A YEAR OF INITIATIVES AND ADVANCESGLOBALG.A.P. ANNuAL REPORT 2011

The past year has seen a number of significant advances in our operations, and I’d like to thank our own team and our members alike for their valuable contributions.

We now have a more inclusive and open committee struc-ture, increasing our capability to respond to issues of the day such as water usage, microbiological food safety and animal welfare.

We’ve raised awareness of our system in the U.S., and have now certified more than 1,000 farms. Product safety in that country is one of the areas benefiting from adapta-tions in our IT structure to meet requirements for customized verification. We expect these bespoke modules to increase in 2012 and beyond.

Over the course of the year we’ve trained over 1,000 people, using five languages in 90 courses across five

MORE INCLuSION, MORE AWARENESS,

MORE COMMuNICATIONcontinents. That kind of comprehensive approach is helping us build both farmer capacity and consistency in our certification operation.

We’ve maintained our policy of continuous improvement with over 230 assessments, involving more than 50 CBs in 25 different countries. And we’ve never lost sight of our aim to cut the complexity faced by producers by offering them an all-embracing single farm assessment.

Communication is vital, and we’ve capitalized on the opportunities offered by new channels such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and online TV.

All this has developed our influence as an innovative, unique solutions provider - creating trust and reassurance for both private and public sectors as well as consumers worldwide.Dr Kristian Moeller, Managing Director, GLOBALG.A.P.

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MEETING THE CHALLENGE WITH EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY FINANCE GLOBALG.A.P. NORTH AMERICA

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COMMITTEES AT WORk GLOBALG.A.P. ON TOuR NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORkING GROuPS AROuND THE TRADE FAIRS

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CERTIFICATION STATISTICS

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SOME STATISTICS ON OuR GLOBALG.A.P. CERTIFICATION BODIES TRAINING

PRODuCTS AND SERVICES

VERSION 4.0 ARRIVES SAFE FEED - SAFE FOOD: A REVISED CFM STANDARD NEW TRANSPORT RuLES FOR LIVESTOCk A NEW STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR AQuACuLTuRE CONSuMER WEBSITE SHOWS GOOD AQuACuLTuRE IN ACTION GLOBALG.A.P. RISk ASSESSMENT ON SOCIAL PRACTICE CuSTOMIZED STANDARD-SETTING & VERIFICATION INTRODuCING THE FARM ASSuRER GLOBALG.A.P. DATABASE – GLOBAL CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT & SERVICES NEW BENCHMARkING REGuLATIONS SuCCESS STORIES

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GLOBALG.A.P. is the world’s most widely accepted standard of food safety and sustainability. We’ve reached that posi-tion by being thoroughly attuned to market demands, and in 2011 we built on that success with a number of significant developments in response to our clients’ needs.

Over the past twelve months we’ve introduced a new, lower-level farm assurance program to give small producers a first step towards full integrated farm assurance. We’ve launched a series of add-on modules so optional further compliances can be included in a single audit.

And we published the latest version of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard, Version 4.0, which updates and refines compli-ances and benchmarks based on the previous three years’ experience.

We’re pledged to help producers and retailers deliver safe food products to consumers. 2011 has been another year of progress in that cause.

2011 saw the planet’s population rise to seven billion – double what it was just forty years ago.

The average temperature has risen faster in those forty years than in any other time on record.

Hot regions are getting hotter and wet regions are getting wetter. The ecosystem’s feeling the strain - and food producers are having to adapt to these demanding new conditions.

Sustainability is the key, and Good Agricultural Practice is the way to achieve it.

That’s the mission of GLOBALG.A.P. By working to establish a global standard of Good Agricultural Practice we strive to help food producers, retailers and consumers.

Producers see new markets opening for their products. Retailers enjoy greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness through dealing with a single harmonized standard. Consumers have confidence in the safety and quality of the food they buy. And, of course, the planet that we all inhabit breathes a little more easily.

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SuSTAINABILITY IS VITAL –

FOR PRODuCERS, RETAILERS & CONSuMERS

Sustainability is the key, and Good Agricultural Practice is the way to achieve it.

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population growth, and the growing unpredictability of environmental conditions.

2012 promises to be an exciting year for GLOBALG.A.P. as we leverage our skills to add value to our clients’ and stakeholders’ operations, as well as to meet the global challenge of protecting scarce resources. Our commitment to collaboration across both public and private sectors will help us achieve the constant goal of delivering what consumers are looking for.

Let us know how we can help you!

Nigel Garbutt, Chairman, GLOBALG.A.P.

Fortunately, we’ve built a strong platform for reassurance to consumers in a variety of markets. Our partnership between those who produce and those who sell is stronger than ever. We’ve increased the number of clients who accept GLOBALG.A.P., and we’ve improved market access for food producers throughout the world. It’s gratifying to see the many published reports, which show that producers view the implementation of G.A.P. as a good business investment. They’re finding it a basis for more efficient production as well as expanding marketing opportunities.

We’ve continually invested in expertise and technology designed to deliver a consistent and robust system. At the same time we’ve built in the flexibility to accommodate rising demand in emerging markets, the pressures of world

I‘d like to take this opportunity to thank all our partners, clients and team for their support and commitment during 2011, and to offer my best wishes for a safe and sustainable 2012.

2011 has been both busy and challenging. Global business conditions remain tough and highly competitive, but this hasn’t dampened consumers’ enthusiasm and demand for high-quality food products.

More and more consumers around the world are looking for products that are produced safely and responsibly and that match their expectations. Our clients - farmers, growers and food brands - also expect more from GLOBALG.A.P. in order to respond to these demands.

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JOSSe de BAeRdeMAekeR

Chairman - Coöbra CVProfessor - k.U. Leuven,BelgiumSupplier

JORGe HeRnAndez

Senior Vice President for Food Safety and Quality Assurance for U.S. Foodservice, U.S. Retailer

HORST LAnG

Head of Quality Assurance Globus SB Warenhaus Holding, Germany Retailer

nIGeL GARBUTT

Chairman GLOBALG.A.P., Uk

MARI CARMen MORALeS Quality and Systems Manager of Anecoop, Spain Supplier

BeRT URLInGS

director Quality & environment Vion n.V., netherlands Supplier

RICHARd YUdIn

Technical Manager Fyffes, U.S. Supplier

HUGO BYRneS

director Product Integrity Royal Ahold, netherlands Retailer

JIM JeFCOATe

Technical director International Produce Limited (IPL), United kingdom Retailer

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COST And ReVenUe FOR THe FInAnCIAL YeAR 2010 (2009)

The financial result for 2010 (2009 in brackets) continues to reflect the growth of GLOBALG.A.P.`s role in the industry. TeUR 4,086 (3,965) of costs were covered by TeUR 4,252 (4,219) of revenues.

As is the custom, the small surplus will be used as a contingency fund.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Board oversees the allocation of financial resources according to the activity plan.The results for 2011 will be published in June 2012.

FINANCE GLOBALG.A.P.

NORTH AMERICA

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efficiency & effectiveness19,4% (16,6%)

Integrity & Benchmarking 31,4% (40,3%)

Partnership15,8% (16,5%)

Stakeholder Involvement33,5% (26,6%)

Membership Fees16,1% (13.3%)

Producer Registration Fees 38,5% (39,7%)

Certification Fees27,3% (29,7%)

events & Trainings12,2% (9,0%)

Other Revenues5,9% (8,1%)

FARM ASSUReRS In THe U.S.

In September 2011, we began training the first GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurers - Institute for environmental Health (IeH), Gar Tootelian, Inc. and Tulare Ag Products. These groups will now act as coaches, enabling growers to introduce food safety and sustainability measures to their farms in order to gain GLOBALG.A.P. Certification. G.S. Long Co., Inc. and Farm to Fork have recently signed up and will begin training soon. A shipper and marketer of produce also joined the Farm Assurer Program to manage their own grower base. Our Farm Assurers account for more than half of our new members in the U.S. in 2011. We’re delighted to also welcome Black River Asset Management, California Tomato Farmers, the elissa Group, and iPura.

A neW CHeCkLIST FROM UnITed STATeS nTWG

during 2011, the U.S. national Technical Working Group focused on integrating the United Fresh Harmonized G.A.P. Checklist with the GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 Standard. The items they considered reflected the entire produce safety list submitted to GFSI in August 2011. In december 2011, GLOBALG.A.P. formalized these criteria to form a stand-alone checklist, GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Safety Version 4, which is available online. This will be audited with the same rules and regulations as the full V4 checklist, and is thus a fully ISO65-accredited certification scheme.

FOOd SAFeTY MOdeRnIzATIOn ACT In THe U.S.

In the year since the passing of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act, GLOBALG.A.P. north America has worked closely with the Food and drug Administration on accredited certification for imports into the United States.

The future of private certification is uncertain after FSMA, but we believe it will play a part as long as it shows a high level of integrity and transparency.

We have always worked in close cooperation with the public sector in other countries and continue to do so in the United States.

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STAkEHOLDER COMMITTEE ON RESPONSIBLE WATER uSE

Water scarcity is a problem for about 700 million people in 43 countries. Projections say that by 2030 that figure will rise to 4 billion. Water supply is inextricably linked to food production and Good Agricultural Practice, so GLOBALG.A.P. has decided to set up a stakeholder committee to tackle the issue.

The committee’s aim is to help GLOBALG.A.P. develop an auditable section or module related to water sustainability. It will hold its inaugural meeting on the first day of Fruit Logistica in Berlin, 8 February 2012.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CROPS

The Technical Committee Crops met twice during 2011. during their meetings they evaluated proposals received from the Stakeholder Committee on Microbiological Risk Assessment and from the Crop Protection Working Group. The committee approved several national Interpre-tation Guidelines and discussed upcoming issues such as the eHeC outbreak in europe.

