annual report 2013/14 part i

Building a gloBal Solution through PartnerShiP and CollaBorationGLOBALG.A.P. AnnuAL RePORt 2013-2014

GLOBALG.A.P.The Global Partnership for Safe & Sustainable Agriculture

G.A.P. stAnds for Good AGriculturAl PrActices And GloBAlG.A.P. is the worldwide stAndArd thAt Assures it.

We’re a global organization with a crucial objective: safe, sustainable agriculture worldwide. We set voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the globe–and more and more producers, suppliers and buyers are harmonizing their certification standards to match.

OUR PURPOSE

GLOBALG.A.P. members create private sector incentives for agricultural producers worldwide to adopt safe and sustainable practices to make this world a better place to live for our children.

OUR MISSION

Globally connecting farmers and brand owners in the production and marketing of safe food to provide reassurance for consumers. We lay the foundation for the protection of scarce resources by the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices with a promise for a sustainable future.

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2014 is all about collaboration. The seeds we cultivated in 2013 have made us a strong partner on many fronts. GLOBALG.A.P. has clearly established itself as a global solution for farm assurance applicable to all farm sizes, with no ambition to compete with consumer-facing labels, downstream supply chain partners, or government audit systems.

GLOBALG.A.P. extends its partnership to other global and local systems and market players seeking efficient and effective mainstream solutions for a secure and sustainable future to feed the planet. We offer a clear focus on food safety paired with other significant elements of Good Agricultural Practices, a transparent and robust integrity system equipped with an increasing flexibility to respond to market requirements, and modular and customized solutions for certification, farm assessments, and capacity building.

Guy CallebautVice-Chairman of the Board VBT/BelOrta, GrowerGLOBALG.A.P. Chairman of the Board

Kristian MoellerGLOBALG.A.P. CEO and Secretary

The family farm continues to be a core focus of our strategies toward developing solutions to address food safety, food security, and social and environmental sustainability. By helping growers implement Good Agricultural Practices we can generate the required effects on the ground to enable small-scale farmers meet retail and manufacturer markets. And we gain the recognition of large customers aiming to meet their consumers’ demands.

However, we need and must work on new approaches that will make it easier, more cost effective, and more attractive for farmers worldwide to adopt safe and sustainable production practices. GLOBALG.A.P. is playing its role in bringing together the relevant partners in 2014. Our industry solutions and collaboration efforts are more than ever driven by our conviction that Good Agricultural Practices can play a key role in increasing yields and reducing the environmental impact of farming at a global scale.

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Board eleCtion ProCeSS & ruleS

GLOBALG.A.P. is rather unique among farm assurance schemes worldwide. Every four years its members elect its highest member governance by secret ballot. The Board consists of an equal number of retail and supplier representatives, reflecting the supply chain partnership.

1. The election process took place from 25 March 2013 to 12 April 2013.

2. Two separate elections were held during the election process, one for supplier members and one for retailer/food service members.

3. Each member company was allowed to submit only one online ballot.

4. Each member company was allowed to cast a vote for 1, 2 or maximum 3 candidates. Candidates were allowed to vote for themselves.

5. Candidates were elected by highest number of votes. Two of the five supplier seats were reserved for a Livestock and Aquaculture candidate with the highest number of votes.

KPMG Germany, GLOBALG.A.P.’s external financial auditors who independently supervised and counted the votes, received ballots from 83 supplier member companies and 27 retailer member companies. On 23 April 2013, the new board members were announced. GLOBALG.A.P. members elected ten retail and producer/supplier representatives to serve on the GLOBALG.A.P. Board for the 2013-2017 term. On 19 June 2013, the newly elected Board appointed Guy Callebaut as new Chairman and Jim Jefcoate as Vice-Chairman for a 4-year term.

Guy Callebaut brings 30 years of extensive producer experience to his role as Chairman. His expertise covers active farming, cooperative marketing–both national and international–and the fruit and vegetable producer cooperatives in Belgium.

