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What is Global G.A.P Certification?

Global G.A.P. is an internationally recognized certified standard that ensures Good Agricultural Practices. Global Gap outlines international standards that safeguard food safety, workers’ health and safety, animal welfare, and environmental protection.  The focus is on agricultural produce, livestock, and aquaculture. 

Global Gap’s objective is to promote sustainable agriculture worldwide that guarantees retailers and consumers standardized criteria on food safety. This is done by implementing HACCP, traceability, and segregation, with particular emphasis on procedures such as recall and withdrawal procedures. Moreover, Global G.A.P could be extensively beneficial to the farm’s record-keeping system and improve product quality.  

GLOBALG.A.P Certification offers guidance on sustainable production practices, animal welfare, and worker health and safety and gaining its certification demonstrates to consumers and retailers an organization’s commitment to safe, sustainable food production. The programme is respected by retailers all over the world and can help take more Jamaican products into new markets.

What are the benefits of this certification?

The majority of retailers in today’s markets require certain standards that ensure safe and sustainable agriculture. GLOBALG.A.P. certification is highly regarded for demonstrating on-farm food safety and sustainability. 

Producers can sell their products locally and globally by complying with GLOBALG.A.P. Standards. GLOBALG.A.P. certification thus offers producers a ticket to the global market. The GLOBALG.A.P. main standard, Integrated Farm Assurance, is available for three scopes of production: crops (editable as well as flowers and ornamentals), livestock, and aquaculture.

Advantages of the Global G.A.P Certification

 

Add value to your products by complying with globally recognized GLOBALG.A.P. Standards.
• Gain access to new local and global customers, markets, suppliers, and retailers.
• Reduce your exposure to food safety and product safety reputation risks.
• Improve the efficiency of your farm processes and management.
• Receive a GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN) for easy identification and traceability on a B2B level.

What does this certification mean to local and regional stakeholders?

This certification improves long-term business performance by promoting efficiency and reducing waste. It also helps producers meet the demand for high-quality, sustainable food and allows retailers and consumers to confidently choose quality products.