STAkEHOLDER COMMITTEE CROP PROTECTION

The Stakeholder Committee Crop Protection (former Crop Protection Working Group) was initiated in 2006. The working group makes recommendations to the Technical Committee Crops and the GLOBALG.A.P. Board. The committee is constituted of GLOBALG.A.P. members, as well as invited experts as deemed appropriate and necessary by the group. during its deliberations it reaches out to and consults broadly with key stakeholders, including other industry groups, civil society and regulators as well the plant protection product industry. Major discussions in 2011 were around minor use/specialty crops issues.

STAkEHOLDER COMMITTEE ON MICRO RISk ASSESSMENT

Although a microbiology subgroup of the Fruit and Vegetables Sector Committee has existed for seven years, the GLOBALG.A.P. Board agreed that the organization’s committee structures should be more inclusive. establishing this committee as an extension of the existing subgroup was a logical first step. Recent eHeC outbreaks confirmed the advisability of the decision.

The seventeen participants in the initial meeting in Cologne, Germany on 8 July 2011 discussed microbiological risk management in the fruit and vegetables sector. The producers and certification body representatives present felt that retail and food service members should also play a part in the committee. They have since invited this sector to send representatives, and the invitation extends to other interested parties in the food microbiology field. The third meeting on Micro Risk Assessment for Microbio-logical Contamination is scheduled for February 2012, when the group will establish a quorum and elect a chair- and vice-chairperson.

STAkEHOLDER COMMITTEE GRASP

The Stakeholder Committee GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (SHC GRASP) enables GLOBALG.A.P. members and other stakeholders to integrate their expertise for the improvement and the development of the GLOBALG.A.P. GRASP module.

Committee members will be in dialogue with other initiatives on common interests and possible synergies with the GRASP Module. Members propose, agree and endorse revisions to the GRASP General Regulations and Control Points and Compliance Criteria arising out of practical experience. during 2011 the committee observed the stakeholder processes to develop GRASP national Interpretation Guidelines and finally approves them.

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COOPERATION WITH THE OIE

In 2011 GLOBALG.A.P. and the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des epizooties, or OIe) agreed to exchange information on a regular basis. To enable this process a representative of OIe has joined the GLOBALG.A.P. Stakeholder Committee on Animal Welfare.

The agreement developed from a first meeting in February 2010, followed by further talks between OIe director General Bernard Vallat and GLOBALG.A.P. Chairman nigel Garbutt.

The OIe and GLOBALG.A.P. share the same goals in many respects: both are interna-tional organizations concerned with animal welfare, seeking to develop complementary standards for livestock and aquaculture which can be applied across a wide range of situations and environments. The two organizations confirmed their compatibility by comparing the GLOBALG.A.P. Livestock Transport Standard and Integrated Farm Assurance Aquaculture Module with the OIe Terrestrial Animal Health Code and Aquatic Animal Health Code for the Welfare of Farmed Fish.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AQuACuLTuRE

Beside food safety, the committee addresses key criteria on environmental (biodiversity inclusive) measures, animal welfare issues and workers welfare. Traceability and Chain of Custody certification is another important component covering all stages from broodstock, seedlings, on-grown farm and post-harvest handling operations.

Together with the colleagues from the livestock sector the committee also worked on the revision of the Compound Feed Manufacturer Standard. In november 2011 a consumer website on Aquaculture was launched.

See the site for yourself at: www.my-fish.info, www.kontrollierte-aquakultur.info, www.mein-fisch.info

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE LIVESTOCk

2011 has been yet another challenging year for the Livestock Sector Committee. Following the launch of Version 4, we have started to work towards additional modules, which has included the Animal Transport Module and the Compound Feed Standards. The commitment and support from the committee members has been fantastic and I would like to thank each one for their continued support. This great work will continue in 2012 when we will encourage even greater participation in all the GLOBALG.A.P. Schemes.

David Mainon, Head of Technical, Meat, Poultry, Fish and Prepared Produce.

Technical Governance – Legal, Asda Stores Ltd

STAkEHOLDER COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE

The GLOBALG.A.P. Stakeholder Committee on Animal Welfare (SHC AW) held its first meeting in november 2011 in duesseldorf, Germany. The committee´s objective is to

establish criteria for animal welfare add-on modules which go beyond legal requirements, and which define the contents of complementary and voluntary certification for livestock producers. Members set up two working groups, one on broilers and one on finishing pigs. Their aim is to have these species-specific add-on modules ready for use during 2012.

The committee consists of representatives from producers, processors, retailers, certification bodies, academia and nGOs.

Sustainable agricultural practices are essential to successful and responsible business development. Animal welfare is a critical component of this and is very much in the minds of our customers and stakeholders. Their expectations go often beyond legal requirements. The GLOBALG.A.P. initiative for voluntary add-ons on animal welfare is highly welcomed as a tool to help to monitor animal welfare practices that go beyond legislation at farm level.

Norbert Rank, Quality Lead Poultry McDonald´s Europe and chairman of the SHC AW.

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LIVESTOCk TCdavid Mainon ASdA United kingdom

Felipe d'Albora InAC Uruguay

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold netherlands

danica Hillson Vion United kingdom

norbert Rank Mcdonald's Germany

Heidie klingenberg Jørgensen danish Meat denmark

Anne-Corine Vlaardingerbroek CBL netherlands

Jürg von niederhäusern MIGROS Switzerland

Jim O'Toole Bord Bia Ireland

Hans Schouwenburg PVe netherlands

AQuACuLTuRE TCJulia Adou ALdI Süd Germany

John Barrington Scottish Sea Farms Scottland

Trygve Berg Lea Skretting/nutreco norway

nigel edwards Seachill United kingdom

Jos exters Anova Food BV netherlands

Aldin Hilbrands Ahold netherlands

Alicia Garcia Miravete el Corte Ingles Spain

Hugh Gordon Tesco United kingdom

Baicy Malieckel MeTRO Group Germany

Anje Mattheeuws Marine Harvest Pieters norway

Ian Michie Young's Seafood United kingdom

Mark nijhof Heiploeg BV netherlands

Oyvind Oaland Marine Harvest norway

Alex Olsen A.espersen denmark

Stuart Smith ASdA United kingdom

Peter Vassallo Cumbrian Seafoods United kingdom

Tjark Goerges ReWe Germany

SHC ANIMAL WELFAREAldin Hilbrands Ahold netherlands

Andreas Herrmann AMA Austria

david Mainon ASdA United kingdom

Anne-Marie neeteson Aviagen United kingdom

Jim O'Toole Bord Bia Ireland

Heidie klingenberg Jørgensen danish Meat denmark

Trinve Vig Tamstorf danish Meat denmark

effiong essien eurogroup for Animals Belgium

Antonio Velarde IRTA Spain

norbert Rank Mcdonald's United kingdom

Jürg von niederhäusern Migros Switzerland

Mariela Varas OIe Spain

Jutta Schmid OSI Germany

Rene Welpelo Plukon netherlands

Marcus Wood SAI Global United kingdom

Betina Jahn SGS Germany

Susanne Wiese-Willmaring SGS Germany

Jörg Brezl SLA Germany

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SHC RISk ASSESSMENT MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATIONCynthia Andersson nyttogrönt AB Sweden

Lindi Benic Fruit South Africa South Africa

Paul Bol dutch Produce Association netherlands

Jeremy Cooper natural Resources Institute United kingdom

Raf de Blaiser VBT Belgium

Rik decadt VBT Belgium

Javier Garcia Ruiz Bureau Veritas Spain

david Gombas United Fresh U.S.

Andrew Graffham natural Resources Institute United kingdom

SHC CROP PROTECTION (CPWG)Willem Hofmans Albert Heijn netherlands

Ulf Berbig ALdI Süd Germany

nigel Thorgrimsson Ardo Belgium

Rob Wessels Bakker Barendrecht netherlands

Christine Moreira Morag Webb Coleacp France

Claudia Michel eCPA Belgium

Miguel Vela FePeX Spain

Jean-Francois Proust Forum Phyto France France

Lindi Benic Fruit South Africa South Africa

enrique kurincic IRAM Argentina

Raf de Blaiser Lava Belgium

Luc Peeters Mechelse Veilingen cvba Belgium

Joann Hipperson Sainsbury's United kingdom

Philippe Binard Shaffe/Freshfel Belgium

Gloria Perez AFInOA Argentina

SHC GRASPThe SHC GRASP met for the first time in november 2011 and will formally be established in 2012.

Applications can be sent to committees@globalgap.org

CROPS TCRicardo Adonis FdF/Asoex Chile

Lindi Benic Fruit South Africa/Shaffe South Africa

Ulf Berbig Aldi Süd Germany

Claire Bierbach Metro Group Germany

Raf de Blaiser VBT/Lava Belgium

Paul Bol dutch Produce Association netherlands

Stephen Mbithi FPeAk kenya

Peter ensor Farmer's Services Center UAe

david Gombas United Fresh Produce Association U.S.

Willem Hofmans Ahold netherlands

Theresa Huxley Sainsbury’s United kingdom

Martin de la Harpe Finlays Horticulture United kingdom

Massimiliano Laghi Apofruit Italy

Chiyuki Uehara AeOn Japan

Frank van Oorschot LTO netherlands

Bizhan Pourkomailian Mcdonald’s United kingdom

NAME ORGANIZATION COuNTRY NAME ORGANIZATION COuNTRY

Ian Harrisson IP Ltd/ASdA United kingdom

Richard Stanley Campden BRI United kingdom

dr Bizhan Pourkomailian Mcdonald´s United kingdom

Frédéric Rosseneu Freshfel europe France

Thorsten Strissel Gemüsering deutschland Germany

Mark Tatchell Red Tractor Assurance United kingdom

Miguel Vela FePeX Spain

diana Meemken TIHO Germany

Jörg Altemeier Toennies Germany

Peter Vingerling VenCO netherlands

Michael Schulze-kalthoff Westfleisch Germany

Ge' Backus WUR netherlands

CERTIFICATION BODY COMMITTEEAngela Filotico det norske Veritas Italia S.r.l. Italy

Stephen Cox nSF-CMi Certification United kingdom

zoel Varela LSQA (LATU Sistemas S.A.) Uruguay

Ivan Savov Moody Internation. Cert. Ltd United kingdom

dagmar Schweizer Intertek Food Services GmbH Germany

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vegetables, with Brazil showing important Good Agricultural Practice advances in poultry, native species aquaculture, palm oil, soya, maize and cattle. Another impressive devel-opment is the nova Mutum program, which co-ordinates a whole region of the Mato Grosso in Good Agricultural Prac-tice. The resulting MUTUMGAP Standard is about to start its GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarking procedure.