Jim Jefcoate is Group Technical Director at IPL and has been a member of the Board since 2011 as a retailer representative. He received his mandate from Asda, one of the UK’s largest supermarket groups, and from Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas in the US, which owns Asda and IPL.

The GLOBALG.A.P. Board determines and governs all strategy and policy resolutions, which the GLOBALG.A.P. Management then executes. With the support of the Secretariat and taking into account the technical advice from the respective GLOBALG.A.P. technical and stakeholder committees, the GLOBALG.A.P. Board designs the standard setting process, adopts standards and rules, and provides the legal framework for regulating the certification bodies. The outgoing board (2008-2012) had revised and approved new Terms of Reference for governance, setting the foundation for the Board election process. The first task of the new Board was to develop and adopt a detailed business and marketing plan as well as define transparent internal and external reporting procedures.

the gloBalg.a.P. BoardGLOBALG.A.P. MeMBeRs eLect A new BOARd fOR 2013-2017 teRM

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GUy CALLEBAUTChairman

BelOrta, BelgiumSupplier

MArTIn HOfSTEDE

Clama, Germany Supplier

MArI CArMEn MOrALES

Anecoop, Spain Supplier

BErT UrLInGS

Vion n.V, netherlandsSupplier

JIM JEfCOATEVice-Chairman

International Produce, UKretailer

HOrST LAnG

Globus SB, Germany retailer

HUGH MOWAT

Morrisons PLC, UK retailer

ZhiqiAnG (DAviD) ZhAnG

Buyers Council, China retailer(Term ended June 2014)

LEOn MOL

Ahold, netherlands retailer

rICHArD yUDIn

fyffes, UKSupplier

the neW gloBalg.a.P. Board

“i am a grower first and foremost. i’ve been GLOBALG.A.P. certified for more than 10 years and so have experienced first-hand the valuable benefits of being part of such an extensive and strong international system. I am delighted to serve this unique global partnership between growers and retailers as Chairman. It is a great opportunity to highlight and strengthen the benefits for farmers participating in GLOBALG.A.P. around the world.”

Guy Callebaut, New GLOBALG.A.P. Chairman of the Board

“The Board’s mission is simple yet challenging. It captures where we should be aiming as the world’s leading standard and service provider for Good Agricultural Practices. Sustainability and particularly chain of custody will become increasingly important issues in the next Board’s term. The rise in consumer demand for safe and sustainably produced food has posed a big challenge for retailers and buyers of all sizes. I am convinced that cutting-edge communication technology will provide the necessary IT solutions to deliver transparency and integrity along the entire supply chain.“

Jim Jefcoate, New Vice-Chairman of the Board

ProduCer/SuPPlier rePreSentativeS retailer/Food ServiCe rePreSentativeS

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regional rePort - euroPeEurope remains GLOBALG.A.P.’s strongest market, both in the number of certified growers and the recognition among food buyers. With the support of our retail members, we have expanded into the central eastern European region in 2013. And we have strengthened our brand by expanding our services to become a business-integrated solution for risk management.

Our GLOBALG.A.P. Database Bookmarking system for producer and supplier monitoring is progressively gaining market-wide acceptance, with customer-side system integration projects in various implementation phases currently in progress.

The revision and adoption of the GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody Standard Version 5 provides added traceability at all stages of the supply chain.

in aquaculture certification, we have expanded our list of certifiable species to include European aquaculture species. We also continue to work with consumer label programs to produce an integrated and efficient response and solution to increasing consumer demands for responsibly farmed seafood.

The range and impact of our GLOBALG.A.P.+ Add-On products is also growing.The GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) has gained substantial retailer acceptance in the past 18 months and has grown ten-fold!

In terms of livestock add-ons, an add-on was largely rolled out in the Dutch pig sector and will be extended to poultry and veal.

regional rePort - aFriCaThe continent of Africa has always been a strong fruit and vegetable exporter, with fruit products from north and South Africa, and vegetable exports from East Africa, in particular Kenya, exported mostly to Europe. GLOBALG.A.P. Certification growth on the continent has grown steadily by 18 percent in the last 24 months.

