBALGAP is a global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture.

The current Sector Committee members for Fruit and Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamentals, Combi-nable Crops, Coffee and Tea, Live-stock and Aquaculture were elected in 2006 for a period of three years (the complete list of members can be viewed on page 9). With the recent announcement that the Standard will only be revised every four years, the members have been asked to serve

on the committee for another year. In future the term will be four years.

The members of all the committees represent 17 different countries from Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Americas. This diversity ensures that the Standard is applicable on a global level. “Serving on the Sector Committee as a producer member of GLOBALGAP is very satisfying because it allows the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Standard and to make sure it is applicable,” says Raf de Blaiser (LAVA cvba - Belgium). The Sector Committees meet two to three times a year to discuss any issues

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Representatives from each of the Crop sub-scope Sector Committees will discuss issues that are relevant to crops in general. Two representatives from each of the Livestock, Aquaculture and Crops scopes will discuss all farm issues raised in the respective sectors to make common decisions.

Dr. Elmé Coetzer

“As a retailer serving on a GLOBALGAP Sector Committee,

it is important for me to develop the GLOBALGAP Standard

in partnership with other stakeholders, to meet future

challenges of the agricultural practice and the food industry.”

Andreas Kreuzmair Edeka, Germany


Name Organisation Country Constituency

Crops

Chiyuki Uehara Aeon Japan Retailer

Willem Hofmans Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

Heike Mempel Aldi Süd Germany Retailer

Massimiliano Laghi Apofruit Italy Supplier

Ximena Franco-Villegas Asocolflores/Florverde Colombia Supplier

David Clarke Assured Food Standards United Kingdom Supplier

Jill England BOPP/ADAS United Kingdom Supplier

Emmanuel Dabin Delhaize Belgium Retailer

Paul Bol Dutch Produce Association The Netherlands Supplier

Andreas Kreuzmair Edeka Germany Retailer

Eduardo Sampaio Fazenda Lambari Brazil Supplier

Ricardo Adonis FDF / Chile GAP Chile Supplier

Martin de la Harpe Flamingo Holdings United Kingdom Retailer

Silke Peters FLP (Flower Label Programm e.V.) Germany Supplier

Lindi Benic Fruit South Africa/SHAFFE South Africa Supplier

Richard Yudin Fyffes United Kingdom Supplier

Peter Ensor Horticulture NZ New Zealand Supplier

John Njenga KFC (Kenya Flower Council) Kenya Supplier

Frank van Oorschot LTO (Dutch Farm Assurance) The Netherlands Supplier

Claire Bierbach Metro Group Buying International (MGBI) Germany Retailer

Jacques Wolbert MPS The Netherlands Supplier

Theresa Huxley Sainsburys United Kingdom Retailer

Doug Wicks Tesco United Kingdom Retailer

David Fryer Tesco United Kingdom Supplier

Britta Wyss Utz Certified The Netherlands Supplier

Anderson Figueiredo Vanguardia do Brazil Brazil Supplier

Loek Barendse VBN (Association of Dutch Flower Auctions) The Netherlands Supplier

Raf de Blaiser VBT Belgium Supplier

Livestock

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

David Clarke Assured Food Standards United Kingdom Supplier

Jim O‘Toole Bord Bia Ireland Supplier

Marc Jansen CBL / Dutch Retail Association The Netherlands Retailer

Anne-Corine Vlaadingerbroek CBL / Dutch Retail Association The Netherlands Retailer

Rodrigo Castanon Chilean Pork Prod. Association Chile Supplier

Felipe de la Carrera del Rio Chilean Poultry Prod. Association Chile Supplier

Heidie Klingeberg Jørgensen Danish Meat Association Denmark Supplier

Christine Amling European Egg Consortium Germany Supplier

Felipe D‘Albora INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes) Uruguay Supplier

Hans Swinkels LTO (Dutch Farm Assurance) The Netherlands Supplier

Hans Schouwenburg PVE The Netherlands Supplier

Suzanne van der Heijden PVE The Netherlands Supplier

Jon Roe Sainsburys United Kingdom Retailer

Marleen Daenen VLAM Belgium Supplier

Aquaculture

Alex Olsen A.Espersen Denmark Supplier

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold The Netherlands Retailer

Jos Exters Anova Food BV The Netherlands Supplier

Marc Jansen CBL / Dutch Retail Association The Netherlands Retailer

Tine Heylen DELHAIZE Belgium Retailer

Ian Michie Findus Sverige AB Sweden Supplier

Mark Nijhof Heiploeg BV The Netherlands Supplier

Oyvind Oaland Marine Harvest Norway Supplier

Anje Mattheeuws Marine Harvest Pieters Norway Supplier

Ignacio Blanco-Traba McDonalds Spain Retailer/Food Service

Jan Kranghand Metro Group Buying International (MGBI) Germany Retailer

John Barrington Scottish Sea Farms Scotland Supplier

Nigel Edwards Seachill United Kingdom Supplier

Nanne Joerum Skretting/Nutreco Norway Supplier

Nina Kyprianidis Tesco United Kingdom Retailer

THE SECTOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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spections and provides data to assist Accreditation Bodies to assess the response and follow-up activities of Certification Bodies following an an-nouncement of an MRL exceedance.

The second initiative aims at raising awareness among growers on MRL-related issues and provides a guideline checklist as a tool to assist growers to comply with the control criteria and to help minimise the risk of MRL exceedances. Key reasons why MRL exceedances may occur have been identified. They include: non-compliance with Good Agricultural Practices and label instructions, a lack of proper quality assurance standard to check production methods, diffe-rences in MRLs between the country of production and country of destination and other legal challenges in the ap-plication and communication of MRLs. Examples of cases, both on and off farm level that can be controlled by producers, as well as those that the producer has no direct control over are mentioned. Furthermore, the toolkit provides risk considerations for responsibility of various parties, rela-ting to plant protection product use, residue sampling for residue analysis, and related corrective action proce-dures regarding MRL non-compliance and related risk management proce-dures to minimise MRL exceedance.

These documents can be found under Supporting Documents and Guidelines on the GLOBALGAP website. See as well the database on MRLs and guidance documents on the new legislative framework. Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on pesticide residues is applicable in the EU at: www.ec.europa.eu/food/plant/ protection/pesticides/index_en.htm

R ather than developing another residue monitoring plan or defi-

ning extra demands, it was decided that guidelines for growers and a ‘feed-back possibility’ for retailers must be introduced. “It was clear that there was an urgent need for conver-sation between different partners and the Crop Protection Working Group had to be a forum where different

parties (producers, retailers, authorities) can have an open discussion with re-spect for each other’s concerns.” says Raf de Blaiser (Lava cvba).

According to Nigel Thorgrimsson, Chairman of the group, standards like GLOBALGAP are an impor-tant tool to ensure compliance with the set Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs). Confidence in these stan-dards is necessary, particularly in areas which are often contentiously discussed such as crop protection. The recommendations given to the Board by the Crop Protection Wor-king Group aim at contributing to a high level of credibility and integrity

of the GLOBALGAP Standards.The Crop Protection Working

Group, consisting of various ex-perts in the field of crop protection (see photograph) has success-fully developed two initiatives as part of the task given to them by the GLOBALGAP Board.

The first initiative provides for a feedback model / management tool

for retailers within the existing GLOBALGAP system. “This will help the retailers to manage the MRL exceedances found, by centralising the information,” says

Willem Hofmans (Ahold/Albert Heijn). It also engages Certification Bodies during their subsequent on-farm in- Dr. Elmé Coetzer

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Crop Protection Working Group

Addressing MRL Concerns

From left to right: Nigel Thorgrimsson, Chairman CPWG (Ardo), Claudia Michel (ECPA), Jean Francois Proust (Prince de Bretagne - Cerafel), Raf de Blaiser (LAVA), Lindi Benic (SHAFFE/Fruit South Africa), Philipe Binard (Freshfel Europe/SHAFFE), Sylvie Coulon (DG SANCO), Bill Harvey (Somerfield), Heike Mempel (Aldi Süd), Rob Wessels (Bakker Barendrecht), Miguel Vela (Fepex), Luc Peeters (Mechelse Veilingen cvba)

Members of the Crop Protection Working Group

RESPONSIBILITY IN DANISH MEANS TAKING CARE OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT

Danish Meat Association Tel.: +45 3373 2539 www.danishmeat.dk [email protected]

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T he news that the revision period had been extended to four

years, which means that Version 4.0 will now be released in 2011, was welcomed by all stakeholders as this will allow sufficient time for adjustment and implementation between new versions. Neverthe-

in using the Standard, identified several topics that they will focus on for the revision and various sub-groups have been formed to prepare recommendations. Natural resource management will be re-evaluated to determine if the Standard is current and fol-lows international movements.

The revision process will follow the recently published standard set-ting procedure to take into account best practices in standard setting, particularly allowing various oppor-tunities for stakeholder involvement and consultation. During the revi-sion period, interested parties will have two opportunities of 60 days each to send in their comments.

Comments on any part of the Standard (General Regulations and/or Control Points and Compliance Criteria) or on specific areas such as animal welfare issues, animal transport, Integrated Pest Manage-ment, or microbiological issues are welcome and can be sent directly to [email protected] or can be entered online at www.globalgap.org/publiccomments.The comments received shall be incorporated when applicable and GLOBALGAP will prepare feed-back to the parties who submitted comments, as well as a summary on how each comment has been addressed during the further pro-cessing of the Standard/module.

The first period for public con-sultation by all stakeholders starts on 15 October 2008 and ends on 12 December 2008. The second round of public consultation will be announced closer to the time.

The schedule for revision and progress can be seen in the diagram to the left.

The Standard Revision Process - When to Get Involved

Integrated Farm Assurance 2011

REVISION AND PROGRESS TOWARDS 2011

less, the task of revising the Stan-dard has begun again and main focus points have been identified.