WARSAW, POLAnd, 21 SePTeMBeR 2011 Once again Primary Farm Assurance, GLOBALG.A.P.’s new scheme for emerging producers, captured the attention - this time of eastern european producers and retailers meeting at the Warsaw Conference. delegates noted the potential benefits for Poland’s two million emerging farmers. In the words of government member Miroslaw Maliszewski: “The Polish Government supports private farm assurance systems

STeLLenBOSCH/CAPe TOWn, SOUTH AFRICA, 12 MAY 2011delegates from South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, kenya, Uganda and Martinique - as well as South korea and europe - came to learn about GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4 and develop-ment projects throughout the region. Retailers showed partic-ular interest in the new Primary Farm Assurance program, designed to integrate smaller producers and put them on the first stage towards reaching an international market.

SAO PAULO, BRAzIL, 8 JUne 2011Participants from throughout Latin America gathered to share their experience of certification activity.

A notable feature was the region’s expansion into livestock and aquaculture from its traditional strength in fruit and

a step-by-step introduction of quality standards based on GLOBALG.A.P., for the benefit both of Indian consumers and operators in the international market.

MeXICO CITY, MeXICO, 12 APRIL 2011Mexican delegates welcomed the upgrading of standards involved in GLOBALG.A.P.’s new Version 4, as it coincides with similarly increased demands on food importers in the United States. Juan Barrio Aguirre, President of Mexico Calidad Suprema A.C. said:

“We are excited about the opportunity to use the same harmonization process to demonstrate compliance with the U.S. market - both with retail buyer requirements and FdA regulation. The goal is to achieve complete access to the U.S. market for all Mexican certified growers.”

GLOBALG.A.P. took the harmonization message to the world in 2011 with a series of conferences, workshops and events in six different countries. Our representatives welcomed new members, introduced the updated standard, presented fresh programs and hosted countless thought-provoking pres-entations and discussions. Here’s a brief taste of our most stimulating tour yet.

neW deLHI, IndIA, 12 MARCH 2011Retailers, producers, traders and government all showed their commitment to introduce GLOBALG.A.P. based standards for farm assurance in India. Speakers from the Quality Council of India, the national Horticultural Mission and the CII Retailer Committee pledged their support for

and welcomes GLOBALG.A.P.’s initiatives as they are in line with the Government’s policy to enhance food safety and sustainability in agriculture.”

ATLAnTA, U.S., 20 OCTOBeR 2011 The U.S. industry’s leading trade association, United Fresh Produce, has harmonized its G.A.P. checklist with GLOBALG.A.P. Version 4. delegates at Atlanta heard that this now extends acceptance of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard to all top buyers in the U.S. speakers heralded this as the beginning of the end for ‘Audit Fatigue’, thanks to the greatly reduced need for multiple farm audits.

And, as numerous case studies showed, size doesn’t matter - group certification means the scheme is open to the smallest growers as well as major operators.

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AFRICACote d'Ivoire SCB - Societé de culture de Bananière Clement Yapo nguessan www.fruitiere.fr Fruit and Vegetables

egypt Blue Moon Manal Saleh www.upehc.org Fruit and Vegetables

Ghana FAGe Anthony Sikpa www.fageplus.com Fruit and Vegetables

kenya FPeAk Stephen Mbithi www.fpeak.org Fruit and Vegetables

South Africa Fruit South Africa Lindi Benic www.fruitsa.co.za Fruit and Vegetables

Tanzania TAHA Jaqueline Mkindi www.tanzaniahorticulture.com Fruit and Vegetables

Uganda PSFU (Private Sector Foundation Uganda) Julius Oboth www.psfuganda.org Fruit and Vegetables

NORTH AND SOuTH AMERICAArgentina IRAM enrique kurincic www.iram.org.ar All Sub-Scopes

Brazil SAnTeC President: Odair nunes/Consest www.santec.com.br Fruit and Vegetables

Brazil UFRn Rodrigo Carvalho www.sistemas.ufrn.br Aquaculture

Chile Intesal S.A. Felipe Manterola www.intesal.cl Aquaculture

Chile Inspectorate Chile Ltda Mariela Vasquez www.inspectorate-chile.cl Fruit and Vegetables

Colombia Acuanal Camilo Valverde www.ceniacua.org Aquaculture

Colombia Corporación Colombia Internacional Piedad Ciro www.cci.org.co Fruit and Vegetables

Colombia Porcicol Carlos Alberto Maya Calle www.porcicol.org.co Pig

Costa Rica Cámara nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria Martin Calderon www.cnaacr.com Fruit and Vegetables

Guatemala Fundacion Agil Jorge Mendez www.fundacionagil.com Fruit and Vegetables

Mexico Mexico Calidad Suprema Maria de Lourdes Vargas www.mexicocalidadsuprema.com.mx Fruit and Vegetables

Peru Consorcio de Productores de Fruta Alberto Caycho www.cpf.com.pe Fruit and Vegetables

Uruguay InAC (Instituto Instituto nacional de Carnes de Uruguay) Felipe d'Albora www.inac.gub.uy Cattle and Sheep

U.S. United Fresh david Gombas www.unitedfresh.org Fruit and Vegetables

ASIAChina China Certification and Accreditation Institute Yang zehui www.ccai.cc Crops, Livestock, Aquaculture

India Quality Council of India (QCI) Girdhar J. Gyani www.qcin.org Fruit and Vegetables

Japan AeOn kunihiko Hisaki www.aeon.info Fruit and Vegetables,

Combinable Crops,Tea

Malaysia qa plus asia pacific sdn.bhd. Christie F. Robert www.qaplusasia.com All Sub-Scopes

Pakistan Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) khalid khan www.asf.org.pk Fruit and Vegetables,

Aquaculture, Livestock

‘THINk GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL’That’s the philosophy at the heart of GLOBALG.A.P.’s activities. Where there is a need for clarification of standards on a local scale, members have set up voluntary national Technical Working Groups (nTWGs) to draw up guidelines. We welcome the following new nTWGs in 2011: Pakistan (IFA), Colombia (Pig), Brazil (Aqua), Vietnam (Aqua), denmark (IFA).

national Interpretation Guidelines according to IFA V4 were approved and published in norway for Aquafeed (V2.0) and for Fruit and Vegetables in Thailand and the netherlands.

Here is a list of the currently established national Technical Working Groups worldwide:

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Thailand Board of Trade of Thailand Thitiwat Leepaisomboon www.thaichamber.org Aquaculture

Thailand Board of Trade of Thailand dr. Chainarong Rattanakreetakul www.thaichamber.org Fruit and Vegetables

Vietnam Quacert Ly nguyen Thi Minh www.quacert.gov.vn Aquaculture

EuROPEBelgium Verboond van Belgische Tuinbouwveilingen (VBT) Ann de Craene www.veiling.be All Sub-Scopes

Bulgaria Moody International Ltd Ivan Savov www.moody.bg All Sub-Scopes

Czech Republic Czech Society for Quality Michaela Jiruskova www.csq.cz All Sub-Scopes

denmark Agromanagement Inge Bodil Jochumsen www.agromanagement.dk All Sub-Scopes

France Prince de Bretagne eléonore Faucher www.prince-de-bretagne.com Fruit and Vegetables

Germany Agrar Control GmbH Carsten everink www.agrar-control.de Fruit and Vegetables

Hungary Fruitveb Anita Ferencz www.fruitveb.hu Fruit and Vegetables

Italy Centro Servizi Ortofruticoli (CSO) Simona Rubbi www.csoservizi.com Fruit and Vegetables

norway Skretting AS Trygve Berg Lea www.skretting.no Aquaculture and Aquafeed

Poland Metro Group Buying GmbH Marek Marzek www.metrogroup.de All Sub-Scopes

Spain FePeX Miguel Vela www.fepex.es Fruit and Vegetables

The netherlands Productschap Tuinbouw danielle Vreedzaam www.tuinbouw.nl Fruit and Vegetables

Turkey ALARA dr. Belit Balci www.alaraagri.com Fruit and Vegetables

Ukraine kyiv national University of Trade and economics (knUTe) nataliya Pritulska www.knteu.kiev.ua Fruit and Vegetables

OCEANIAnew zealand Pipfruit new zealand Inc. Gary Jones www.pipfruitnz.co.nz Fruit and Vegetables

AROuND THE

TRADE FAIRS

In addition to its 2011 G.A.P. Tour, GLOBALG.A.P. appeared at no fewer than thirteen trade fairs throughout the world during the year.

Representatives carried the message to five U.S. cities - Boston (Seafood), Chicago (AMI International), new Orleans (United Fresh), Washington (United Fresh) and Atlanta (PMA).

We also had a prominent presence in Berlin (Fruit Logisitica) and Cologne (Anuga), and in South east Asia and the Orient with visits to Qingdao, China (Seafood and Fisheries), Hong kong (Asia Fruit Logistica) and Vietnam (Vietfish).

The much-travelled team completed their annual itinerary with touchdowns in Belgium (european Seafood), India (Aquaculture) and Brazil (Aquaculture).

