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D-globalgap Dictionary

GlobalG.A.P.

An international farm certification for food safety, traceability and good practice

All termsIntroduced in Module 6Open the Toolkit
An open dictionary on a farm office desk
Plain meaning
An international farm certification for food safety, traceability and good practice
How to use it
If the venture will supply supermarkets or export, budget for GlobalG.A.P. or an equivalent certification and the records it requires.
South African benchmark
Most South African fruit exporters are GlobalG.A.P. certified.
Country notes
Export horticulture in Zimbabwe and Namibia requires it; local supermarkets increasingly ask for food-safety certification.
Go and read
C6 Lesson 6.1, M4-U5, M5-U5
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A024, LIB-A036
See also
Traceability, Maximum residue limit (MRL), Specification
Four gates between a farm and its market: records, certification, health rules and border permitsThe gates a product must pass to reach a marketFARM1Farm recordstraceability2CertificationGlobalG.A.P., food safety3Plant or animal healthphytosanitary, FMD zones4Border and permitsimport rules, tariffsBuyer
From Module 6, Standards and Market Access, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C6 Standards and Market Access.