GLOBALG.A.P. set the foundation by starting the first nation-wide localg.a.p. program in South Africa, based on a consensus among local retailers such as freshmark, Spar, Massmart(Walmart), and Pick n Pay. This Fruit & vegetable localg.a.p. SA program will now be complemented with a SALivestockGAP program, the first of its kind worldwide.

Integrating small and local farmers into local and global supply chains has always been a core purpose of GLOBALG.A.P. By linking the production of nutritional, safe food to the challenge of food security, GLOBALG.A.P. is ready to join the numerous governments and global cooperation efforts in their new investment strategy for Africa. In 2014, GLOBALG.A.P. launched a campaign to make agriculture attractive to future generations as well as support women in agriculture.

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regional rePort - aSiaG.A.P. awareness training, the introduction of localg.a.p. programs, and capacity building remain our strongest focus on the continent of Asia, with several programs taking place in China, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, and South Korea. next to Europe, Asia is also one of our key hubs for exhibitions, events, and industry networking.

In China, the pilot of the GLOBALG.A.P. farm Assurer Capacity Building Program (FA-CAP) successfully ended with 30 students being awarded the Certificate for GLOBALG.A.P. young Professional. The training concept and program aims to provide G.A.P. training at university level and is part of the organization’s global strategy to establish the GLOBALG.A.P. farm Assurer as a universally recognized brand. The university level program for China was developed by the fA-CAP Advisory Committee consisting of the following public and private stakeholders:

• Carrefour (China) Management & Consulting Service Co., Ltd.• Juye Goodfarmer Fruits & vegetables Co., Ltd.• China quality Certification Centre• SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd.• SGS nederland BV.• Syngenta foundation for Sustainable Agriculture• yunnan Agricultural University, College of Landscape and Horticulture • Van Hall Larenstein/ University of Wageningen• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University • Triglory International Co., Ltd.

in 2014, Carrefour China became the first retailer in China to be issued a GLOBALG.A.P. farm Assurer License, a major step forward toward raising awareness of Good Agricultural Practices in the country. To further extend our reach, we launched the GLOBALG.A.P. website in Chinese and now publish a quarterly Chinese newsletter, with positive response from this growing market.

Currently GLOBALG.A.P. is also working with interested countries from the ASEAn region to develop localg.a.p. solutions in public-private partnerships. GLOBALG.A.P. retail members Carrefour in China and Aeon in Japan, in particular, are the strongest drivers for the adoption of localg.a.p. and GLOBALG.A.P. programs in the region.

In 2013, GLOBALG.A.P. also had its largest TOUr stop in Japan with more than 300 delegates taking part in the one-day event.

Major progress is also taking place in the aquaculture industry in Asia, with initiatives in South Korea, the Philippines, and vietnam, where the first aquaculture producer group worldwide achieved certification. This is a significant development as now the aquaculture industry can also benefit from our experiences in Fruit and vegetable Group Certification.

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South America contributes over 30 percent of our overall growth, with the same number of newly certified producers as in Europe. The continent also shows the strongest regional growth, with a 50 percent increase in the past 24 months.

We have high expectations in the newly established localg.a.p. programs on the continent, with the first agreements signed with local partners in Guatemala and Argentina. Interest is also increasingly spreading in other countries in the region, with strong support for these programs, Good Agricultural Practices training, and capacity building measures from global players such as McDonald’s and CropLife International and its members. And recently a donor program has been initiated for farm Assurer capacity building in Brazil, Argentina, and Peru.

The north America region (US, Canada and Mexico) is managed by a dedicated subsidiary office established in 2010. During the past 24 months, north America has become the most dynamic growth region for GLOBALG.A.P. with a doubling of growers under certification (+127 percent) and already contributing 8 percent to overall growth.

This potential is expected to grow after the launch of the Produce Safety Standard (PSS) in 2012, and most recently the harmonized Produce Safety Standard (hPSS), which is a food safety only certificate featuring the harmonized Standards checklist developed by the United fresh Produce Association. Both these standards are a clear response to the separation of food safety and sustainability in the north American market. However, GLOBALG.A.P.’s holistic approach offers the market the opportunity to complement food safety with sustainability aspects of Good Agricultural Practices. Combined with the organization’s strategic focus to align with different sustainability labels, GLOBALG.A.P. fulfills all the necessary conditions to become the certification system of choice for reducing duplication.