TRADE FAIR PLACE DATEAsian Pacific Aquaculture kochi/India 17.-21.01.11

Fruit Logistica Berlin/Germany 09.-11.02.11

Boston Seafood exposition Boston/U.S. 20.-22.03.11

AMI International Chicago/U.S. 13.-16.04.11

United Fresh 2012 new Orleans/U.S. 02.-05.05.11

european Seafood exposition Brussels/Belgium 03.-05.05.11

World Aquaculture Society natal/Belgium 06.-10.06.11

Vietfish Vietnam 27.-30.06.11

Asia Fruit Logistica Hongkong/China 07.-09.09.11

United Fresh Management

Ressource Center

Washington/U.S. 03.-05.10.11

Anuga Cologne/Germany 08.-12.10.11

PMA Atlanta/U.S. 15.-17.10.11

China Seafood & Fisheries exposition Qingdao/China 01.-03.11.11

ASSOCIATe MeMBeRS

26 27SOME STATISTICSSOME STATISTICS

Our homepage www.globalgap.org has reached 450,000 hits (40,000 per month) in 2011

330,000 users received GLOBALG.A.P. news via our RSS feed in 2011

We have 1,700 followers on Twitter – check us out now (@globalgap)

500 Facebook users like us – have a look at GLOBALG.A.P.

Join our GLOBALG.A.P. group on Linkedin – the group has 250 group members already

75,075 views on our YouTube channel

26,485 viewer minutes of our LiveStream channel www.livestream.com/globalgap

GLOBALG.A.P.

AND THE

SOCIAL MEDIA

29SOME STATISTICS

SOME STATISTICS

CERTIFICATION

STATISTICS

Afghanistan 1Argentina 973Armenia 1Australia 143Austria 2,436Azerbaijan 1Bahrain 1Belgium 3,330Belize 1Bolivia 2Bosnia/Herzegovina 501Brazil 433Bulgaria 25Cameroon 25Canada 40

Chile 2,595China 280Colombia 557Costa Rica 276Croatia 132Cuba 1Cyprus 1,147Czech Republic 91Côte d’Ivoire 290Denmark 164dominican Republic 937Ecuador 808egypt 359ethiopia 19Faroe Islands 5

Finland 1France 3,737Gambia 1Germany 8,997Ghana 285Greece 12,414Guadeloupe 36Guatemala 1,164Guinea 41Honduras 27Hungary 1,269India 3,092Indonesia 4Iran 1Ireland 41

Israel 1,337Italy 15,892Jamaica 1Japan 20Jordan 21Kenya 1,070korea (South) 169Latvia 5Lebanon 14Lithuania 1Macedonia 16Madagascar 145Malaysia 7Mali 159Malta 71

Martinique 33Mauritius 1Mexico 120Moldova 2Morocco 520Mozambique 4Namibia 24netherlands 5,288new zealand 1,639nicaragua 2norway 63Oman 1Pakistan 52Palestinian Territories 439Panama 43

Paraguay 34Peru 2,566Philippines 5Poland 1,827Portugal 541Puerto Rico 4Romania 40Saint Lucia 974Saudi Arabia 3Senegal 127Serbia/Montenegro 322Slovakia 18Slovenia 27South Africa 1,882South Georgia 1

Spain 25,923Sri Lanka 5Suriname 2Swaziland 8Sweden 16Switzerland 65Syria 1Taiwan 3Tajikistan 5Tanzania 54Thailand 263Tunisia 91Turkey 3,009Uganda 8Ukraine 3

United Arab emirates 1United kingdom 55United States 470Uruguay 90Venezuela 1Vietnam 258Zambia 3zimbabwe 27

TOTAL 112,576

Statistics as of December 2011

As of: December 2011

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

18,000

35,000

57,000

81,000

94,000

99,500

102,300

112,600

30 31SOME STATISTICS SOME STATISTICS

The total number of producers under GLOBALG.A.P. Certification grew in 2011 by 9.5% from 102,300 to nearly 112,600.

europe still accounts for 74% of all certifications, with half of all producers from Southern europe. Spain, Italy, and Greece are the countries with the most certified producers. The Americas and Africa are gaining a larger share of overall certifications.

Our Option 2 certification is THe opportunity for smaller producers to receive certification, and is growing in popu-larity among many growers. The average Option 1 certified producer was 4 times bigger than the average Option 2 grower in 2011.

Over 70% of our certified producers are part of a group and more than 1,700 groups received a GLOBALG.A.P. Certificate in 2011. The average group size was 46 members, and each group member was given a unique GGn in the GLOBALG.A.P. database.

nearly 12% of all GLOBALG.A.P. certified producers are audited against independent certification schemes that are recognized via GLOBALG.A.P.’s benchmarking process. Half of all GLOBALG.A.P. certified growers operate under a nationally adapted guideline when counting all the certi-fied producers that operate under an Approved Modified Checklist or a national Interpretation Guideline.

Africa4% Americas

11%

Asia9%

europe74%

Oceania2%

TOTAL N° OF CERTIFIED PRODuCERSCOuNTRIES WITH CERTIFIED PRODuCERS SHARE OF CERTIFIED PRODuCERS PER CONTINENT

32 33SOME STATISTICSSOME STATISTICS

GLOBALG.A.P. is deeply rooted in the setup of international

trade. Large fruit commodities like apples, oranges, cherries and

grapes belong to the product categories with most certificates.

Group Certification70%

Individual Certification30%

LIVESTOCk

GLOBALG.A.P. Livestock Certification covers 14 countries. With nearly 150,000 tons of annual production, chicken production accounts for the highest percentage of livestock certifications. China, Hungary, and Slovenia account for more than 95% of that production. However, it is expected that in 2012 many major producers in Brazil will bring a boost to GLOBALG.A.P. Livestock Certifications.

An even bigger change will be observed in pig produc-tion. Italy and Spain currently produce over 40,000 tons, but this will soon be outnumbered by the more than 5,500

farms of the dutch IkB Varken system, that finalized benchmarking with GLOBALG.A.P. in 2011. With the certification of large cattle feed lots in Australia, GLOBALG.A.P. now has bovine certificates on three continents, including europe and Latin America.

FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTALS

Flower certification has been increasing as well: A total of 518 producers were certified in 30 countries in 2011, an increase of 15% since 2010. Two-thirds of GLOBALG.A.P. certified covered area (4600 ha) is concentrated in

HOLISTIC APPROACH FRuIT AND VEGETABLESTotal number of Control Points: 234

TOP 10 AREA COVERED CROPS | Total: 123,000 ha

TOP 10 N° OF CERTIFIED PRODuCERS PER PRODuCT | Total: 112,600

TOP 10 AREA OPEN FIELD CROPS | Total: 2,694,100 haGLOBALG.A.P. CERTIFICATION OPTIONS

Food Safety 117

Bananas

Bananas

18,676

Potatoes

Potatoes 9,802

Grapes

Grapes

9,645

Apples

Apples

9,276

Oranges

Oranges

7,816

Peaches

Peaches

6,662

Pears

Pears 6,647

nectarines

Cherries

6,488

Mandarins

Mandarins 6,048

Pineapples

40,800Tomatoes

Tomatoes

12,900Watermelons

13,100Capsicums

10,100Strawberries

5,600Cucumbers

4,400Melons

3,900Indoor grown flowers

3,400Courgettes

2,800Lettuce

5,206

Aubergines 2,100environment (incl. Biodiversity) 50

Traceability 46

Workers Welfare21

243,400

243,100

237,800

198,500

159,200

136,800

102,400

76,600

60,600

60,600

Colombia, kenya and the netherlands. More than 90% of the certified open field flowers (84,000 ha) are grown in the netherlands.

AQuACuLTuRE

GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Certification has taken off in 2011. The newly released Version 4 Standard, in its first year, was applied in 11 countries and reached more than 250,000 tons of harvested products leaving the farms. Together with Version 3 certifications, the total tonnage was more than two million tons, four times the tonnage in 2010.

34 35SOME STATISTICSSOME STATISTICS

ChileChinaColombiadenmarkecuadorFaroe IslandsFranceGermanyIndonesiaIrelandItaly

MalaysianetherlandsnorwayPolandSpainSurinameThailandTurkeyUnited kingdomVietnamzimbabwe

AQuACuLTuRE

CERTIFICATES

WORLDWIDE

PRODuCER/SuPPLIER MEMBERS

36 SOME STATISTICS

MEMBERS BY TYPE SuPPLIER MEMBERS BY SCOPE

Retailer43

Crops72,4%

Livestock7,8%

Aquaculture19,8%

Supplier180

Associates108

FEE TYPE APPLIES TO AMOuNT NOTES

Retail Membership Fee1 Retailer and Foodservice Membership Annual Turnover Retail membership fee size related according to overall retail turnover per calendar year.2≤ 5 Billion q 5,000 q

> 5 to 15 Billion q 7,000 q> 15 Billion q 9,000 q

Group Supplier Membership

Producer Group or Producer Organization, or Scheme

2,550 q Per calendar year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 3,600 q per one organization covering 3 and more sub-scopes.2

Individual Supplier Membership Individual Producer, or exporter/Importer without production

1,550 q Per calendar year; includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right; maximum 2,600 q per one organization covering 3 and more sub-scopes.2

Supplier Membership extension each additional sub-scope 520 q Per calendar year up to maximum of 1,050 q.Associate Membership Certification Body (CB), Consulting,

Plant-Protection or Fertilizer Industry, etc., and their associations

1,550 q – 3,600 q Per calendar year; covers all scopes and subscopes.

1 Retail Membership Fee becomes effective in 2010. 2 Retailer and producer member organization can apply for a discount of 500 q for every elected or appointed member function in GLOBALG.A.P. Committees.3 Producer groups and producer organizations can apply for a discount up to the total annual fee, in return to the amount of producer registration fee paid for Option 2 in the previous calender year.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

To:GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbHSarah JoxSpichernstr. 55d-50672 köln (Cologne)GermanyFAX: +49 221 579 93-89

APPLICATION FORM FOR GLOBALG.A.P. MEMBERSHIP

Starting from (Year)We request that our company shall be listed in the register of members as follows:

We hereby recognize the following GLOBALG.A.P. terms of reference that have been agreed and signed by all members of the global Partnership for Good Agricultural Practices.We commit to respond to consumer concerns on food safety, animal welfare, environmental protection and worker welfare by:• encouraging the adoption of commercially 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 and understanding

of best practice• establishing a single recognized framework for independent verification• Communicating and consulting openly with consumers and key stakeholders, including

producers, exporters and importers

We hereby declare our membership to the FoodPLUS GmbH. The statutes have been submitted to us and we recognize them. Membership shall be effective as of the above mentioned year and continue until withdrawal.