Overall, a focus for the revision is the streamlining of the Standard by ensuring efficiency of control points. The various Sector Commit-tees have, through their experiences

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organisations. The GLOBALGAP tech-nical team responsible for the Stan-dard is managed by Dr. Elmé Coetzer.Within that team Dr. Friedrich Lüdekeis in charge of Fruit and Vegetables,Combinable Crops and Flowers andOrnamentals, Valeska Weymann of Aquaculture, Coffee (green) and Tea and Dr. Roland Aumüller of Live-stock and Feed. Technical supporton standard interpretation, small-holder issues, etc. is provided by Christi Venter, Reiko Enomoto and Zhou Xin. Heike Anna Rauber isresponsible for arranging all trans-lations of normative documents.

T he integration of the variousStandards into one GLOBALGAP

Integrated Farm Assurance Standard to provide a one-stop shop inGLOBALGAP certification has beenreceived well by producers and Cer-tification Bodies alike. Certification against the new version (Version 3)was launched in February 2007 and has become obligatory from Janua-ry 2008, and all producers seeking GLOBALGAP certification have to be inspected against this version. The Integrated Farm Assurance Standard has been based on generic Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

(HACCP) and is divided into modules.The ‘All Farm’ Module is always tobe complied with. The sub-scopemodules, which cover production inmore detail comprise Crops (Fruit and Vegetables, Combinable Crops,Coffee (green), Tea, Flowers and Ornamentals), Livestock (Cattle and Sheep, Dairy, Pig and Poultry) andAquaculture (Salmonids and Shrimp).

The Shrimp Standard was launched in April 2008 after world-wide stakeholder consultation over a two year period, with the involvementof retailers, producers, processors,government and non-government

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the ISO Guide 59, the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards, and theCode of good practice for the prepa-ration, adoption and application of standards of the WTO Agreement onTechnical Barriers to Trade (TBT).”

challenges facing producers seekingGLOBALGAP certification due to thelack of registered PPPs, and is re-evaluating the requirements to find a solution, says Martin de la Harpe (Flamingo Holdings),chairman of the committee.

Farm assured propagation material forms a good basis for sound, farm assured plant production. This is achieved by incorporating Plant PropagationMaterial (PPM) for further integratiointo the upstream supply chain. TheGLOBALGAP Plant Propagation Material Standard Version 2.0 has beenavailable for certification since March 2008 by approved Certification Bo-dies. The implementation and certifica-tion of the Standard is voluntary for allproduction units growing and selling propagation material to producers.

Standard Setting Procedure

In 2008 the GLOBALGAP Board has adopted procedures for the setting and revision of GLOBALGAP Standards.These principles now formalise theprocess already followed largely for the revision 2007 and will be used from now on.

Dr. Kristian Moeller, GLOBALGAP Secretary, said: “This formal procedu-re will provide external and internal guidance and a level of openness and transparency to our Standarddevelopment process, which is neededwhen operating on a global scale. Wecan hereby now demonstrate that our process is based on references like

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A nother revision cycle of the Inte-grated Farm Assurance Standard

has already started and the SectorCommittees have identified several topics to focus on, for the 2011 release. In general it has been agreed that Version 4.0 will not be drasti-cally different from Version 3.0. The main goal of the revision is to ensure that all relevant market changes andrequirements are addressed and thatthe Control Points and ComplianceCriteria are simplified. This means that the requirements will be re-evaluatedto assure further streamlining.

Relevant to all the crop sub-scopes (Fruit and Vegetables, Combinable Crops, Coffee (green), Tea, Flowers and Ornamentals), is the topic of Integrated Pest Management as it isan integral part of Good Agricultural Practices. The idea is to improve the existing guideline to maximiseimplementation and to discourage the development of pest populations by keeping plant protection products andother interventions to economically ju-stifiable levels and thereby decreasingthe risk of MRL exceedances. Another general point that will be discussedis resource management - the use of water, nitrogen and soil.

In the Fruit and Vegetables sub-scope the emphasis will be on micro-biological issues - personal hygiene, washing water, facility hygiene, etc. as means to minimise the risk of microbi-ological contamination.

The Flowers and Ornamentals Sector Committee is fully aware of the

GLOBALGAP Crops Standard

Continuous Improvement in Action

DID YOU KNOW?

GLOBALGAP Standard History

2000 First trials with the F&V protocol

2001 First ISO 65 accreditation for the Fruit & Vegetables Standard

2003 • Flowers & Ornamentals Standard • Introduction of the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard, including Fruit & Vegetables, Combinable Crops, Cattle & Sheep, Pig, Poultry, Dairy

2004 • Version 2 of Fruit & Vegetables Standard • Coffee Standard • Aquaculture Standard

2007 Integration of all GLOBALGAP Standards in Version 3 of the IFA Standard

2008 Shrimp StandardFurther information online: www.globalgap.org (The Standard Documents)

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stress the link to GLOBALGAPquality assured feed. Felipe D´Albora from Uruguay, Vice Chair-man of GLOBALGAP´s Sector Com-mittee Livestock comments: “The home-mixing issue of animal feed in particular was of high importancefor the producers in South America.The revised Compound Feed Module lays down rules, which are of highimportance for our livestock produ-cers in South America.”

Use of Antibiotics

“As little as possible, as much asneeded!” This is a phrase oftenheard when talking about the use of antibiotics in livestock produc-tion. Controlled and reduced use of antibiotics is the objective. Ani-mal health is an important aspect of animal welfare. Consequently antibiotics may contribute to thewelfare of sick animals. Intensivediscussions of GLOBALGAP repre-sentatives with stakeholders from producers, retailers, consumers and pharmaceutical industry produced a framework regarding the justifieduse of antibiotics. The proposalswill be discussed in the committeesfor the integration into Version 4of GLOBALGAP´s Livestock Base.

T he challenge of feeding the con-stantly growing world population

with animal proteins which originate from assured farm production, ismore than important. GLOBALGAPmakes a great effort to improve its existing Standards and modules for livestock production. The scopeshave been widened and additional issues have been integrated: a newTurkey Module, revised Compound Feed Manufacturers Module, revision of use of antibiotics for Version 4, animal welfare issues and drafting of an Animal Transport Module: these are the current topics that the Livestock Sector Committee of GLOBALGAP is working on.

New Turkey Module

The ratio of avian originated animal protein for human nutrition is grow-ing rapidly. The constant expansion of the global turkey production cre-ated the need to supply the market with a special Turkey Module in the GLOBALGAP Standards. So, the cre-ation of the new Turkey Module wasat the focus in 2008. Housed andoutdoor turkey production, buildings and mechanical equipment, feedand water supply, animal health

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Turkey and Moreygiene, residue monitoring,ary health plan, dispatch and

portation as well as workerlth and safety standards for d qualification of employeesre the main contents of the

Turkey Module. Compassi-onate input from specialists helped to develop the ControlPoints and the Compliance riteria. Special thanks to Dr. nald Guenther from HEIDE-

RK turkey producers, Germany.udits were performed iner 2008 in Europe and South ca. Having passed the public

consultation process, the Turkey Module will be ready for launch by the end of 2008.

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The need to adopt the existing Com-pound Feed Manufacturing Module

as a new require-ment was fulfilled in 2008. By early 2009the new Compound Feed Manufacturers Module is supposedto be launched. The

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for livestock produc-tion. “The question at GLOBALGAP was whether we should stop at the farm gate or integrate animal transport,” comments

Anne-Corine Vlaardingerbroek from CBL, The Netherlands. The decision has been made for integra-tion since transport is an essential feature for quality-assured livestock production. GLOBALGAP has started to develop a special Animal Transport Module.

Animal Welfare High awareness is given to animal welfare issues by the public. Demands by consumers and retailers for the integration of higher animal welfare standards create fear and opposition amongst the producers. To find the balance between public demands and feasibility may be the solution. “It is about our responsibi-

lity for the wellbeing of the animals, as well as about the economics of produ-cers and consumers. The animal welfare related points in the

GLOBALGAP Standards are therefo-re constantly revised and updated,” says Heidie Klingenberg Jørgensen from the Danish Meat Association. Dr. Roland Aumueller

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Language Documents* Sub-scope* Status

Afrikaans, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Thai, Turkish

CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V Published on website

Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish CPCC, CLs, F&V Published on website

Chinese CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, Pigs Published on website

Dutch, German CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, F&O, CC Published on website

English CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Tea, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, Pigs, Salmonids, Shrimps

Published on website

Portuguese CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, Pigs


Spanish CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, F&O, CC, CO, Dairy, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, Pigs, Salmonids, Shrimps


Slovak, Serbian, Romanian CPCC, CLs, GRs

F&V, F&O Will be published soon

DID YOU KNOW?

Translation of GLOBALGAP standard documents

We would like to say “thank you” to the many experts from partner organisations that sup-ported us in translating our standard docu-ments into 20 languages already. In countries where there is a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) a first proofreading of the translation is carried out by the group before the documents are published.

All comments to the translated documents received by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat will be forwarded to the specific NTWG. The NTWG can recommend GLOBALGAP to approve a translation as the final and normative version.

All approved CBs are invited to comment on translations to improve the quality and also assist in completing the approval process of final and normative versions in the different languages.

*CPCC: Control Points and Compliance Criteria; CLs: Checklist; GRs: General Regulations; F&V: Fruit and Vegetables; F&O: Flowers and Ornamentals; CC: Combinable Crops; CO: Coffee

As of September 2008

STATUS ON TRANSLATIONS

Further information online: www.globalgap.org (The Standard Documents)


THE STANDARD

G LOBALGAP‘s set of Standardscurrently covers Salmonids and

Shrimp for the Aquaculture Scope.Tilapia and Pangasius are under de-velopment and expected for certifica-tion at the beginning of 2009.

