GLOBALGAP is a private organization that sets voluntary standards for food safety in agriculture. It aims to harmonize requirements for farmers and reduce costs of compliance. The standards cover food safety, environmental protection, worker welfare, and animal welfare. GLOBALGAP provides guidelines for certification through third-party audits. It also offers approaches like group certification and training to help small-scale farmers achieve certification and access international markets. A project in Thailand helped four farmer groups and 70 smallholders obtain GLOBALGAP certification, opening new export opportunities for their crops.

1. GLOBALGAP
Zhou Xin
zhou@globalgap.org
Beijing, 2 July 2009
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2. CONTENTS
• GLOBALGAP Introduction
• Benefits of GLOBALGAP
• GLOBALGAP Certification
• Approaches for small-scale farmers
• Successful story
• GLOBALGAP Tour2009
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3. WHAT IS GLOBALGAP?
• Private standard, led by the industry (producers
and food service sector)
• Democratic participation along the food chain
• Global application (>90 countries)
• Voluntary participation by producers
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4. WHAT IS GLOBALGAP?
• Sets standards for the certification of primary
production
• Communicates and supports the
implementation and application
• Provides framework for 3rd party certification of
farm production processes
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5. GOVERNANCE
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6. INTEGRATED FARM ASSURANCE
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7. RETAIL MEMBERS
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8. SUPPLIER MEMBERS
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9. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
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10. OBJECTIVES
• Harmonisation of G.A.P. requirements of different
retailers; i.e. reducing duplication.
• Development of a protocol for producers globally
• Reducing cost of compliance
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11. KEY PRINCIPLES
• Open communication and consultation with
interested parties (such as SC, NTWG´s, etc)
• Integrity of the Certification process
(requirement of ISO 65 accreditation for CBs)
• Open access to producers (Voluntary and no
discrimination)
• Integrity Programme (IPRO)
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12. NATIONAL TECHNICAL
WORKING GROUPS
Denmark Poland Czech Republic
Germany Dec. 2006 Sept. 2006
Jun 2007
May 2005
Netherlands Ukraine
Jan 2002 Sept. 2006
Italy
July 2002
Belgium
Feb 2002
Bulgaria
July 2006
France Thailand
Jun 2002 Sep 2007
Spain
Malaysia
May 2002
Feb 2003
Colombia
FV: Dec 2006 India
Aqua: Jul 2008 May 2008
Chile
Jun 2008 Brazil
South Turkey
Uruguay FV: Jun 2004 Greece
Argentina Arica April
May 2008 LS: 2004 Sep 2004
Mar 2004 Dec 2008 2005
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14. THE STANDARD
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Minor Musts 95%
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15. BENEFITS OF GLOBALGAP
• Contributes to sustainable agriculture on a global
scale
• Focus “4 in 1” (Food Safety, Social, Environment,
Animal welfare)
• Improves the management systems of the
producers
• Adds value to the product
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16. BENEFITS OF GLOBALGAP
• Global certification system (Recognized and
Transparent)
• Integrity Programme (IPRO)
• Assist in market access for both small and large
producers
• Harmonise the buyers’ requirements
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17. GLOBALGAP CERTIFICATION
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18. Normative Documents
General Regulations
(Certification System)
Structure
• Certification Rules (options, audits,
registration)
• Certification Body Requirements
• Auditor Qualifications.
• Rights and Obligations (Producers, CBs,
Standard Owner)
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19. Normative Documents
Control Points and Compliance Criteria
(Standards)
Structure and Compliance
• MAJOR MUSTS (MM) 100%
• MINOR MUSTS (mm) 95%*
• RECOMENDATIONS (R) 0%
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20. Certification
OPTION 1 OPTION 2
Individual Certification Group Certification
GLOBALGAP GLOBALGAP
OPTION 3 OPTION 4
Individual Certification Group Certification
Benchmarked Standard Benchmarked Standard
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21. Individual Certification
Option 1/3: Individual Certification
Option 1/3
• Producer Self Assessment on all CPCCs
required before the CB audit
• CB carries out an external inspection for all
CPCCs compliance.
• CB audit the results of the inspection and
decides if a GLOBALGAP certificate can be
granted to the farmer.