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MEMBERSHIP TYPE (please select):Retail/Food Service Membership(Membership fee based on annual turnover)

≤ q 5 billion: (q 5,000) > q 5 to ≤ 15 billion: (q 7,000) > q 15 billion: (q 9,000)

Access to GLOBALG.A.P. database requested, to search for validity of certificates (included in MS-Fee)

Only for Supplier Members! Please choose the sub-scope you want to subscribe for:

Fruit and Vegetables Cattle and Sheep Aquaculture Combinable Crops dairy Flowers and Ornamentals Pigs Green Coffee Poultry Tea Compound Feed Manufacturing

*The GLOBALG.A.P. supplier membership fee (Individual Supplier q 1,550; Group Supplier: q 2,550) includes one sub-scope and sector committee voting right. Each additional sub-scope costs q 525 per calender year. Maximum q 3,600 (Group Supplier) or q 2,600 (Individual Supplier) per one organisation covering more than three sub-scopes. Please refer to the GLOBALG.A.P. general fee table 2010.

Group Supplier Membership (q 2,550)*

Individual Supplier Membership (q 1,550)*

Associate Membership (q 1,550)

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39SOME STATISTICS

AgraQuest U.S. www.agraquest.com

Agrupaejdo, SA Spain www.agrupaejido.com

Agromanagement denmark www.agromanagement.dk

Asociación Colombiana de Porcicultores -

Fondo nacional de la Porcicultura

Colombia www.porcicol.org.co

Bakkavor Ltd United kingdom www.bakkavor.com

Bio kartoffel erzeuger e.V. Germany www.bke.verein.de

Black River Asset Management U.S. www.black-river.com

California Tomato Farmers U.S. www.californiatomatofarmers.com

CSI S.p.A. Italy www.csi-spa.com

eisberg Group Switzerland www.eisberg.ch

elissa Group Canada www.elissagroupco.com

Farm to Fork U.S.

G.S. Long Co., Inc. U.S. www.gslong.com

Gar Tootelian, Inc. U.S. www.gtipros.com

Granada La Palma Spain www.lapalmacoop.com

Gruventa Spain www.gruventa.es

Highlands Trout Lesotho www.highlandstrout.com

Hortifruticola Mabe S.A.T. Spain www.mabesat.com

iPura U.S. www.ipura.com

Iseppi Group Italy www.iseppi.ch

kagerer & Co. GmbH Germany www.kagerer.de

klaas Puul netherlands www.klaaspuul.com/nl

Mar & Terra Brazil www.mareterra.com.br

natures Way Foods Limited United kingdom www.natureswayfoods.com

Ospelt Food AG Switzerland www.ospelt.com

PariPassu Aplicativos especializados Ltda Brazil www.paripassu.com.br

Pick n’ Pay South Africa www.picknpay.co.za

Pipfruit new zealand Incorporated new zealand www.pipfruitnz.co.nz

PPH eWA-BIS SP. z O.O. Poland www.ewabis.com.pl

Primaflor Spain www.primaflor.com

Sunnyridge Farm/dole U.S. www.sunnyridge.com

Wilhelm Weuthen GmbH u. Co kG Germany www.weuthen-gmbh.de

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COMPANY DATA:

Address

Scope of activity

Phone Fax

e-mail Website

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:

a) General correspondence

Address

name of contact person

e-mail Phone

b) Invoicing:

Address

name of contact person for invoices

e-mail Phone

VAT number Membership Fee (excl. VAT):(for eU companies only)

• We will pay the annual financial GLOBALG.A.P. contribution for the chosen sub-scopes

starting from the above mentioned year. The membership is valid until cancellation is submitted by written notice until 31 december in order to take effect in the following year.

• Our logo will be forwarded to FoodPLUS to be displayed in the internet and for future printing matters.

With our signature we confirm the validity of data and we agree to the terms mentioned on page 1 of this application form.

(date, Place) (name of Person in capital letters)

Stamp Signature

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WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS 2011

41INTEGRITY

1,400 TRAIned InSPeCTORS And AUdITORS

WORkInG FOR 142 ACCRedITed CeRTIFICATIOn

BOdIeS CeRTIFYInG 409 AGRICULTURAL

PROdUCTS In 112 COUnTRIeS

INTEGRITY

42 43INTEGRITYINTEGRITY

THE GLOBALG.A.P. INTEGRITY PROGRAM

With over 140 certification bodies and more than 112,600 producers under certification, spread across 100 plus countries in five continents, it’s a permanent challenge to keep the confidence of our stakeholders. That’s why, since 2008, GLOBALG.A.P. has followed a Certification Integrity Program (CIPRO) dedicated to continuous strengthening and improvement in the process.

This includes monitoring approved certification bodies, following up reports of excess maximum residue levels, and providing competence in food-crisis management, technical support and training.

SOME STATISTICS ON

OuR GLOBALG.A.P.

CERTIFICATION BODIES

GLOBALG.A.P. auditors assess all certification bodies (CBs) at head office and a sample of their producers directly, whether they operate in accordance with the General Regulations and Control Points and Compliance Criteria. They inform CBs and their accreditation bodies of any deviations, and forward audit reports to the Integrity Surveillance Committee (ISC), which makes the final deci-sion on a CB’s approval status.

Since 2008 GLOBALG.A.P. has conducted more than 1,000 assessments. during 2011 we carried out over 230 assess-ments, involving more than 50 CBs in 25 different countries. Most were follow-ups of corrective actions following previous CIPRO assessments in 2009-2010.

70% of scores were close to levels 3 and 4, where 4 is classed as ‘acceptable and good performance’, and 3 as ‘needing some improvement’. The average performance shows progress and follows the Integrity Surveillance Committee (ISC) recommendations for improvements.

Countries that received the greatest number of assessments in 2011 were Germany, Italy, ecuador, Brazil, Turkey and China.

The audits were organized by type, as follows:

Type of assessment• Producer Assessment: 75%• CB Office Assessment: 25%

Three-quarter of assessments were carried out on Option 1 producers and one quarter on Option 2. We have also included producers certified under a benchmarked scheme: Option 3 (individuals) and Option 4 (groups). Auditors spent 5 % of the assessment time verifying GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarked schemes.

We have included full benchmarked schemes (e.g. Florverde and MexicoGAP) and the Approved Modified Checklist (Chinagap) in order to confirm their equivalence.

Most certificates come in the Fruit and Vegetables sub-scope, so the number of CIPRO assessments was in proportion of 85% for this sub-scope.

CROPS 138

GRASP 48

LIVeSTOCk 18

AQUACULTURe 14

CHAIn OF CUSTOdY 11

PLAnT PROPAGATIOn MATeRIAL 10

COMPOUnd Feed MAnUFACTURInG 6

ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION BODIES PER SCOPE GLOBALG.A.P. CONTINuOuS IMPROVEMENT

TYPE OF PRODuCER ASSESSMENT IN 2011

Option 223%

Option 33%

Option 41%

Option 173%

GLOBALG.A.P. Website, Training: Online Training, TTS, FAQ

extranets: Certification Body, Accreditation Body Approval & Support, Benchmarking, CB

Workshop CBC, GLOBALG.A.P. events

Committee meetings, public consultation, translation of normative documents

and guidance

Board

ISC, IPRO, database analysis (statistics, certificate validation)

44 45INTEGRITYINTEGRITY

GLOBALG.A.P. WORkSHOPS

Workshops enable GLOBALG.A.P. to reach out to experts involved in the implementation and operation of Good Agricultural Practice worldwide. Workshop participants are mainly producers, consultants, new inspectors - and anyone else who might be interested in the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification System.

PRIVATE WORkSHOPS

GLOBALG.A.P. private workshops are designed for compa-nies and their close business partners. The advantage is that the GLOBALG.A.P. Trainer can concentrate on the compa-ny’s individual situation and concerns.

TRAINING

PuBLIC WORkSHOPS

GLOBALG.A.P. public workshops are aimed at participants who are not linked to a single company. Subject matter is dictated by demand and could be based on crops, livestock or aquaculture.

GLOBALG.A.P. related companies can also act as co-organ-izer of the training. Public workshops are always announced on our website and may also be published by the co-organ-izer. All workshop participants receive a certificate of attendance. In addition they may take the GLOBALG.A.P. exam, which covers the contents of the General Regulations and the CPCCs. Participants who pass this voluntary exam have the opportunity to become GLOBALG.A.P. approved Train-the-Public-Trainers.

CERTIFICATION BODY TRAINING

In 2011 GLOBALG.A.P. introduced new training regula-tions for certification bodies. GLOBALG.A.P. directly trains each Option 2 group auditor (approximately 600 people) and one In-House Trainer per each CB. All GLOBALG.A.P. involved staff of a CB need to pass an online test additionally.

Throughout the year we trained 130 In-House Trainers, 130 scheme managers and 450 group certification auditors. All in all there were 57 certification body trainings in 21 countries.

All auditors and inspectors are required to pass the GLOBALG.A.P. Online Training.