GLOBALGAP Aquaculture Stan-dards do not only cover goodaquaculture practices on the farm, but also enable the farmer to provi-de evidence that feed and seedlingsentering the farm activities are also recognised by GLOBALGAP. Withinthis certification system, proper segregation of certified products can be checked with our supportingChain of Custody tool.

“Royal Ahold has been the initiator of developing Aquaculture Standards within GLOBALGAP, given the gro-wing importance of this industry to provide safe, sustainable and healthy

food to consumers.We believe that wor-king with committed suppliers and retailersto develop standards is a very effective way of building consumer

trust,” says Aldin Hilbrands, RoyalAhold; Chairman GLOBALGAPAquaculture Sector Committee.

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oodVest Group recognises theasing importance of aquacul- globally and fully supports the velopment of the sector. Weee aquaculture as being essen-ial for providing marine and aquatic derived nutrition for the growing population. This has o be done in a responsible andthical way, however, and weso see GLOBALGAP as provi-

a crucial means for assuringe products we sell meet theandards that we set.” Ian Michie,odVest Group; GLOBALGAP,

Aquaculture Sector Committee.Since 2004 GLOBALGAP has

extended certification activities from the agricultural start point to aquacul-ture related activities. The first mar-ket request has arrived for salmonfarming. Currently for GLOBALGAPsalmonids certification under Option 1 and 2, a total of 80 farms have received GLOBALGAP certification (including hatcheries supplying ova/smolt). Certificates have been issu-ed in Norway, the UK, France andBelgium.

Shrimp

“The Shrimp Standard adds to our Salmon Standard launched in 2004, which is now recognised as a refe-rence Standard around the world for farmed salmon certification. Thelaunch of the Shrimp Standard un-derlines aquaculture’s growing global

expansion with consumers expectingfrom retailers to provide safe, su-stainable and healthy seafood. Thestandard setting procedure involveda worldwide stakeholder consultati-on over a two year period, with theinvolvement of retailers, producers, processors and non-governmentorganisations.” Dr. Kristian Moeller,Secretary GLOBALGAP

“GLOBALGAP is consulting moreand more with stakeholders andsociety outside of the food industry itself. The new Shrimp AquacultureModule covers aspects of sustainability, including social and environmentalaspects. Join the various sessions and

round tables at the 9th GLOBALGAP Confe-rence in Cologne to learn more about this and see how sustaina-bility and business canstrengthen each other.“

Leo van Mulekom, Oxfam Novib, NL.“As the Standard should have broadacceptance and credibility, we have followed an in-depth consultation of experts and stakeholders. Trialed in six farms in three different countries inAsia and Latin America by GLOBALGAPapproved Certification Body auditors,we are confident that we have created an excellent Standard on basis of four basic principles. These are legal com-pliance, food safety, animal welfare and corporate social responsibility with respect to environment, ecolo-gy and social practices. Instead of

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The lack of a truly global referent standard for compound feed manuf-acturing which would be acceptableto GLOBALGAP has generated the need to upgrade the GLOBALGAPCompound Feed Standard. Certifica-tion demand for feed manufacturingoperations grew within the last twoyears so GLOBALGAP is also investing in a revision of current criteria. Toge-ther with an open stakeholder consul-tation and trials on the field in differentcontinents, the GLOBALGAP Feed Standard is expected to be ready for certification by March 2009. This willcover livestock and aquaculture farm requirements of feed sourced into their operations.•

being merely a guideline for buyers toidentify the better farms, this Standardis meant to virtually encourage theimprovement of global shrimp farming practices. The Standard also serves asa tool for providing market access to

smallholders through the possibility of groupcertification within the GLOBALGAP certifica-tion framwork.”Mark Nijhof, Heiploeg BV; Chairman

GLOBALGAP Shrimp Working Group.Training on the Shrimp Standard

took place in Europe, Latin America and Indonesia. The choice of Certi-fication Bodies already approved forAquaculture Shrimp is growing.

Pangasius

Pangasius Standard developmentstarted by an initiative of the mainproducing country: Vietnam. Sup-ported by the German TechnicalCooperation (GTZ ), the workinggroup presented a first draft propo-sal to GLOBALGAP. The draft Stan-dard was subject to trial audits onsix farms and one open stakeholder consultation. After a second round of open stakeholder consultationand further trials, the Standard is

expected to be released at the be-ginning of 2009. “GLOBALGAP will

contribute to the long-term security of the pangasius industry asit will align stakehol-ders with the demandsof global markets.“Jos Exters, Anova Food

BV; Chairman GLOBALGAP, PangasiusWorking Group.

Tilapia

GLOBALGAP participates in a com-parison project of aquaculture stan-dards on the field, coordinated by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership. This exercise provides the opportunity to test out the draft Standard in different production systems (pond based, cage, closed recirculation and raceway systems), provides feedback of farms assessment outcome and at the same time serves as platform for capacity building on the field to GLOBALGAPapproved Certification Bodies for theAquaculture Scope. After completion of the project and an open stakehol-der consultation period, GLOBALGAP Tilapia draft will be subject of internalstandard setting procedure with follow-ing trials on the field in order to have itready at the beginning of 2009.

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DID YOU KNOW?

A list of GLOBALGAP Certification Bodies approved and provisionally approved for GLOBALGAP Aquaculture can be viewed on our website by region, country, scope and subscope respectively.

“Make the difference, adopt GLOBALGAP!“

Further information online: www.globalgap.org (The Standard Documents)

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THE STANDARD

T he first EurepGAP Certificate was issued in October 2001. Since then the number of certified producers

and countries with certificates have been growing at a constant rate. In July 2008, more then 92,000 growers were certified in more than 85 countries.

The European share of all certified producers is still leading with more than 78%, since retail and food service demand has traditionally been largest in Europe. However,growth rates in other continents are higher and demand is picking up in Asia, especially from Japan, and also

in North America.The average size of certified producers is higher in the Ame-ricas and thereforemere numbers under-represent the avai-lability of certified products from these

continents.More than 70% of all

certified producers arealready members of a group

certificate, i.e. of either Option 2 or 4 and group certification is

growing faster than individual certification Option 1 and 3. Sin-ce the average size of producers in a group is much smaller com-pared to individually certified producers,it demonstrates thatGLOBALGAP certifi-cation becomes moreand more achievable,also for smaller farms.

As well as the sustainablegrowth of generic GLOBALGAP certificates, i.e. Option 1 and 2, the increasing relevance of Benchmarked Schemes is becoming apparent and is expected to step up even more in 2009, when the transition from Version 2.x to Version IFA 3.0. will be completed.

The year 2007 is the main transition period from Version 2.x to Version 3.0. It is interesting to observe that farmer groups seem to be behind in their upgrading process. Thiscan, however, be explained by their main presence in Euro-pe, and the fact that their upcoming re-certification date isclose to harvest in the second half of the calendar year.

CERTIFICATIONOPTIONS

SIX CONTINENTS

GLOBALGAP Statistics

Sustainable Growth

COST AND REVENUES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2007The financial result for 2007 reflected the growth of GLOBALGAP`s role in the industry. TEUR 2,654 of costs were covered by TEUR 2,775 of revenues. The small surplus has been used as a contingency in line with all previous years. The GLOBALGAP Board oversees the allocation of financial resources according to the activity plan.

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Fruit and Vegetables is by far the leading category amongthe wide range of product scopes offered by GLOBALGAPfor certification. However, one can observe rapidly growing interest in other scopes, such as specific Crop categories,Livestock and especially Aquaculture.

We expect their share to grow within the GLOBALGAP portfolio over the coming years. This may also shift the

relevance amongproduction countries and continents.Comparing the rangeof product scopesfor certification andaveraging the attribu-tion of all criteria thatare checked for each of the product scopes,

the holistic approach of GLOBALGAP

is revealed. Almost twothirds of all control points on

farms are directly related to foodsafety, derived from a generic HACCP concept. The remai-ning check points are divided almost evenly between envi-ronment, worker health & safety and animal welfare.

Continuous Improvement Transition from Version 2.x to IFA V3.0

Development of the Certified Producers

Certified Producers Worldwide

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Argentina 1204 Australia 205 Austria 880 Belarus 1 Belgium 3366 Bosnia/Herzegovina 123 Brazil 927 Bulgaria 1 Burkina Faso 182 Cameroon 11 Canada 24 Chile 1294 China 271 Colombia 467 Costa Rica 273 Côte d‘Ivoire 264 Croatia 67 Cuba 1 Cyprus 506 Czech Republic 19 Denmark 58 Dominican Republic 287 Ecuador 448 Egypt 298 Ethiopia 8 France 2278 Germany 5464 Greece 13967 Guatemala 33 Guinea 16 Honduras 14 Hungary 1465 India 1637 Indonesia 1 Iran 2 Ireland 49 Israel 1537 Italy 12875 Jamaica 4 Japan 6 Jordan 15 Kenya 133 Latvia 1 Lithuania 1

Macedonia 4 Madagascar 1145 Malaysia 12 Mali 337 Malta 775 Martinique 16 Mexica 99 Moldova 2 Morocco 417 Namibia 9 Netherlands 4774 New Zealand 1653 Norway 57 Pakistan 2 Palestinian Territory 1 Panama 38 Peru 923 Philippines 3 Poland 351 Portugal 243 Puerto Rico 3 Romania 45 Senegal 9 Slovakia 15 Slovenia 8 South Africa 1555 Spain 9113 Sri Lanka 3 Swaziland 3 Sweden 14 Switzerland 8 Tanzania 1 Taiwan 93 Thailand 1084 Tunisia 229 Turkey 6905 United Kingdom 79 United States of America 279 Urugay 4 Venezuela 1 Vietnam 5 Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 1 Total 81163

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THE STANDARD


I n a public-private partnership pro-ject with GTZ (German Technical

Cooperation) and Coop (Switzerland),GLOBALGAP has developed a tool foran effective risk assessment of social aspects in primary production.Similar to the field records requiredfor farming activities, GLOBALGAPhas identified key documentary requirements to help guide producers in facilitating the implementation of a social management system on the farm. Trials on five continents indicatethat by using this tool in synergy withthe GLOBALGAP auditing system(including group certification), assess-ment costs for the developed module can be kept the toolaffordable for ag-ricultural operatorsof all sizes, including smallholderA detaileddescription oGRASP andthe developed tools can be found in the GRASP project reports (which canbe downloaded at www.globalgap.org/publications). The trials haveshown that in combination with local

stakeholder involvement and active awareness raising, the module canhelp prevent structural failures of compliance with relevant national and international labour legislation.

