localg.a.p.The Stepping Stone to Safe and Sustainable Agriculture –

option for small scale businesses

Flavio Alzueta GLOBALG.A.P. TOUR Conference

Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina,10.10.2018

It is a stepping stone towards certification

A cost effective solution for emerging markets

Producers Retailers

localg.a.p. Introduction

Foundation Level

Intermediate Level

GLOBALG.A.P. Certification

End goal defined Cannot go back to

localg.a.p. once certified

localg.a.p - Capacity BuildingStep-wise Approach

localg.a.p. – Role-players

*Program Owner

**Market

Participant (Buyer, Trader,

Consultancy)

Producer

Certification

Body / Verification

Body

Farm Assurer

localg.a.p. - Solutions

Solution 1:

Ready-to-Use Solution (use documents as provided by GLOBALG.A.P.)

1. No localg.a.p. program owner required

2. Minimum two letter(s) of support for the localg.a.p. program

3. Minimum bookmarking account – market participant / sponsor / buyer

4. Additional role-players (e.g. retailers) can also have bookmarking account

5. Results not visible to public, generic part in the GLOBALG.A.P. Database

Two possible solutions

Fully Customized Solution (Changes to ready-to-use documents e.g. Add-on, changes

to requirements, rules, levels, linking the localg.a.p. name to their program, etc.)

1. A localg.a.p. program owner always required

2. Minimum GLOBALG.A.P. Membership (including FREE bookmarking

account)

3. Letter(s) of support for the program

4. Sign localg.a.p. agreements with GLOBALG.A.P.

5. Finalize Customization Checklist with Program Owner

6. Database set-up (minimum 6-8 weeks, not visible to public)

Two possible solutions

Solution 2:

localg.a.p. - Solutions

Family of Standards – localg.a.p.

Pre-localg.a.p.

levellocalg.a.p. FL localg.a.p. IL Product Safety

Standard

GLOBALG.A.P.

Assessment Certification+++

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+++ Add-on, change in rules/requirements/levels

The Different solutions

© GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat

localg.a.p. - Cost ConsiderationsSetting up a localg.a.p. Program: Program Owner /Market

Minimum

requirement

for Fully

Customized

Solution

Setting up a localg.a.p. Program: Market / PO

Minimum

requirement for

Ready-to-Use

Solution, free

with

GLOBALG.A.P.

Membership

localg.a.p. - Cost Considerations

Setting up a localg.a.p. Program: Producerlocalg.a.p. - Cost Considerations

Setting up a localg.a.p. Program: Producerlocalg.a.p. - Cost Considerations

Setting up a localg.a.p. Program: CB/VB

Certification Bodies

Verification Bodies

localg.a.p. - Cost Considerations

localg.a.p. Program

Benefits to Retail, Market, Traders, Program Owners

✓ Source local and regional products - requirements for food safety and

hygiene.

✓ Developing a network of reliable producers.

✓ Stepwise improvement plan for food safety and sustainability - improve the

quality of your food supply.

✓ GLOBALG.A.P.’s traceability system - LGN

✓ Access GLOBALG.A.P. Database to review the localg.a.p. inspection

reports of your producers.

✓ Integrity Program, which assures certification reliability and high auditing

performance.

✓ Customize localg.a.p. to respond to new and changing market

requirements and consumer demands.

Benefits to Retail, Market, Traders, Program Owners

localg.a.p. ProgramBenefits to Producers

✓ Achieve GLOBALG.A.P. Certification through a stepwise improvement

plan.

✓ Reduce your exposure to food safety risks.

✓ Improve your traceability and reassure your buyers using your LGN, your

unique 13-digit localg.a.p. Number that identifies you in the GLOBALG.A.P.

Database.

✓ Access local and regional markets through a local program based on the

globally recognized GLOBALG.A.P. Certification System.

✓ Improve the efficiency of your farm management.

✓ Comply with legislation on food safety and proper hygiene.

✓ All relevant documents are accessible online, free of charge.

Benefits to Producers

OVERVIEW OF CURRENT LOCALG.A.P. PROGRAMS

GLOBALG.A.P. Standards help you to meet some of the targets

set in the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN

GGFSA Add-on

THE NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE PLATFORM (SAI PLATFORM) AND

GLOBALG.A.P.

FSMA Produce Safety Rule Add-on

• The FSMA PSR Add-on is designed to be paired with the GLOBALG.A.P.

Integrated Farm Assurance Fruit an Vegetables Stanard (IFA FV).

• The control points found in the FSMA PSR Add-on are reviewed by a third

party during the annual GLOBALG.A.P. certification inspection.

• As the FDA is still reviewing elements of the FSMA PSR addressing water

quality, the GLOBALG.A.P. FSMA PSR Add-on will not requireconformance with FSMA-specific water quality control points.

• The FSMA PSR Add-on certificate is not an assurance or guarantee of

FSMA compliance, as legal compliance can only be determine by a

regulatory authority, such as the FDA.

GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT 2018Creating New Markets for Responsibly Grown Food and Flowers

• Retailers• Producers

• Buyers/Suppliers• Trade Organizations

• Consumer Groups

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!Questions – Discussion – Contact Us

Flavio Alzueta

Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

alzueta@globalgap.org

+49 (0) 221 57 776 0

www.globalgap.org

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