The tomato growers of Florida are already benefiting from this model. The United fresh-developed Harmonized Standard, in combination with the Tomato Metrics, bridges the gap by simplifying the certification process for Florida tomato growers.The adoption of the single checklist by the two auditing processes, the public mandatory tomato audit and the ISO-accredited GLOBALG.A.P. audit, allows now for one auditor to conduct one audit as a base for two certificates.

Creating synergies with the public and private sector to develop an effective and efficient solution for farms makes sense. Food safety and consumer protection are both a public and private task, and we hope to replicate this model with other commodities as well.

regional rePort - South ameriCa

regional rePort - north ameriCa

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the integrated Farm aSSuranCe Standard reviSion ProCeSS For verSion 5

The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated farm Assurance Standard is revised every 4 years during a period of extensive research, stakeholder committee discussions, trials and trial audits, and public consultations. The revision process involves the participation of certification bodies, retailers, research centers, universities, nGOs, suppliers and producers, GLOBALG.A.P. national Technical Working Groups, producer organizations, scheme owners, consultants, and the animal health industry.

2. rOUnDTABLE DISCUSSIOnS AT SUMMIT 2014 In ABU DHABI, UAE.Conference delegates can submit their comments on the following:• Microbial risk Management in the

Fruit & vegetables Standard• Water Management • Aquaculture Standard • Livestock Standard • Flowers & Ornamentals Standard • GLOBALG.A.P. Group Certification• GrASP – GLOBALG.A.P. risk

Assessment on Social Practice• Chain of Custody Standard• Sustainability in Crops Production

1. InITIAL APPrOVAL PrOCESSThe Technical Committees (TC) approved proposals made by the various Stakeholder Committees (ShC) made previously and up to the roundtable discussions at SUMMIT 2014.

7. IfA V5 ADAPTATIOn PErIOD Producers can choose to be certified against V4 or V5. Translations of IfA V5 will be available after the publication of the English version. During this period: • nTWGs can update their nIGs.• CBs and auditors will update their

qualifications. • The Database will be updated based

on the new rules. • Benchmarking schemes can start their

re-benchmarking process for V5.

8. IfA V5 IS MAnDATOryFrom this point on, all new certifications must comply with the new version. iFA v4 certificates will remain valid until June 2017.

4. fIrST PUBLIC COnSULTATIOn PErIODThe draft IfA Control Points and Compliance Criteria (CPCC) v5 will be open for public comments.

3. DrAfT Of IfA CPCC V5The TCs evaluate and approve the feedback from the conference and incorporate it into a draft version of the Integrated farm Assurance Standard (iFA) v5 to be released for the public consultations.

6. PUBLICATIOn Of IfA V5 After incorporating the feedback from the field trials, the TCs and the GLOBALG.A.P. Board meet for the final approval of iFA v5.

5. SECOnD PUBLIC COnSULTATIOn PErIOD AnD fIELD TrIALS The draft IfA CPCC V5 will be open for consultation and used for field trials. Together with CIPrO, approved certification bodies will conduct trial assessments on various continents to gain the widest possible feedback.

June 2013

Oct. 2014

Jan. 2015

March 2015

June 2015

June 2016


organiZation name CountrYBord Bia Michael Maloney Ireland

Danish Agriculture and

food Council

Asger Kjaer nielsen Denmark

JBS food Paulo Pelissaro Brazil

Jumbo Supermarkets Anne-Corine

Vlaardingerbroek

The netherlands

McDonald's norbert rank United Kingdom

Migros remo Ackermann Switzerland

SA Livestock GAP Koos Botha South Africa

Vionfood Derk Oorburg The netherlands

tecHnical committee Livestock

• Met a total of 3 times in 2013 and twice so far in 2014.