However, these broad globalrequirements need an adaptationand validation to the respective local situation, which are best carried out by local key stakeholders (e.g. NGOs,labour associations, syndicates etc.). They can be effectively linked in via the existing GLOBALGAP national stakeholder group infrastructure, providing the necessary local risk as-sessment and ownership, as a tool to assist in the global integrity for social

sues. The module will not form part of the GLOBAL-GAP certificate, but aims to serve as anadditional informationmodule in thesupply chain.

it is to stimulateawareness raising and continuousimprovement of social managementsystems on farms. Data acquired during the assessment will be held inthe GLOBALGAP database.

GLOBALGAP Social

Good Social Practices in AgricultureThis will enable producers to share assessment results with interestedbuyers.

A clear differentiation shall be made between the assessment and afull social audit. Complete social aud-its with in-depth investigations, cross-checks and worker interviews are not within the scope of GLOBALGAP. Thetools have been developed to provi-de a more rapid and broad use. Full social audits may be considered forin-depth cross-checking controls, incertain cases entirely complementingthe approach.

A close and continuing exchange and interface with other social

initiatives willbe assured throughout the implementation project in order to explore syner-gies and avoid duplication.

In early 2008, severalretailers as well

as public partners have expressed their interest in actively participating in a pioneer phase to implement the developed module. Another 18-month project will be co-financed by GTZ, GLOBALGAP and sixGLOBALGAP retail members who willalso be actively involved in the localworkshops. The core of this project is to develop a generic concept forbroad implementation, based on local interpretation. GLOBALGAP is aiming at conducting at least four local implementation projects. Trai-ning material for farmers and imple-menters is also under development.

To learn more about the project please contact the GLOBALGAPSecretariat.

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C oming from Peru to Germany has not only been a good chance for interacting with internatio-

nal business environments, but it has also become a great opportunity to participate and contribute to the growth of one of the most important standard setting organisations for Good Agricultural Practices in the food industry. Throughout the last five years that I have been working for the GLOBALGAP Secretariat, I have learned that GLOBALGAP cannot only be seen as a certification system for assuring consumers’ safety and health, but that in addition this programme is seeking to facilitate trade through innovative solutions such as the Benchmarking of national and regional standards and schemes.

In fact, the GLOBALGAP Benchmarking certification options are in line with our principle of “one stop audit at the farm gate” and offers a possibility to reduce certification costs to producers, which might incre-ase due to multiplication of audits for complying with both local and international market requirements. The output of the GLOBALGAP Benchmarking process is the recognition of equivalence of national certification

programmes that include common Good Agricultural Practice standards, which are audited under a likewise level of integrity and accreditation as those offered by GLOBALGAP. With this harmonisation proposal we do not only acknowledge the effort already made by local schemes that deliver high quality products in European markets, but also the benchmarked option itself en-courages stakeholders in other regions to take similar initiatives to highlight the efforts made by local produ-cers for maintaining and improving the confidence in their products.

Currently there are 18 distinct GLOBALGAP Benchmarked Schemes from countries like Austria, Colombia, Chile, Germany, Kenya, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Uruguay and the UK, which are being implemented for a range of product scopes such as Fruit and Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamentals, as well as for Cattle and Sheep (see table on page 25). The scheme owners of these certification programmes have a direct opportuni-ty to benefit from GLOBALGAP membership, participate in our standard revision process, participate in special

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British Ornamental Plant Producers

Flowers and Ornamentals

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workshops for Benchmarked Schemes and be linked to the relevant National Technical Working Group. During the last quarter of the year 2008 we also expect CHINAGAP to become fully recognised as well as to receive new applications from Canada, Colombia, Thailand and India.

The Benchmarking Procedure

In order to become a GLOBALGAP Benchmarked Scheme, interested applicants must be registered in the GLOBALGAP Benchmarking Extranet (http://benchmarking.globalgap.org) and follow the GLOBALGAP Benchmarking procedure published on our website. This process consists of the technical comparison of the normative documents of the applicant schemes against the GLOBALGAP documents, i.e. the applicant scheme’s Certification System Rules will be compared against the GLOBALGAP General Regulations and the applicant scheme’s standard will be compared against the GLOBALGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria.

The applicant certification rules must be based on ISO 65 requirements and the equivalence assessment will fo-cus on requirements such as Certification Bodies approval processes, auditor qualifications, sanctions procedures, conformance levels etc. Likewise, the applicant standard document should include all GLOBALGAP requirements, compliance levels (Major, Minors and Recommenda-tions) and at the same time could have comparable audit criteria adapted to local conditions. The equivalence assessment of the applicant’s normative documents is carried out by benchmarking reviewers from either one of

the two independent organisations with large experience in the food sector and accreditation process for product certification: the Joint Accreditation System for Australia and New Zealand (JAS ANZ) or the Deutsches Akkredi-tieriungssystem Prüfwesen (DAP). These benchmarking reviewers will be in regular contact with the applicant scheme owner and will inform them about aspects of their application, which require a response from the applicant within an agreed timeline.

The next step from this initial evaluation is the Peer Review by GLOBALGAP members. At this stage the application is transparently shared with international stakeholders for giving them the opportunity to review and comment on the issues raised by the benchmarking reviewer as well as to identify further equivalence non-conformances on specific GLOBALGAP requirements. The reviewer collects the comments of GLOBALGAP members and includes them as part of the technical evaluation process. The Peer Review phase has a maximum duration of two months.

Furthermore, an Independent Witnessed Assessment is planned after the technical comments have been respon-ded to by the applicant scheme and have been closed by the benchmarking reviewer. At this stage the independent organisation selects and sends an experienced auditor to conduct a field assessment to verify the implementation and interpretation of the applicant scheme’s standards by a Certification Body. The applicant scheme selects this Certification Body and proposes a number of production sites to the benchmarking reviewer to be considered in the audit.

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Finally, the independent organisation will send a recom-mendation to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat for approval or rejection of the application. The GLOBALGAP Secre-tariat will revise the technical evaluation process and would proceed to make a decision based on the recom-mendation of the independent organisation. In case of rejection, the applicant has the possibility to appeal. In case of approval, the applicant would receive a status of “provisional approval” after signing a Benchmarking contract with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat and confir-ming which GLOBALGAP approved Certification Bodies will be operating the recent Benchmarked Scheme. It is expected that the Benchmarking process lasts minimum six months from the day of accepting the application of a scheme until a provisional approval status has been granted.

The Benchmarked Scheme will be in provisional ap-proved status no longer than six more months, a period within the scheme owner will encourage their producer members to implement the new scheme and the first Certification Body to demonstrate an ISO/IEC 65 accre-ditation to the scope of the Benchmarked Scheme. Once the latter is communicated to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat, the scheme will be promoted to “Fully Approval” status. Both Provisionally Approved and Fully Approved Benchmarked Schemes will appear in the GLOBALGAP website.

GLOBALGAP Benchmarking Categories

Since the introduction of the GLOBALGAP IFA Version 3.0 the Benchmarking process offers two categories for recognition of equivalent schemes. On the one hand, the “Full Benchmark“ (FB) category. It requires both applicant normative documents to be benchmarked against the GLOBALGAP General Regulations and Con-trol Points and Compliance Criteria. The accreditation requirement for the Certification Bodies of a Full Bench-marked Scheme is a separate ISO Guide 65 accredita-tion to the scope of the Benchmarked Scheme. On the other hand, the “Approved Modified Checklist“ (AMC) category requires the benchmark exercise for only the applicant’s standards against the GLOBALGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria.

The benchmarked AMC will be operated under com-plete compliance of the GLOBALGAP General Regulati-ons. Thus, the accreditation requirement for the Cer-tification Body will be an ISO 65 accreditation for the scope of GLOBALGAP.

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Pursue GLOBALGAP Benchmark

The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) intends to pursue benchmarking of its On-Farm Food Safety Programme against GLOBALGAP. This direction fol-lows a growing demand from international buyers for internationally recognised farm assurance programs and a visit by GLOBALGAP‘s Secretary Kristian Moeller to Ottawa in August 2008. “Our objective is to reduce the duplication of food safety audits on the farm and offer a Canadian programme that meets international customer requirements,“ said Heather Gale, CHC‘s Food Safety Coordinator. “The CHC program is designed to meet national Government criteria as well as US and Europe-an customer demand“.

The CHC is currently undergoing a technical review of its eight product specific category standards by Ca-nadian federal and provincial governments under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency‘s (CFIA) On-Farm Food Safety Recognition Programme, and is hoping to materialise synergies with the GLOBALGAP Benchmar-king procedure.

US NGO establishing AmeriGAP

Northern Great Plains, Inc., based in Fargo, North Da-kota, USA is establishing AmeriGAP to raise awareness among the US agriculture and policy sectors of Good Agricultural Practice standards and support initiatives to certify US producers in the standards. NGP Inc. is a non-profit-making research, demonstration and convening organisation working in the US and Canada.