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22. Individual Certification
Option 1/3: Individual Certification
Producer
External Self
Audit Assessment
CB
External
Inspection
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23. Group Certification
Option 2/4: Group Certification
Option 2/4
• Producer Group (PG) is a legal entity that manages a QMS
containing GLOBALGAP requirements and distributed to it‘s
members.
• PG carry out 1 annual internal inspection to each of producer
members.
• PG carry out and internal audit of its QMS.
• CB carries out an external audit of the PG’s QMS
• CB inspects a sample of farmer members (minimum square
root)
• CB audit the results of the inspections and QMS audit and
decides if a GLOBALGAP certificate can be granted to the
PG.
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24. Group Certification
Option 2/4: Group Certification
Producer Group
INTERNAL AUDIT
External
QMS
QMS
Audit
CB
INTERNAL GROUP INSPECTIONS
External
Inspection
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25. Group Transparency
Option 2/4: Group Certification
Producer Group CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
Producer Group
Certificate
Certificate
Registration
CB
Producers
Registration
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26. CERTIFICATION
Certified producers (Options 1 and 2)
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27. Approaches
GLOBALGAP has implemented the
following three approaches to facilitate
market access for small-scale farmers:
1. Group certification
2. Smallholder manual
3. Feedback opportunities
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28. Ambassador for Smallholders
in Developing Countries
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29. Successful Story
1. The issue
2. The initiative
3. The process
4. The impact
5. The results
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30. Successful Story
THE ISSUE
The increased consumer awareness in food safety
issues and their impact on our health and the
environment has increased worldwide quality
standards. Yet many food products come from small
farming communities in developing countries.
Smallholder farmers in countries such as Thailand
face difficulties in fulfilling the necessary requirements
that would allow them access to higher-value
markets, such as in Europe or Japan. At less than
one hectare, most farms in Thailand are very small,
which is why it is financially and structurally difficult for
them to implement standards and gain certification.
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31. Successful Story
THE INITIATIVE
The Thai Chamber of Commerce and the public
enterprise GTZ are working to develop the
GLOBALGAP GTZ Option 2 Project. It is now becoming
possible for these small farms to also achieve
certification as member of a farmer group. This enables
them to reduce certification costs and develop quality
management systems, which are practical to manage,
but still comply with the standards.
The main objectives of the project are to open up
market access for the smallholders, develop a simple
smallholder manual for groups and improve
consultation and training.
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32. Successful Story
THE PROCESS
Four Option 2 farmer groups including 70 farmers with
a total area of 160 hectares have already been
formed. The groups are trained in quality management
and audit inspections, harvesting and produce
handling, pesticide and fertiliser requirements, storage
facilities, standard requirements and environmental
issues.
The aim is for all of the four groups and 70 farmers to
be certified at the end of the project. The associations
involved hope to continue the project in the future to
make it possible for as many Thai farmers as possible
to take part.
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33. Successful Story
THE IMPACT
The GLOBALGAP certification option for small-holder
farmers is improving their ability to comply with
international requirements. Furthermore, it is opening
up new markets and allowing them to participate in
exciting export opportunities and increase their
profits.
Agricultural products such as coconuts, mangos,
lychees and dragon fruits can now be exported
nationally and worldwide by the certified group
farmers in Thailand. This conforms with the quality
criteria for Good Agricultural Practices (G.A.P.).
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34. Successful Story
THE RESULTS
•The grouping of farmers overcomes structural
barriers
•Local public sector support facilitates smallholder
market access
•A global standard is the driver for implementation
of G.A.P.
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36. GLOBALGAP Tour 2009
Your opportunity to learn about latest developments of
GLOBALGAP and have an input into the Standard!
Nairobi – Kenya................. 15th September 2009
Montevideo – Uruguay..... 24th/25th September 2009
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia.. 14th/15th October 2009
Washington, DC – USA...... 29th October 2009
Athens – Greece................ 11th/12th November 2009
More Information on Programme, Fees and Details
for Registration are available on
www.tour2009.org!
GLOBALGAP will have a stallholder workshop to
collect views and concerns in Kuala Lumpur
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37. THANK YOU!
Photos: SXC/Henkster; SXC/Mills
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