FRuIT & VEGETABLES07 - 08 February 2011 Berlin/Germany 5

08 March 2011 Wenatchee/U.S. 30

09 March 2011 Yakima/U.S. 28

21 - 23 March 2011 Monte Vista, CO/U.S. 46

24 - 25 March 2011 Salinas, CA/U.S. 25

28 March - 01 April 2011 Visalia, CA/U.S. 97

13 - 14 April 2011 Mexico City/Mexico 10

05 - 06 May 2011 new Orleans/U.S. 8

10 - 11 May 2011 Stellenbosch (Cape Town)/South Africa 10

12 May 2011 Vero Beach, FL/U.S. 8

26 May 2011 Portland/U.S. 14

05 - 06 July 2011 Bogotá/Colombia 15

12 - 13 July 2011 Bangkok/Thailand 15

25 July 2011 Ft. Piece/U.S. 16

27 July 2011 Ft. Pierce, FL/U.S. 10

12 - 13 September 2011 Reedley/U.S. 4

13 - 14 September 2011 Warsaw/Poland 13

19 - 20 October 2011 Atlanta, GA/U.S. 17

13 december 2011 Wenatchee/U.S. 4

AQuACuLTuRE23 - 24 May 2011 Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon)/Vietnam 18

06 - 08 September 2011 Can Tho/Vietnam 24

19 - 20 October 2011 Atlanta, AG/U.S. 3

LIVESTOCk01 August 2011 Sao Paulo/Brazil 11

COMPOuND FEED MANuFACTuRER STANDARDS01 - 02 February 2011 Santiago de Chile 18

25 - 26 May 2011 Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon)/Vietnam 24

21 - 22 november 2011 Cologne/Germany 3

PuBLIC WORkSHOPS 2011

Over the course of the year we’ve trained

over 1,000 people, using five languages

in 90 courses across five continents.

DATE VENuE N° PARTICIPANTS31 January - 02 February 2011 Abu dhabi/UAe 33

04 - 06 May 2011 Taschkent/Uzbekistan 21

31 May - 01 June 2011 Mexico 25

25 - 27 July 2011 Arusha/Tanzania 16

22 August 2011 Quito/ecuador 20

12 - 13 december 2011 kampala/Uganda 25

PRIVATE WORkSHOPS IN 2011

DATE VENuE N° PARTICIPANTS

DATE VENuE N° PARTICIPANTS

PRODuCTS AND SERVICES 47

PRODuCTS AND

SERVICES

48 49PRODuCTS AND SERVICESPRODuCTS AND SERVICES

The revised GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard, Version 4.0, became effective in January 2011. This is the first time the regular revision has appeared after four years instead of three, as was the case previously. The Board approved the change in frequency in 2008 following requests from stakeholders for a longer period between versions, to allow them more time for adjustments and implementation.

TOPICS COVeRed BY THe neW VeRSIOn InCLUde:

• Standard Efficiency (streamlining the standard, avoid duplication and ambiguity)

VERSION 4.0

ARRIVES

NEW TRANSPORT

RuLES FOR

LIVESTOCk

• Standard Integrity (General Regulations)

• Resource Management (soil, water, energy and nitrogen levels)

• Improvement of the Integrated Pest Management Guideline

• Compliance with microbiological issues

• Requirements for Animal Welfare, Feed and Transport

To view all details of Version 4.0 visit www.globalgap.org

GLOBALG.A.P. launched its new Livestock Transport Standard V 1.0 at the Anuga Trade Fair 2011. The standard applies to all operators transporting animals by road for a distance over 65 km, and to all third-party transporters for journeys under 65 km.

This GLOBALG.A.P. Transport Standard integrates up-to-date legislation, knowledge and best practice for assuring that highest compliance of animal welfare for livestock during transport is provided and followed.

says eddie Harper MBe, one of the most experienced voices in livestock transport.

The standard covers all critical issues such as fitness for transport, loading ramps, handling at loading, unloading and during transport, stocking rates, ventilation and temperature monitoring. driver training and competence must be documented to show compliance with Article 17 of eU directive 1/2005.

Audits and self-assessments on commercial transporters in Germany, the netherlands, the Uk and Uruguay provided useful feedback during the pilot scheme. Our Technical Committees also consulted stakeholders such as eurogroup for Animals, German AdR (Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Rinderzüchter) and nGOs from Brazil, Canada and Uruguay.

SAFE FEED -

SAFE FOOD:

A REVISED CFM

STANDARD

The new Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard - Version 2.1 - became available for certification in november 2011.

Our Livestock and Aquaculture Technical Committees collab-orated with industry experts on the updated standard, which offers broad assurance on all food safety and sustainability aspects in compound feed production. It’s specifically aimed at commercial rather than home-mixed feeds.

The quality and provenance of compound feed is now a major concern for consumers, with the market demanding ever-higher standards. The latest CFM defines Control Points and Compliance Criteria for the production, supply and purchase of raw materials and ingredients, and covers every step from purchase to distribution.

The standard came into operation in January 2012. From this date animals in the GLOBALG.A.P. System must be transported only by operators and their vehicles certified according to the standard or to benchmarked schemes.

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CONSuMER

WEBSITE SHOWS

GOOD

AQuACuLTuRE

IN ACTION

GLOBALG.A.P. RISk

ASSESSMENT ON

SOCIAL PRACTICE

Recent media coverage of bad aquaculture practice has left consumers concerned. As a result, responsible operators saw the need to inform the market about Good Aquaculture Practice. At the start of 2011 they asked GLOBALG.A.P. how this could best be done. discussions with the Technical Committee led to the decision to create a consumer website - and it saw the light of day in december 2011.The new site offers a broad range of information in a form that’s accessible to consumers. It faces the challenge of explaining what aquaculture is, and how the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard guides, monitors and certifies both safety and sustainability. Consumers have reacted very positively to the site, and we plan to update it regularly with case studies and stories of advances in technology and efficiency. See the site for yourself at: www.my-fish.info, www.kontrollierte-aquakultur.info, www.mein-fisch.info

Corporate social responsibility is an increasingly important issue in global food supply chains. More and more, stakeholders need to demonstrate that their agricultural products are delivered in line with internationally agreed labor requirements as well as relevant legislation.

Workers’ health, safety and welfare have been integral parts of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard from the beginning.

2007 saw the completion of the first phase of GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice), an add-on module dedicated to this topic. On its publication in 2010, nearly 300 producers imple-mented GRASP as part of their process.

A NEW STANDARD

OF EXCELLENCE

FOR AQuACuLTuRE

GLOBALG.A.P.’s new Aquaculture Standard appeared in March 2011. This version, V 4.0, covers all aquaculture species, from fish to crustaceans and molluscs, and influ-ences the whole production and distribution chain.The new standard applies in 22 countries throughout europe, Asia and Latin America. For retailers it’s an assur-ance that any farmed fish, shrimp or shell product arriving at their outlets has been checked at every level and that segregation and hygiene comply with requirements all through the food chain. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam signed a cooperation agreement with GLOBALG.A.P., focusing on capacity building and implementation support.

For producers, it’s a valuable tool for demonstrating responsible production and gaining access to the widest

Progress has continued in 2011: during the past 12 months we’ve developed GRASP guidelines in Germany, Spain and Austria. Today, GRASP operates in the following countries:

Austria, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Israel, Italy, kenya, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Spain, U.S., Vietnam.

Producers in all those countries can now upload results of GRASP assessments to the GLOBALG.A.P. database, where all members of the program can view them.

The GRASP project can be seen as an innovative, creative, and successful partnership of public organi-zations and private enterprises to address one of the main challenges in agricultural production: social conditions of workers.

Carsten Schmitz-Hoffmann, Head of the Agricultural Trade and

Standards Section of the German Society for International

Co-operation (GIZ)

market. The GLOBALG.A.P. number (GGn) is a promise that the product has been responsibly resourced and safely processed. They can also use the GGn as a key to further information via the new consumer website.

We strongly support the Aquaculture Standard Version 4, as we see it as the most complete standard for sustainable aquaculture. not only food safety is considered in the standard, environmental aspects and animal welfare are considered as well, which are the core issues in aquaculture. In the longterm, we intend to involve our suppliers and farmers in GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Version 4 Certification to provide our customers a sustainable aquaculture assortment.

Mr. Juergen Matern, Head of Sustainability &

Public Affairs, METRO Group

PRODuCTS AND SERVICES

52 53PRODuCTS AND SERVICESPRODuCTS AND SERVICES

CuSTOMIZED

STANDARD-SETTING

& VERIFICATION

It is our mission to continually develop innovative solutions to help connect farmers and retailers in the production and marketing of safe food, the protection of scarce resources, and the promise of a sustainable future. We understand that certification against our full IFA Standard may be chal-lenging for some producers, so we have created a flex-ible and customizable solution for producers in emerging markets, the GLOBALG.A.P. Primary Farm Assurance (PFA) concept.

A PFA checklist includes a sub-set of the control points of the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Standard and can be managed using the same general regulations principles of the IFA Standard. We invite producers and retailers to create their own customized checklist with control points from the IFA Standard as well as company-specific control points as necessary.

BeneFITS OF deVeLOPInG A PFA CHeCkLIST TOGeTHeR WITH GLOBALG.A.P.:

As the world’s largest private sector-owned standard, we have a large network of buyers, producers, and certifica-tion bodies in over 100 countries working together. They all assure that food is produced according to Good Agricultural Practice. More than 140 certification bodies are adminis-trated and monitored by GLOBALG.A.P. This network and global operation of certification bodies provides a strong base when developing a PFA Standard.

We use the 13-digit GLOBALG.A.P. number (GGn) to uniquely identify producers within the GLOBALG.A.P. System.

You will have access to all GLOBALG.A.P. IT Tools when defining and implementing a PFA Standard. This includes IT solutions for certification body management, producer registration, certificate validation and reporting.

YOUR PFA CHeCkLIST CAn Be:

• An accredited certification standard, a second party certification standard, or a self-assessment

• Accessible to the general public or accessible only to a specific group of supply chain partners

• Branded using your own name and logo or branded using a joint brand name and operated logo

• Discussed as part of GLOBALG.A.P.’s worldwide stakeholder consultation process or discussed only on a one-to-one basis

• Defined and transparent tool to monitor progress of the implementation on producer level

Synergies will allow cost savings and efficient planning when using the comprehensive system of GLOBALG.A.P. for your own standard-setting and requirements.

When you partner with GLOBALG.A.P. you are receiving knowledge from over a decade of food safety certification experiences.

INTRODuCING THE

FARM ASSuRER

In 2011 GLOBALG.A.P. launched the Farm Assurer Program, a scheme which enables stakeholders to act as mentors to producers. As trained Farm Assurers, these consultants will be able to help producers through the certifi-cation process and manage their data on the GLOBALG.A.P. database.