For information contact Jerry Nagel: www.ngplains.org

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G LOBALGAP is one of the few certification systems, which truly

operates worldwide. By 2008 we can say that GLOBALGAP has certificates in almost every part of the world.

Third party certification is still the key tool to provide credibility, transpar-ency and integrity of quality assurance systems for the food industry. The GLOBALGAP approved Certification Bodies (CBs) are a key part of the

whole certification system. CBs have the possibility to get approved by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. One condi-tion for that approval is that they gain accreditation to the relevant scope of the GLOBALGAP Standard. Our approach and intention is to make the CB service easily available and accessible for the producer. Therefore we have prepared a network of GLOBALGAP approved CBs opera-ting as geographically close to the producers as possible. Currently

there are 134 approved CBs working with GLOBALGAP in more than 80 countries worldwide. Countries with the most approved CBs are: Germany (18), Spain (16), Italy (15), Brazil (9) and Greece (9), by July 2008. We are continuously receiving applications from new CBs interested in working with us. In order to maintain a high level of integrity GLOBALGAP moni-tors the work and performance of the CBs. Consequently, over the past few years five CBs were suspended by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat because of contractual non-compliances.

To become a certified producer it is necessary to contact approved and registered Certification Bodies, which carry out certification in line with the GLOBALGAP Standard.

Producers enter into a contract with the CB by signing the Sublicence and Certification Agreement. The avai-lability of certification services in a country or region is basically depen-dent on the availability of Certifica-tion Bodies. In some countries local CBs do have headquarters, whilst in other countries CBs are in the process of establishing branch offices to be represented. The third possibility often

is an auditor coming from abroad only for the certification activity. These possibilities create a broad network with a wide coverage and choice for the producer.

Administration

All rules for Certification Bodies working with GLOBALGAP are set in the General Regulations. If the Certi-fication Body complies with all of the necessary conditions it enters into a contract with the GLOBALGAP Secre-tariat by a Licence and Certification Agreement and becomes listed on the GLOBALGAP website. These agree-ments ensure a standardised high level of quality and integrity.

Each year at least one representa-tive of the approved CBs participates in a GLOBALGAP CB workshop, which is a forum for harmonisation and an opportunity to meet with other stake-

holders and networking. All qualified and registered auditors go through the GLOBALGAP online training and are entered into our databases. With the successful completion of one online test per revision period (once every four years) these auditors guarantee their GLOBALGAP auditor and inspector status.

Any approved CBs can contribute to the development of the Standard by sending their inputs directly to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. Regular and frequent communication and an ongoing service provided by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat’s CB admi-nistration and database team support the operation of the CBs.

“We define our duty in putting

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expertise for the continuous

improvement of the Standard.”

Betina Jahn SGS Germany

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More Choice and Better Service


Transfer and transparency of infor-mation is guaranteed through the CB Extranet, an efficient communication tool, which also facilitates the approval process of CBs around the globe. Here CBs can not only track their application step by step, but also have access to a platform of information regarding the development and updates of the GLOBALGAP normative documents. In a “Document Center“ all documents

and official communication is uploaded. Some parts of the CB Extranet, such as all information concerning their affilia-ted CBs are visible to the Accreditation Bodies working with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat, via the AB Extranet.

Accreditation Bodies

The GLOBALGAP system is based on independent accreditation. Mana-ging accreditation for more than 130 Certification Bodies also brings the task of harmonisation between the different Accreditation Bodies.

The Accreditation Body to which the CB applies must be signatory to the Multilateral Agreement (MLA) on Product Certification and must: a) either be part of the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA), or b) must be a member of the Interna- tional Accreditation Forum (IAF) and

c) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat.

In the table you can find the list of Accreditation Bodies that have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the GLOBALGAP Secreta-

riat and are signatories to the Multi-lateral Agreement (MLA) on Product Certification. News in 2007/2008

• As well as several branch offices of CBs operating in Eastern Europe, the first local approved CBs started their certification activity in the Czech Republic in 2007.• As well as several branch offices of CBs operating in the Middle East, the first local CBs started their certifica-tion activity in Jordan and Israel in 2008.• The new GLOBALGAP Plant Propa- gation Material (PPM) Standard V2.0 was launched in March 2008. By now there are 5 GLOBALGAP approved CBs for PPM. In 2009 PPM will be available for certification for all CBs.• The GLOBALGAP Shrimp Standard was launched in April 2008 and is available for certification.

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Location Accreditation Body

Argentina OAA - Organismo Argentino de AcreditaciónAustralia & New Zealand JAS-ANZ - Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand Austria BMWA - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit – ÖsterreichBelgium BELAC - Belgian Accreditation Body

BrazilINMETRO* - Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Normalização e Qualidade Industrial

Czech Republic CAI - Czech Accreditation InstituteDenmark DANAK - Danish National Body for AccreditationFinland FINAS - The Finnish Accreditation ServiceFrance COFRAC - Comite Francais d‘Accreditation Germany DAP - Deutsches Akkreditierungssystem Prüfwesen Greece ESYD - Hellenic Accreditation System S.A.Ireland INAB - Irish National Accreditation BoardItay SINCERT - Sistema Nazionale AccreditamentoLithuania LA - Lithuanian National Accreditation BureauMexico EMA - Entidad Mexicana de AcreditaciónNetherlands RvA - Dutch Accreditation Council Norway NA - Norwegian AccreditationPoland PCA - Polish Centre for AccreditationSlovakia SNAS - Slovak National Accreditation Service Slovenia SA - Slovenian Accreditation South Africa SANAS - South African National Accreditation SystemSpain ENAC - Entidad Nacional de AcreditaciónSweden SWEDAC - Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Switzerland SAS - Swiss Federal Office of Metrology and Accreditation, Swiss AccreditationUnited Kingdom UKAS - United Kingdom Accreditation Service USA ANSI - American National Standards Institute

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G LOBALGAP is truly an international Standard with over 92,000

certified producers in 88 countries con-trolled by more than 130 Certification Bodies. Consequently the climatic, eco-nomic, social and legal conditions and circumstances in which the certified pro-ducers operate are very different. This creates a challenge to guarantee that the value of a GLOBALGAP certificate is the same in each part of the world.

Ensuring the integrity of the cetifi-cation process has always been a key activity for GLOBALGAP. The Integrity Programme has been recently revised to include a set of activities carried out to verify, maintain and where necessa-ry take action to ensure that certified producers comply with GLOBALGAP certification requirements. It is designed to provide a monitor of certification activities and to continuously develop and improve them to offer the utmost confidence to stakeholders in the reliability of the certificate delivery. It is important to stress that it complements and does not duplicate the work done by Certification or Accreditation Bodies. The result of the integrity verifications provides feedback to Accreditation Bodies and supports their work. It covers all GLOBALGAP scopes and sub-scopes worldwide and also the Benchmarked Schemes.

The Integrity Programme is mana-ged by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. To ensure impartiality within the Integrity Programme, responsibilities have been split between the GLOBALGAP Board, the Integrity Surveillance Committee (ISC) and the GLOBALGAP Secretariat’s integrity team. The programme is steered and supervised by the GLOBALGAP Board’s integrity policy. It implements the stakeholders’ needs, develops and/or approves procedures and rules, sets targets and priorities, guides and oversees the Secretariat.

The ISC takes the final decision on a case by case basis on improvements or sanctions based on the reports presen-ted by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat’s

GLOBALGAP Integrity Programme

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“I would like to thank you again for the excellent assessment

and collaboration. Your necessary visit and monitoring of the

Certification Bodies, together with the clarification letter ba-

sed on the documented findings, will harmonise Certification

Body practices and increase the credibility of GLOBALGAP

certificates in Greece.”

Arapogiannis Thomas, Agronomist, Greece

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Integrity Team. The practical imple-mentation is done by the GLOBALGAP Sec- retariat. Its role is to organise and carry out assessments, implement and enforce the decisions by the ISC and fa-cilitate the improvement of the scheme. The Integrity Programme has 2 pillars:

Brand Integrity Programme

The Brand Integrity Programme (BIPRO)is to secure instant and complete acces-sibility of registration and status data of every producer and product for all op-tions to make the Standard transparent through the GLOBALGAP database. The detection of any improper GLOBALGAP logo use, Certification Body registration and accreditation status are also a part of the Brand Integrity Programme.

Certification Integrity Programme

The Certification Integrity Programme (CIPRO) focuses on the operation of the Certification Bodies (CB). The aim of the Certification Integrity Programme is to ensure that each certified producer meets the same minimum acceptable level to assure that audits of these pro-ducers have been done consistently and each Certification Body has applied the GLOBALGAP rules the same way. The Certification Integrity Programme focuses on the improvement of Cer-tification Bodies’ performance rather than on their sanctioning. The support of the Accreditation Bodies is vital in this process. GLOBALGAP therefore facilitates the cooperation with and among the Accreditation Bodies by organising workshops, meetings and making CIPRO results available to them. CIPRO consists of the following

activities: Office assessments to check the certification process of a CB. In this process a specially approved integrity assessor examines the GLOBALGAP certification process of selected growers based on document review; Producer assessments to check the Certification Body’s inspection performance. In this process an integrity assessor re-inspects a grower and compares the assessment result with the latest report of the Certifi-cation Body; Exchange of information with Accre-ditation Bodies and training of Accre-ditation Bodies’ experts; Witness how Accreditation Bodies carry out their assessments on Certification Bodies; Witness how Certification Bodies perform their inspections on producers and bilateral reviews with Benchmarked Scheme Owners.

For the CB office and the producer assessments the representatives of the Certification and the Accreditation Bodies are invited to witness the assess-ment. All GLOBALGAP accredited CBs will be audited over a two year cycle. These office assessments are supported by the result of the producer assess-ments. The target of the Certification Integrity Programme, set by the GLOBALGAP Board for 2008, is to carry out 75 CB offices and 150

producer assessments. Selection of the visited growers and the CBs are made by risk assessment, taking into consideration the number of certified producers, distribution of these produ-cers between Options 1 or 2, previous assessment results, product availability at the time of the assessment and any complaints received. Evaluation of assessment result The observed performance of the CB is classified from 1 to 5 and the result is used to: Identify strengths and points for improvements for Certification Bodies; Provide feedback to Accredi-tation and to Certification Bodies for continuous improvement; Collect points for improvements in the GLOBALGAP system; Determine any ambiguous points in the official documents; Obtain first-hand feedback about the practical implication of the Standard; Follow up complaints and sanctions.

Although sanctioning is not an objective of the programme, sanctions to Certification Bodies are defined in the General Regulations (first warning, second warning, yellow card, red card and contract cancellation), are decided by the Integrity Surveillance Committee and implemented by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat. Issuing of yellow cards, red cards and contract cancellation will be publicly displayed on the GLOBALGAP website.

Controls that are carried out on a routine basis will be covered by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat budget. The producers and Certification Bodies are not charged by the Secretariat for the integrity assessments. If during the initial controls incidences are found that lead to new and extra controls, the CB will need to pay for these additional controls.

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Yearly ISC Board Report

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to contribute to the improvement of the system at a global level.

The creation of the CBC can be considered another important step in the development of a consensus-based decision-making process. All proposals made by the CBC are subject to the approval of the Sector Committees. A future goal is to still further develop the relation between the Certification Body Committee and the Sector Committees to more directly explain and discuss proposals.

I n early 2006, GLOBALGAP establis-hed a committee of Certification Bo-

dies (CBs) to learn from the combined experience of the CBs and increase their involvement in facilitating the im-plementation and continuous develop-ment of the GLOBALGAP scheme.

The main function of the Certifi-cation Body Committee (CBC) is to discuss the implementation of the Standard and to provide feedback to the GLOBALGAP Sector Committees, as well as to represent the CB‘s in-terests within the GLOBALGAP System. The committee consists of 8 members, elected by the CB GLOBALGAP associ-ate members.

During the first 3 years, the CBC met every six months in different coun-tries, in addition to frequent commu-nication by the use of teleconferences and e-mail. The first meetings focused on the GLOBALGAP Version 3 revision and many proposals for improvement have been put forward to the Sector Committees for evaluation and appro-val. Several issues regarding the Gene-ral Regulations, technical development and interpretation have been brought to the attention of the CBC and comments as well as proposals were

provided to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat in return. All contractual agreements were also evaluated by the CBC. More recently, the main topics have been the Integrity Programme and the develop-ment of the new certification database. Minutes concerning the activities of the CBC are made available to all CBs on the CB extranet.

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Name Organisation Country

Nigel Alexander Perishable Products Export Control Board South Africa

Stephen Cox NSF/CMi Certification United Kingdom

Angela Filotico Det Norske Veritas Italy Italy

Paul Macintyre Food Certification International United Kingdom

Guy Mattys SGS Belgium Belgium

Ruth Nyagah AFRICERT LTD Kenya

Caroline Ottewell National Britannia Certification Ltd United Kingdom

Chris Reading Efsis/SAI Global Ltd United Kingdom

Carolina Zamarripa LSQA (LATU Sistemas S.A.) Uruguay

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G LOBALGAP firmly believes in local multi-stakeholder support and adaptation for Good Agricultral Practice

standards within the context of national and international trade: the “Think Global, Act Local” principle.

The role of the National Technical Working Groups (NTWG) is to ensure proper translation of the Standard, to develop National Interpretation Guidelines as well as address specific local adaptation and implementation challenges. National Technical Working Groups are esta-blished voluntarily by GLOBALGAP members in countries where there is a need for clarification of implementation of GLOBALGAP on a local scale. The groups are establis-hed and work in close cooperation with the GLOBALGAP Secretariat and the Sector Committees and support the GLOBALGAP implementation and continuous improve-ment based on specific area needs.

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Argentina All Sub-Scopes • Fundacion ArgenINTA Contact: Guillermo Gonzales Castro, www.eurepargentina.org.ar Founded in 2004

Belgium All Sub-Scopes • Verboond van Belgische Tuinbouw-veilingen (VBT) • Contact: Ann de Craene, www.veiling.be Founded in 2002

Brazil Fruit and Vegetables • Instituto Agrotecnologia Contact: Daniel Velloso, www.agrotecnologia.org.br Founded in 2006

Coffee, Livestock • Instituto Genesis • Contact: Marcelo Rocha Holmo, www.institutogenesis.org.br • Founded in 2004

Bulgaria All Sub-Scopes • Moody International Ltd Contact: Kliment Petrov, www.moody.bg • Founded in 2006

Chile Fruit and Vegetables • Fundation para el Desarollo Fruticola Contact: Ricardo Adonis, www.fdf.cl • Founded in 2008

Colombia Fruit and Vegetables • Corporación Colombia Internacional • Contact: Catalina Giraldo de los Rios, www.cci.org.co • Founded in 2006

Aquaculture • Asociacion Nacional de Acuicultores de Colombia - ACUANAL • Contact: Sandra Bibiana Bermudez Founded in 2008

Czech Republic All Sub-Scopes • Czech Society for Quality Contact: Katerina Myskova, www.csq.cz • Founded in 2006

Denmark All Sub-Scopes • Bureau Veritas Certification A/S, Denmark Contact: Pia Mogelvang, www.certification.bureauveritas.dk Founded in 2007

France Fruit and Vegetables • CNIPT • Contact: Aymard de Montigny, www.cnipt.com • Founded in 2002

Germany Fruit and Vegetables • Agrar Control GmbH Contact: Carsten Everink, www.agrar-control.de • Founded in 2005

Greece Fruit and Vegetables • Novacert • Contact: Dimitrios Tamparopoulo, www.novacert.gr • Founded in 2004

India Fruit and Vegetables • Quality Council of India (QCI) Contact: Gridhar J. Gyani, www.qcin.org • Founded in 2008

Italy Fruit and Vegetables • Centro Servizi Ortofruticoli (CSO) Contact: Simona Rubbi, www.csoservizi.com • Founded in 2002

Malaysia All Sub-Scopes • qa plus asia pacific sdn.bhd. Contact: Christie F. Robert, www.qaplusasia.com Founded in 2003

The Netherlands Fruit and Vegetables • Productschap Tuinbouw‚ Contact: Danielle Vreedzaam van Dijk, www.tuinbouw.nlFounded in 2002

Poland All Sub-Scopes • Metro Group Buying GmbH Contact: Aleksandra Sierchulska, www.metrogroup.de Founded in 2006

Spain Fruit and Vegetables • FEPEXContact: Miguel Vela, www.fepex.es • Founded in 2002

Thailand Fruit and Vegetables • KC Fresh Contact: Chusak Chuenprayoth, www.kcfresh.com Founded in 2007

Turkey Fruit and Vegetables • ALARA Contact: Dr. Belit Balci, www.alaraagri.com • Founded in 2005

Ukraine Fruit and Vegetables • Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (KNUTE) • Contact: Nataliya Pritulska, www.knteu.kiev.ua • Founded in 2006

Uruguay Cattle and Sheep • INAC (Instituto Nacional de Carnes de Uruguay)• Contact: Felipe D‘Albora, www.inac.gub.uy • Founded in in 2008

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5. Publication: After the provisional approval of the Sector Committee(s) the GLOBALGAP Secretariat finally approves the Interpretation Guideline. The following steps are taken by the Secretariat in order to inform all relevant stakeholders: • Upload + announcement on the website • Informing all GLOBALGAP members • Informing all GLOBALGAP approved Certification Bodies • Informing all relevant Accreditation Bodies Close Links In order to ensure a close cooperation between NTWG‘s and GLOBALGAP, the Secretariat aims to send a represen-tative to assist directly in NTWG meetings. So far in 2008 meetings in the following countries have been attended: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, India, the Netherlands and Uruguay.

Similar to the GLOBALGAP Benchmarking procedure the steps for approval of a National Interpretation Guideline are as follows: 1. Submission: The NTWG submits the National Inter-pretation Guideline to the GLOBALGAP Secretariat for approval. 2. Internal Technical Review: The GLOBALGAP Secretariat carries out a technical review of the submitted guideline. The GLOBALGAP Secretariat summarises all the consultation responses in a technical review report. 3. Members Peer Review: Where the technical review requirements are met, the National Interpretation Guide-line as well as the technical review report shall be subject to peer review for a period of one month. 4. Sector Committee Approval: The final Interpretation Guideline and Peer Review report shall be submitted to the relevant Sector Committees for provisional approval.

WHAT IS A NATIONAL

INTERPRETATION GUIDELINE?

One of the tasks of the National Technical Working Groups is the development of National Interpretation Guidelines. A National Interpretation Guideline is a docu-ment, which provides guidance on the implementation of GLOBALGAP Control Points and Compliance Criteria at a national level. They are approved by Sector Committees (SCs) and published on the GLOBALGAP website as nor-mative documents. This means that all Certification Bodies working in the respective country have to include this guideline within their certification procedures.

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PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES?

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APPROVAL PROGRESS OF NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES FOR V3.0


DID YOU KNOW?

The GLOBALGAP Secretariat organises annual meetings of all world-wide NTWGs. These meetings are the perfect opportunity to exchange experiences made in different parts of the world. Examples of chal-lenges that have already been tackled by different groups include the registration of crop protection products and how to develop solutions for small-scale producers. Regional alliances can be established at these meetings: for example all Latin American groups are working closely together.