The scheme offers stakeholders the opportunity to become established advisors to the farming community, and also to enhance the depth, quality and assurance of producer certifi-cation. In addition, Farm Assurers will enjoy significant extra publicity through listing on the GLOBALG.A.P. Website, complete with their company logo and contact details. The Farm Assurer Program is open to a variety of

stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain, and the bene-fits vary for each party. Consultants, universities, marketing boards, packers, aggregators and food hubs will all benefit from advising producers they deal with, in order to enhance their certification capabilities.

GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurers:Blue Moon Ltd., egypt, www.bluemoon-eg.comeWA-BIS, Poland, www.ewabis.com.plGar Tootelian, Inc., U.S., www.gtipros.comIeH (Institute of environmental Health), U.S., www.iehinc.com Tulare Ag Products, U.S., www.tulareag.com G.S. Long Co., U.S., www.gslong.comFarm to Fork, U.S., grohman@gmail.com

54 55PRODuCTS AND SERVICESPRODuCTS AND SERVICES

GLOBALG.A.P.

DATABASE – GLOBAL

CERTIFICATION

MANAGEMENT &

SERVICES

The GLOBALG.A.P. database is an internet-based world-wide platform for certification management and related services. GLOBALG.A.P. certification bodies and members in more than 100 countries are using it to manage certification data of their clients. This is one pillar of the comprehensive GLOBALG.A.P. Integrity Program.

Reliable certification data linked to other traceability data in the food chain is key and identification of a proper quality management. GLOBALG.A.P. offers innovative and flexible IT solutions to link up with existing IT systems of producers, marketing organizations, traders or retailers.

Traceability through the GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN)

AnY GLOBALG.A.P. CeRTIFIed FARM CAn Be TRACed OnLIne THROUGH ITS GGn.

Search WeBSITe: https://database.globalgap.org

Product labeling is a key within traceability systems. The GGn makes the certification status transparent and establishes a link with the product and other traceability codes. Therefore the GGn may be printed on the product packaging.

RULeS:• The GGN printed on the box must be the same as that

on the certificate• The GGN must be printed in digits, not as a barcode

enHAnCe YOUR VISIBILITY BY CHAnGInG THe ACCeSS RIGHTS TO YOUR InFORMATIOn

As a producer: Within the GLOBALG.A.P. database there is a variety of options offered to producers to display their certification data to specific and defined companies, to all GLOBALG.A.P. members or other market partici-pants. Besides certificate status, the checklist and concrete audit result or contact data (name, address, etc.) may be displayed.

In order to control and to manage quality more effectively, companies such as UnIVeG need trace-ability tools which make fruit and vegetable supply

chains more visible. GLOBALG.A.P. has much of the necessary data. The challenge is to enable stake-holders to access the relevant information efficiently using their own IT systems.

Ben Horsbrugh, Director Quality Management Univeg, Germany

The GLOBALG.A.P. database allows different levels of access to the securely stored data. Public search for a single GGn is accessible without login - but you might be interested in the extended information and functionality enjoyed by registered users.

Contact the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat to get your account today.

• To identify the number you may print the capital letters GGn as a prefix

• For pre-packaged items the number should be printed on the packaging

• For unpackaged products it should be on the box or pallet

Link your GGn directly to the GLOBALG.A.P. database and use it on your website, e-mails or social media. Simply add your GGn to the end of the URL - see the example below:

https://database.globalgap.org/globalgap/login.jsp? loginMode=1&searchQuery=4049929285743

GeT MUCH MORe InFORMATIOn In OUR neW dATABASe BROCHURe

MAnAGe And MOnITOR YOUR ReGISTeRed PROdUCeRS WITH BOOkMARkInG

The easy way to record and monitor the certificate status of your GLOBALG.A.P. certified producers on a regular basis. Bookmark your producers and save yourself the time and trouble of recurrent searches for a single producer or preparing and uploading GGns whenever you need to access certificate information.

56 57PRODuCTS AND SERVICESPRODuCTS AND SERVICES

Benchmarking comparable standards and schemes is an excellent way of cutting costs, administration, time and effort. Producers, suppliers and retailers all enjoy the benefits. Similarly, standard and scheme owners who base their systems on GLOBALG.A.P. principles can reduce their overheads by implementing a GLOBALG.A.P. operational structure, complete with database support and certifica-tion body management. And by gaining GLOBALG.A.P. approval, new benchmarked standards also enjoy inter-national recognition - a valuable advantage in the highly competitive international market. GLOBALG.A.P. also supports GFSI activity for harmonization. The aim is always the same: to eliminate unnecessary costs and to avoid duplications in administration. In 2011 GLOBALG.A.P. developed a new set of Benchmarking Regulations for Version 4 of the standard.

THIS deVeLOPMenT FOLLOWed THe PRInCIPLeS OF:

Partnership: The Benchmarking Stakeholder Committee collaborated with scheme owners and retail members in producing the document. There was also a public consultation.

Harmonization: The process is now more in line with GFSI benchmarking, improving understandability throughout the industry and making it easier to work together.

Inclusiveness: Benchmarking is open to all local and national standards and schemes. every one of them can now achieve some level of GLOBALG.A.P. recognition, even if they don’t fully match the GLOBALG.A.P. System.

Transparency: The benchmarking process will be open and transparent thanks to the involvement of a Bench-marking Committee, the freedom to all GLOBALG.A.P. members to take part in the consultation, and the availability of documents on request or through publication with the scheme owner’s consent.

Integrity: The new Benchmarking Regulations stress the importance of close participation by recognized schemes in the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrity Program, which increases the reliability of certificates and reinforces trust in the system.

Flexibility: The interpretation and content of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard will be more adaptable to local situations, thus respecting the identity and character of each applicant standard.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat will take the lead in managing benchmarking applications, always seeking a closer relationship with the applicant standard. There are now two levels of recognition:

Equivalent: Standards and schemes that fully conform with the GLOBALG.A.P. System

Resembling: Standards and schemes that conform with the GLOBALG.A.P. System to a large extent, with some exceptions. These schemes may develop add-on modules to bridge the gap and make equivalence recognition accessible to them.

differences between the two levels will be made clear in all GLOBALG.A.P. communication tools (website, database, certificates, etc.). This transparency will help stakeholders determine whether the differences are relevant to them, and help them make a more informed decision on the acceptance of any resembling scheme.

A Benchmarking Committee composed of independent experts representing the producer and the retail/food service industry will review reports arising from the process and will recommend a recognition level for applicant schemes.

To date, 23 GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarked schemes operating in 30 different countries can already apply for extension of their recognition against Version 4 of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard. Recognized standard and scheme owners have a period of one year to make a smooth transition between versions. during this 12 months, starting from the release of the new Benchmarking Regulations, all certificates bench-marked against Version 3 will still be recognized. Standards and schemes that are not currently recognized may apply at any time.

SCHEME OWNER SCHEME NAME COuNTRY SCOPE

FuLL BENCHMARkED SCHEMES

Agrarmarkt Austria Marketing GesmbH AMAGAP Asutria FV

Red Tractor Farm Assurance Fresh Produce Scheme Assured Produce United kingdom FV

Asocolflores Florverde Colombia FO

The kenya Flower Council kFC Silver Standard kenya FO

MPS Milieu Programma Sierteelt MPS-GAP netherlands FO

new zealand GAP new zealand GAP new zealand FV

QS Fachgesellschaft Obst-Gemüse-kartoffeln GmbH QS-GAP Germany FV

Verein SwissGAP SwissGAP Hortikultur Switzerland FO

CoMore Bedrijfsdiensten BV IkB Varken netherlands PG

AenOR Une155000 Spain FV

APPROVED MODIFIED CHECkLISTS

korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corporation aTGAP South korea FV

IT2 (Institut Technique Tropical) BAnAGAP France FV

InAC (Instituto nacional de Carnes) CnMPU - Certified natural Meat Program Uruguay CS

Fundacion para el desarrollo Fruticola (FdF) CHILeGAP Chile FV

Certification and Accreditation Administration

of the People’s Republic of China (CnCA)

CHInAGAP- Standard & Certification Rules China FV & CC

Sigill kvalitetssystem AB IP SIGILL GAP Sweden FV

Fresh Produce exporters Association

of kenya (FPeAk)

kenYAGAP kenya FV & FO

Mexico Calidad Suprema A.C. MeXICO GAP Mexico FV & AB

AneCOOP Spain COOP nATURAne Spain FV

e. Martinavarro S.A. nATURSenSe Spain FV

Salmon Chile SalmonGAP Chile AB

The Thai Chamber of Commerce &

Board of Trade of Thailand

THAIGAP Thailand FV

Japan Good Agricultural Initiative (JGAI) JGAP+G Japan FV

APPLICANTS

MUTUMGAP MUTUMGAP Brazil FV & CC

Corporación Colombiana Internacional (CCI) ColombiaGAP Colombia FV

NEW

BENCHMARkING

REGuLATIONS TO

SAVE TIME, COST

AND EFFORT

59SuCCESS STORIES

SuCCESS STORIES

60 61SuCCESS STORIES SuCCESS STORIES

SHRIMPS IN

ECuADOR

FLOWERS IN

COLOMBIA

Shrimp farming took off in ecuador some 35 years ago - by chance, according to some accounts, when high tides deposited shrimps in shallow lagoons where they subse-quently thrived.

entrepreneurs spotted the opportunity and started farming the new arrivals. Before long, shrimps became a flourishing business.

That didn’t go unnoticed. Shrimp farming spread to other countries, particularly in South east Asia, and the interna-tional industry grew quickly. But with successful farming came the downside: market saturation, leading to a downward spiral in prices. Farmers felt the pressure to intensify their yield; inevitably quality dropped and so did

Today, Colombia is the second largest exporter of flowers in the world after the netherlands. The industry has made impressive strides technically, environmentally and socially. But things were rather different when the certification system Florverde® was set up fifteen years ago. Since then Florverde® has established and developed its influence, obtained GLOBALG.A.P. approval and achieved a huge amount in the areas of sustainability and workers’ welfare.