The annual meetings are organised around the Fruit Logistica and at the GLOBALGAP annual Conference. In the coming months we will work together with the NTWGs on case studies that will help future groups to work successfully.

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Regional Working Groups

Inspired by the experiences made in Argentina, the Colombi-an NTWG for Fruit and Vegetables has started to build up a regional working group. All of the input is then collected by the representatives on a national level. So the Colombian guide-lines were developed with input from three regional groups. “By involving the regional stakeholders and authorities in our activities we are able to use many synergies that help us in the daily work, which is mainly focused on making the Standard accessible to small-scale farmers.”

The Colombian group has organised different meetings on GLOBALGAP in order to train the local representatives from the governments – they are now able to support many small farmers in projects implementing Good Agricultural Practice. The experience made in the development of the guidelines are also used as a basis for the development of the “ColombiaGAP” national standard that is applying for Benchmaking to GLOBALGAP.

Further information online: www.globalgap.org (About Us)

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F ifty seven representatives from fifteen countries participated in

the workshop held on 28/29 April 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany. The participants shared experiences with GLOBALGAP group certification around the globe. Many innovative proposals for the improvement of the GLOBALGAP Standard were discussed in several presentations and working groups. “The workshop helped a lot in understanding chal-lenges for smallholders worldwide. We enjoyed the open discussions

and are looking forward to finding solutions to some of the challenges,“ says Dr. Kristian Moeller, GLOBALGAP Secretary. The workshop formed part of the Africa Observer project, which was funded by the DFID (UK Department for International Development), the GTZ (German Technical Coopera-tion) and GLOBALGAP.

The proposals discussed at the workshop were handed over to the Sector Committees in June 2008.

Smallholders

Driving for Solutions

Future Activities

Upcoming ProjectsIn the next few months the GLOBALGAP Secretariat will work on different projects, mainly along the following lines:

1. To develop a general interpretation guideline for smallholders2. To develop generic training material in order to explain the Standard requirements to smallholders3. To provide best practice examples by collecting innovative approaches from smallholder implementation projects around the globe

Smallholder Ambassador/Africa ObserverThe Smallholder Ambassador Project will continue in the coming months. The DFID is committed to ensuring the financing over the next 12 months of the project. Part of the project will be the representation of smallholder concerns in the GLOBALGAP committees. The ambassador will also moderate the smallholder taskforce and guide the con-tinuous improvement of the Standards, taking into account the specific needs of small-scale producers.

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Abbreviation Term

FO Flowers & Ornamentals

FV Fruit & Vegetables

GAP Good Agricultural Practice

GFSI Global Food Safety Initiative

GR General Regulations

GRASP GLOBALGAP Risk Assessment for Social Practices

HACCP Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Points

IAF International Accreditation Forum

ICM Integrated Crop Management

IFA Integrated Farm Assurance

IPM Integrated Pest Management

ISO International Organisation for Standardisation

MLA Multilateral Agreement

NTWG National Technical Working Group

PG Pig

PPM Plant Propagation Material

PY Poultry

QMS Quality Management System

SC Sector Committee

SN Salmonids

SP Shrimp

TE Tea

TTS Train-the-Trainer Seminar

Abbreviation Term

AB Accreditation Body

AMC Approved Modified Checklist

BMCL Benchmarking Checklist

BMS Benchmarked Scheme

CB Certification Body

CBC Certification Body Committee

CC Combinable Crops

CIES International Committee of Food Retail Chains

CL Checklist

CO Coffee

CoC Chain of Custody

CPCC Control Points and Compliance Criteria

CPWG Crop Protection Working Group

CS Cattle & Sheep

DY Dairy

EA European co-operation for Accreditation

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GLOBALGAP Training, Events, Announcements

Join Our Global Network

T raining is a very important means for GLOBALGAP to reach out to the experts working in the implementation

of Good Agricultural Practice worldwide. Participants of these workshops are mainly auditors, Scheme Managers, as well as technical advisors and consulting companies. In these training sessions and workshops our experts provide you with the most direct and up-to-date information about the Standard.

What kind of workshops do we offer?

As well as discussing the rules of our system (General Regu-lations) and the requirements to be implemented on the far-ms (Control Points), participants will gain an insight into the latest developments in and around the global Standard for Good Agricultural Practices. Our trainers provide you with all necessary material and work together with you on practical case studies.• What is behind GLOBALGAP?• How does the certification system work?• How can the Standard requirements be implemented?• What is new at GLOBALGAP?• How can different cases be solved?

Discuss these and many other questions with our experienced trainers and develop a closer relation with GLOBALGAP. Our training concept is based on finding indi-vidual solutions and concepts that fit your needs. This is why we offer different workshops:

Train-the-Trainer Seminars

These public workshops are carried out in different parts of the world and in different languages. The content of the seminars is demand driven and features different product scopes. All public workshops are always announced on our website – 6 - 8 weeks prior to the event.

Trainings Date City, Country


Crops 04 - 06 Feb. Berlin, Germany

Crops 28 - 30 May Petrolina, Brazil

Crops 18 - 20 June Almeria, Spain

Crops 15 - 16 July Santa Maria, USA

Crops 28 - 30 Oct. Frankfurt, Germany

Livestock 01 - 03 Apr. Budapest, Hungary

Livestock 03 - 05 Sep. Sao Paulo, Brazil

Aquaculture 09 - 12 June Cologne, Germany

Aquaculture 22 - 24 June Jakarta, Indonesia

Aquaculture 21 - 24 July Machala, Ecuador

Certification Body Events

1st CB Event 14 - 15 Apr. Madrid, Spain

2nd CB Event 05 - 06 May Milan, Italy

3rd CB Event 09 - 10 June Londrina, Brazil

4th CB Event 14 - 15 July Munich, Germany

5th CB Event 09 - 10 Sep. Mendoza, Argentina

6th CB Event 14 - 15 Oct. Cologne, Germany

7th CB Event 17 - 18 Nov. Paris, France

In-House Workshops

NTWG 07 - 09 Jan. Cologne, Germany

Syngenta 04 - 05 Mar. Athens, Greece

Syngenta 06 - 07 May Pretoria, South Africa

GTZ 10 - 13 June Hanoi, Vietnam

Bayer CropScience 24 - 25 July Casablanca, Morocco

Syngenta 07 - 08 Oct. Cairo, Egypt EVENTS IN 2008

Events Date City, Country

Fruit Logistica 07 - 09 Feb. Berlin, Germany

CIES Food Safety Conference 13 - 15 Feb. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Food Forum India 06 - 07 May Mumbai, India

Asia Fruit Logistica 10 - 12 Sep. Hong Kong, China

SQF Institute Congress 01 - 03 Oct. Denver, USA

GLOBALGAP SUMMIT2008 15 - 17 Oct. Cologne, Germany

PMA Fresh Summit 24 - 27 Oct. Orlando, USA

Goal 2008 (GAA) 28 - 31 Oct. Qingdao, China

EuroTier 11 - 14 Nov. Hanover, Germany

TRAINING IN 2008

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In-House Workshops

In-House Workshops are designated for companies and their close business partners. The trainer can adjust the content to focus according to client needs. Consulting days

During the workshops we offer participants, who belong to a GLOBALGAP member organisation, the possibility to take an examination.

We encourage individuals who have successfully passed the examination to become Train-the-Public-Trainers, which means they can conduct their own public GLOBALGAP courses based on GLOBALGAP materials. A list of all recog-nised GLOBALGAP trainers is available on our website.

At the beginning of 2009 we will set the dates and ve-nues for the training sessions to be held during the year. We would like to thank all co-organisers of training and events for their professional support. Co-exhibit with us at FRUIT LOGISTICA 2009!

FRUIT LOGISTICA is a compact, highly effective exhibition fair focusing on specific target groups. It offers producers and service providers all over the world an excellent venue to present their products to an international trade public and to establish new business contacts. GLOBALGAP has been present at the Fruit Logistica for ten years in a row. Due to the success during previous years, GLOBALGAP will expand its trade fair presence in 2009. We are planning a completely new stand with an area of 150m� and additi-onal space for networking. Our key partners are invited to co-exhibit.

TRAINING STATISTICS

Workshop (Participants) 2007 2008*

Crops Base 11 (151) 5 (95)

Livestock Base 3 (30) 2 (not finalised)

Aquaculture Base 1 (15) 3 (22)

In-House 6 (149) 6 (118)

Certification Body Events 6 (146) 7 (118)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS IN 2009

Trainings & Events Date City, Country


Crops 2009 Asia

Crops 2009 Europe

Crops 2009 Latin America

Livestock 2009 Asia

Livestock 2009 Europe

Livestock 2009 Latin America (x3)

Aquaculture 2009 Asia

Aquaculture 2009 Europe (x2)

Aquaculture 2009 Latin America

Certification Body Events

CB Event 2009 Europe

CB Event 2009 Latin America

Events

CIES Food Safety Conference 04 - 06 Feb. Barcelona, Spain

Fruit Logistica 04 - 06 Feb. Berlin, Germany

Anuga FoodTec/FoodQAT 10 - 13 Mar. Cologne, Germany

Anuga 10 - 14 Oct. Cologne, Germany

Venue and contents may be subject to alterations.

NEW CONGRESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANUGA FOODTEC

· Learn from international leading food agricultural companies that are pioneer FoodQAT-users

· Profit from their learnings during the process from pilot to deployment

· Deepen your knowledge by addressing on site Anuga FoodTec Exhibitors of cutting edge QAT solution providers

· Capture the trends in QAT and overcome barriers to innovation cycles!

*As of September 2008

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NETWORKING

GLOBALGAP Membership

Take Advantage of Member Benefits!

G LOBALGAP membership is voluntary. Producers are not

required to be members in order to become certified.

GLOBALGAP members are commit-ted to responding to consumer con-cerns on food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and worker health safety and welfare by: • Encouraging adoption of commer-cially viable Farm Assurance Schemes, which promote the minimisation of agrochemical inputs worldwide. • Developing a Good Agricultural Practice framework for benchmarking existing farm assurance schemes and standards including traceability.• Providing guidance for continuous improvement and the development andunderstanding of best practice.

• Establishing a single recognised fra-mework for independent verification.• Communicating and consulting openly with consumers and key part-ners, including producers, exporters and importers.

Membership Benefits:

• Join the major platform for setting standards for Good Agricultural Practices worldwide• Participate in the various decision-making GLOBALGAP Committees• Join or host a National Technical Working Group in your country• Be closely involved in the ongoing improvements to the GLOBALGAP Standard• Display your company name, logo and link on the GLOBALGAP website• Have a say in the approving

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Documentation, food traceability and quality certification will be the most important requirements for future oriented farmers worldwide. Intelligent software helps with planning and documentation and leads to better calculation, to integrated nutrient- and energy balance, to map-integration and also to optimization of group-tasks like better purchase and sales prices, machine sharing, logistics, new environmental products, better risk management incl. optimized income and a healthy environment.

Walter H. Mayer, PROGIS Sofware GmbH

PROGIS is a GLOBALGAP associate member and specialist in the development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with applications for agriculture, forestry, ecology, risk- & land management, logistics and precision- & virtual farming. www.progis.com


Type Company Country

Retailer Colruyt nv Belgium

Retailer Grupo Carrefour Spain

Retailer Wegmans United States

Supplier ACUANAL Colombia

Supplier Augura Colombia

Supplier Canadian Horticultural Council Canada

Supplier Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd. United Kingdom

Supplier Hillfresh International BV The Netherlands

Supplier Marchelot s.a. Ecuador

Supplier Mechelse Veilingen cvba Belgium

Supplier Triplo A - Standards Brazil

Supplier A. Espersen Denmark

Supplier Atlanta Germany

Supplier Frosta AG Germany

Supplier Fruits de Ponent Spain

Supplier HEIDEMARK Mästerkreis Germany

Supplier Jaguar, the fresh company The Netherlands

Supplier K-Farm Malaysia

Supplier Kelani Valley Sri Lanka

Supplier Mercomotril S.A. Spain

Associate Aquaculture Certification Council United States

Associate Blue Moon Ltd. Egypt

Associate EU STAR Certification Egypt

Associate Food Forum India India

Associate Omniversal, Inc. Japan

Associate PROGIS Software GmbH Austria

Associate Tradecorp International Spain

Associate Tulare Ag Products United States

Associate Waldemar Winckel GmbH & Co. KG Germany

Associate ZAS s.r.o. Slovakia

Associate Globalfish.net Canada

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS IN 2008

procedure of Benchmarked Schemes and national guidelines• Obtain member access to our database• Receive first-hand information on developments in the sector• Be invited to GLOBALGAP member-only meetings• Receive discounts for GLOBALGAP seminars, workshops and brochures• Become an official GLOBALGAP Train-the-Public Trainer• Display your company logo on GLOBALGAP publications, reports, fly-ers, conferences, events and trade fairs • Have sponsorship opportunities at different events • Be represented at the annual GLOBALGAP conference• Have the possibility of co-exhibiting at trade fairs (e.g. Fruit Logistica)

If you are interested in becoming a GLOBALGAP member and would like to know more about the benefits please contact Sarah Jox: [email protected]

Fee type Applies to Amount Notes

Retail Membership Fee Retailer and Foodservice Membership 3600 EUR Per calender year

Group Supplier Membership Produce Group or Producer Organisation, or Scheme 2550 EUR

Per calender year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 3600 EUR per one organisation covering 3 and more sub-scopes*

Individual Supplier Membership Individual Producer, or Exporter/ Importer without production 1550 EUR

Per calender year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 2600 EUR per one organisation covering 3 and more sub-scopes

Supplier Membership Extension Each additional sub-scope 520 EUR Per calender year up to maximum of 1050 EUR

Associate MembershipCertification Body (CB), Consulting, Plant Protection or Fertilizer Indusrty, etc., and their associations

1550 EUR - 3600 EUR Per calender year; covers all scopes and sub-scopes

GLOBALGAP MEMBERSHIP FEES

* Producer groups and producer organisations can apply for a discount up to the total annual fee, in return to the amount of producer registration fees paid for Option 2 in the previous calender year. (Excerpt from the fee table 2007- Full fee table is available online at: www.globalgap.org)


MEMBER TYPES

Supplier 49%Associates

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Retailer 14%

SUPPLIER MEMBERS

Crops 74%

Livestock 17%

Aquaculture 9%

NETWORKING


Working from twelve countries on five continents, the GLOBALGAP team is truly international in its culture, language, atti-iitude and committment. In 2008, for the first time more than half of the team is located outside of the Cologne office.

“How Can We Help You?”YY

Dr. Elmé Coetzer Manager Standards

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Reiko Enomoto Smallholder Implementation

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Andras Fekete Manager Integrity Programme

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Nigel Garbutt Chairman GLOBALGAP

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Catalina Giraldo De Los Ríos National Liaison Colombia

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Carla de Andrade HurstCertification Body Administration

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Ignacio Antequera Integrity Programme & Assessment

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+34 (0) 663143523+

Dr. med. vet. Roland Aumüller Livestock & Feed

[email protected]

+49 (0) 8743-91436+

Alexandra Bach Training & Trade Fairs

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-875+

Frederik Callens Manager Operations & Finance

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Dr. Gabriele Jahn Projects

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Sarah Jox Stakeholder & Marketing

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Anne Kafzyk Certification Body Administration

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-86++

Nina Kretschmer Committees & Events

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-693++

Angelo Lazo Benchmarking

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-26++

Dr. Friedrich Lüdeke Crops & Training

[email protected]

+49 (0) 5022 89102-97++

Claudia MeifertPublic Relations & Website Administration

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-82++

Glauco MeneghetiNational Liaison Brazil/Italy

[email protected]

+39 (0) 347 309 27 51++

Petra Michels-KleinIntegrity Programme & Assessment

[email protected]

+49 (0) 172 7428072++

Fernando Mietto Integrity Assessment & Training Latin America

[email protected]

+598 (0) 991 88358++

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Iris Möller Travel

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-873++

Dr. Kristian Möller Managing Director - Secretary GLOBALGAP

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-38++

Dr. Nazario Munoz Integrity Programme & Assessment

[email protected]

+34 (0) 915773728++

Heike Anna RauberTranslations

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-57++

Michaela Stollenwerk Management Assistance

[email protected]

+49 (0) 221 57993-66++

Deepa Thiagarajan, Ph.DNational Liaison US/India

In September, two new members joined our team:

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Heidi Gremminger Integrity Assessment

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Daniel Catrón Integrity Assessment

[email protected]

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Kerstin UhligManager Stakeholder Liaison

[email protected]

+49(0) 221 57993-19++

Christi VenterNational Liaison South Africa

[email protected]

+27 (0) 82940-1555++

Valeska WeymannAquaculture, Coffee & Tea

[email protected]

+49 (0) 178 477 1464++

Zhou Xin Liaison Asia & Training

[email protected]

+86 (0) 133 21138571++

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GLOBALGAP in the Press

Category Title Date Language

2008

Facts & Figures The GLOBALGAP Field Passport January EN, NL, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES, TR

Facts & Figures GLOBALGAP´s Benchmarking for Pre-Farm Gate Standards February EN

Facts & Figures Smallholder Taskforce February EN

Facts & Figures Shrimp Standard To Be Launched April EN

Facts & Figures Smallholder Taskforce April EN

FAQ Integrity Programme February EN

FAQ NTWG - International Interpretation Guideline February EN

Flyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures January EN, FR, DE, IT, ES

Flyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures April EN

Newsletter GLOBALGAP News February EN, CH

Newsletter GLOBALGAP News June EN, CH, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES

Newsletter GLOBALGAP News - Special Conference Edition October EN

Success Story Thai-Smallholders - Bigger Market Chances for Small-Scale Farmers January EN

Success Story Social Risk-Assessment in Primary Production February EN

Success Story National Technical Working Groups April EN

Guideline GLOBALGAP Standard Setting Procedures March EN

2007

Flyer EUREPGAP Facts & Figures January EN

Flyer GLOBALGAP Facts & Figures August EN

Flyer GLOBALGAP Zahlen & Fakten October DE

Project Report The GRASP Project Report November EN, IT, ES

Facts & Figures Partnership - Update December 2007 December EN

GLOBALGAP - PUBLICATIONSAvailable underwww.globalgap.org (Resources)w

CH = Chinese, NL = Dutch, EN = English, FR = French, DE = German, IT = Italian, PT = Portuguese, ES = Spanish, TR = Turkish

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PUBLIC RELATIONS


In future,

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World food supply needs to grow in order to meet demand as the world population increases. Europe as a stable economy has a role to play in ensuring a sustained agri-food production.

Currently, the European Union is amending the EU pesticide legislation to include the use of cut-off criteria based on hazard properties alone, instead of looking at risk assessment, and this would ban many of the products that

and worldwide.

However, these products are essential for European farmers as part of their toolbox for combating outbreaks of disease and pests, managing pest resistance and being able to meet our high food quality standards. Advancement in technology has ensured that pesticides are part of integrated, resource-conserving, equitable farming systems that are safe, environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible.

Do we understand the impact of the legislative amendments? We need to make sure that the policy makers themselves understand the impact of the cut-off criteria, as yet not assessed on a European

level, before they take decisions that will

put the production of fresh fruit, vegetable and cereal crops in Europe at risk.

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