In 2009 Florverde® instigated a project aimed at 35 small-scale producers. At the time these non-unionized producers burned or buried solid wastes including agro-chemical containers, paid no attention to labor relations legislation, did not have the necessary environmental permits, and weren’t equipped for vital jobs such as

consumption. In response, the Omarsa company decided on a different strategy. Instead of low-cost high-quantity produc-tion they focused on high-quality shrimp farming following Best Aquaculture Practice, using organic principles and applying the strictest processing standards.

now, among its current certifications Omarsa has achieved GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Certification to demonstrate the quality, safety and sustainablity of its product. As a result the company has regained its position in the market, becoming one of the first farmers and processors to recognize and implement certified farming practices for shrimp.

fumigation. They complied with only about 20% of compli-ance requirements for Florverde®-GLOBALG.A.P. Standards.

FLORVeRde®’S SUPPORT enCOURAGed:

1. The formalization of farmer-employee labor relations

2. The supply of equipment and personal protection items to workers.

3. The marking of work areas.

4. The introduction of medical kits in all production units.

5. The proper handling of agrochemical containers.

6. Training on subjects such as first aid, the safe handling of agrochemicals (including fertilizers) and organic waste management.

7. The supply of drinking water to workers and the adapting of spaces for eating and changing clothes.

8. The introduction of suggestions boxes for workers.

now, thanks to major advances in production standards, environmental care and workers’ welfare, participating producers have achieved an average of 80% compliance with Florverde®-GLOBALG.A.P. Standards.

62 63SuCCESS STORIESSuCCESS STORIES

PFA IN POLAND

Poland has around two million small farms. Most of them would find it difficult to achieve full integrated farm assur-ance status immediately. Yet retailers and consumers increasingly demand reassurance on the quality and safety of foodstuffs.

The Warsaw-based eWA-BIS corporation decided to tackle the situation by becoming a GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurer. Its trained members then took on the task of helping small producers qualify for lower-level Primary Farm Assurance. This is the first stage of step-by-step progress towards full IFA recognition. It’s a bridging process between non-compliance

and full compliance, and demonstrates farmers’ commitment to achieving ever higher standards.

eWA-BIS started registering producer-members in October 2010. By the end of that year registration numbers stood at 32. In the following twelve months the program picked up momentum impressively - so much so that in december 2011 more than 900 producers had registered. Members include 750 fruit growers, 168 vegetable growers and 11 mush-room growers. even more encouraging is the fact that 20% of new registrations feel confident enough to skip the PFA first step and aim straight for the next level of certification.

G.A.P. IN EGYPT

egyptian smallholders are finding it easier to connect to the international supply chain, thanks to an initative launched by egyptian GLOBALG.A.P. member Blue Moon.

The Blue Moon project uses GPS technology to ensure product traceability. It links small growers, grouped in co-operatives, to a central database - helping them commu-nicate with potential buyers on a national and international scale. In addition to traceability, their GLOBALG.A.P. accreditation means compliance with worldwide standards of safety and sustainability. That promotes self-sufficiency and development opportunities for small growers and their

communities, including women and disadvantaged groups.The U.S. Agency for International development (USAId) is backing the initiative.

Blue Moon’s focus on job creation and increasing small farmers’ income were crucial points in attracting USAId support. Better quality gives better access to world markets, GLOBALG.A.P. is well known worldwide and acceptable to all importing countries.

Mohamed Abo El Wafa, Team Leader, Agriculture & Agribusiness,

USAID/ EGYPT

64 65SuCCESS STORIES SuCCESS STORIES

POuLTRY IN BRAZIL FLOWERS IN

GERMANY

Poultry producers in Brazil are now geared up for GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Standard Version 4, following a series of workshops and field trials held throughout 2010 and 2011.The process was a truly international effort, sponsored by Mcdonald´s europe in association with Brazilian companies Sadia, LAR, Penasul and C. Vale together with U.S. firm Cargill, Germany’s eSCA and Moy Park from northern Ireland.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat used comments from the 2010 workshop to help develop the new standard version, and producers then tested it in its interim form. Results from these interim assessments featured in the planning of the final version, which acted as a reference for further audits during 2011.

While producer certification is an established feature in the fruit and vegetables market, it’s entirely new in the horticul-ture field. Yet retailers and consumers in this sector are just as interested in quality, safety and sustainability.

Landgard is Germany’s leading marketing organiza-tion in the plant and product sector. It’s 100% owned by producers, and its policy has always been to go beyond basic statutory requirements in achieving the highest industry standards. That’s the thinking behind Landgard’s introduc-tion, in 2011, of a certification project for flowers and ornamentals in accordance with the current GLOBALG.A.P. Standard. Together with the Chamber of Agriculture and the Central Horticultural Association, Landgard has pledged to support its members throughout the process. One of the first businesses on board is Rieke. The company produces

norbert Rank, european Quality Lead (Poultry), of Mcdonald’s europe and Chairman of the GLOBALG.A.P. Stakeholder Committee on Animal Welfare, said: “during 2011 we were working with our Brazilian poultry suppliers to implement the international food safety and sustainability criteria of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard. Mcdonald´s europe is very pleased with the outcome of the project as it helped us to strengthen our relations with our suppliers.”

SALMON IN CHILE

Multiexport Foods, founded in 1983 in Chile, is one of the world’s leading producers of farmed salmon. It produces up to 80 thousand tons annually and exports to all the major international markets.

The company has always invested in measures to ensure the high quality, safety and sustainability of its products. now, as one of Chile’s leading aquaculture operators, it has become the first farmed salmon producer and exporter in the world to be certified against the new Version 4.0 of the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard. By pioneering salmon farm eco-standard certification in Chile, Multiexport is raising the standard of quality and safety not only nationally but for the world as a whole, in one of its fastest growing food production sectors.

phalaenopsis, calluna, gaultheria, veronica and summer perennials at sites in Recke, Germany.

We can assume that retailers will demand such certification from all suppliers in the coming years, and the topic of consumer safety and sustainable production will play an increasingly important role in the specialist trade, too. As GLOBALG.A.P. is known and established amongst retailers, it makes sense to go with them in the ornamental sector, as well. Some companies have still higher individual requirements as part of their sustainability strategy. The certification definitely opens doors as far as they are concerned. Otherwise we probably wouldn’t even be able to start talking to such customers. Landgard’s support was definitely appreciated.

Manfred Rieke

now Manfred Rieke gives businesses currently undergoing the certification process the benefit of his knowledge.

We pioneers become mentors – there’s no need to rein-vent the wheel. Businesses that are already certified have documented their solutions, which helps others.

Around 100 of Landgard ornamental nurseries have already been GLOBALG.A.P. certified. The intention is that all full suppliers of Landgard will be certified by the end of 2014.

66 67THE TEAM THE TEAM

THE GLOBALG.A.P. TEAMFIND YOuR CONTACT PERSON!

The GLOBALG.A.P. team can respond in twelve languages and is working near you, out of twelve countries on five continents.

“We are proud to offer you a competent, transparent, authentic and cost efficient harmonization process with a high level of trust, consistency and personal integrity!”

Carla de Andrade Hurst

Certification Body

Administration

✉ andrade@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 84

Ignacio Antequera

Manager Standards &

Benchmarking

✉ antequera@globalgap.org

☎ +34 (0) 663 143 523

dr. med. vet. Roland Aumüller

Standard Management

Livestock, Feed

✉ aumueller@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 874 391 436

Jochen Baumgarten

Quality Management &

IT development

✉ baumgarten@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 872

Alexandra denis

Customer Support

✉ denis@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 15

Flavio Alzueta

Manager Communication &

Marketing

✉ alzueta@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 170 784 53 50

Frederik Callens

Manager Finance, Quality

Management & Information Technology

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Anita Britt

Committees, nTWG & GRASP

✉ britt@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 875

Andras Fekete

Manager CB Operations &

Integrity Program

✉ fekete@globalgap.org

☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 874

dr. elmé Coetzer

Manager Product development

& Capacity Building

✉ coetzer@globalgap.org

☎ +27 (0) 129 915 139

daniel Catrón

Integrity Program & Assessment

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☎ + 56 (0) 995 399 996

daniela Fabiszisky

Public & Private Workshops

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Heidi Gremminger

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☎ +598 (0) 992 825 73

dr. Gabriele Jahn

Customized Solutions

Management

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☎ +49 (0) 579 93 81

nigel Garbutt

Chairman GLOBALG.A.P.

✉ garbutt@globalgap.org

☎ +44 (0) 781 010 41 68

Claudia Meifert

Public Relations

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Anne kafzyk

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nina kretschmer

Trade Fairs & event Management

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Customized Solutions & Training

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Iris Möller

Travel

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dr. kristian Moeller

Managing director -

Secretary GLOBALG.A.P.

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☎ +49 (0) 221 579 93 38

dr. kliment Petrov

Integrity Assessment & Training

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☎ +3592 (0) 98120 56

Sarah Jox

Membership, Publications &

Website

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Lisa Hausen

CB Workshops

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e-Learning

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Backoffice

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68 THE TEAM

kerstin Uhlig

Manager Corporate &

Public Relations

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☎ +49(0) 221 579 93 19

dr. Mario Velasco

Aquaculture Training &

Integrity Assessment

✉ velasco@globalgap.org

☎ +1 (0) 787 517 77 00

Christi Venter

Academy, e-Learning &

RSA Liaison

✉ venter@globalgap.org

☎ +27 (0) 829 401 555

Valeska Weymann

Standard Management

Aquaculture

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zhou Xin

Liaison Asia & Training

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Michaela Stollenwerk

Assistance & Travel

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Ute Spira

Certification Body Administration

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Simone Schröder

Customized Solutions

Management

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Thomas A. Fenimore

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Quality Management &

IT Support

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Published by GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, Cologne, Germany director: kristian Moeller; Chairman: nigel Garbutt

editor: Connorgoddard editor In Charge/Projectcoordination: Sarah Jox and kerstin Uhlig

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