• In 2014, a new Chairman and Vice-Chairman were appointed. new Chairman: Derk Oorburg, VIOn, The netherlands. new Vice-Chairman: norbert rank, McDonald’s Europe, Germany.

• Evaluation of precision livestock farming techniques for use in GLOBALG.A.P. IfA Livestock Standards.

• finalization and publication of the 3 modules for Sustainable Meat Initiative CBL, The netherlands.

• finalization and publication of the GLOBALG.A.P. Animal Welfare Add-on Modules for finishing pigs and broiler chicken, based on intensive stakeholder meetings and discussions with the highly committed members of SHC Animal Welfare.

• Discussions on a risk Assessment regarding the subject of the integration of Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) in the Dairy Standard.

• revision of the livestock modules for drafting IfA Version 5.

teChniCal Committee memBerS at Work

organiZation name CountrYADfSC/farmer's

Service Center

Peter Ensor United Arab Emirates

Ahold Willem Hofmans The netherlands

ALDI SÜD Ulf Berbig Germany

Apofruit Massimiliano Laghi Italy

Chiquita Sharan Lanini USA

Dutch Produce

Association

Paul Bol The netherlands

EDEKA Jasmin Mangels Germany

fDf/Asoex ricardo Adonis Chile

finlays Horticulture Martin de la Harpe United Kingdom

Globus Sabrina Schackmann Germany

Hortgro South Africa Lindi Benic South Africa

IP Ltd. / ASDA Ian Harrison United Kingdom

Lava raf de Blaiser Belgium

LTO frank van Oorschot The netherlands

McDonald's Bizhan Pourkomailian United Kingdom

Metro Group Leon Sanchez Blanco Germany

Sainsburys Theresa Huxley United Kingdom

United fresh David Gombas USA

tecHnical committee cROPs

• Approval of shortened checklists for certified producers with the objective of reducing certification costs.

• Approval of a new set of auditor requirements adapted to the situation in the USA.

• Initial evaluation of the potential of further developing the standard in the area of sustainability.

• Approval of the revision process for the next version of the IfA Standard.

• Approval of interim and long term solutions for producers of plant propagation material that will rationalize costs for the producers and the certification bodies working with this standard.

• Approval of several national Interpretation Guidelines (see page 49) and local initiatives (e.g. recognition of a standard for subcontractors used in the The netherlands).

• Clarification on the correct interpretation of the standard, e.g. regarding on-farm product handling.

Made up of industry experts from the entire supply chain, the GLOBALG.A.P. Technical Committees are responsible for developing and defining the standard criteria, called Control Points and Compliance Criteria. They also define the cornerstone of the rules, called GLOBALG.A.P. General regulations, which establish clear criteria for the successful implementation and verification of the standards. GLOBALG.A.P. has three main Technical Committees: Crops, Livestock and Aquaculture.


Stakeholder Committee memBerS at Work

Stakeholder Committees (ShCs) are working groups made up of a wide range of industry experts that include GLOBALG.A.P. members, non-members, nGOs, retailers and suppliers who want to be actively involved in the standard development process.

SHCs are set up by the GLOBALG.A.P. Board and their responsibilities include developing change proposals, preparing initial drafts of the required standard criteria, add-on modules or guidelines based on background research, reviewing public input and making revisions to the standard drafts, and advising the GLOBALG.A.P. Board and Technical Committees.

• In the GLOBALG.A.P. Database public search view, the GGn status of Aquaculture certificates shows the name of the legal entity, the country, the species certified linked to the scientific name, and the stages of production included in the certification.

• Animal welfare consultation with members from the scientific and nGO sector for new criteria proposals for V5.

• GrASP to remain a Major Must in the Aquaculture certification system.

• revision process for the Aquaculture Module: aggregation of topics for better understanding and facilitating auditing activities.

• Decision not to have a reduced checklist for unannounced audits.

• Collaboration with environmental nGOs: revision of independent benchmarking studies in aquaculture certification.

• Agreement to further collaboration with other feed schemes and initiating the development of an add-on module on responsible sourcing for feed manufacturers.

tecHnical committee AQuAcuLtuRe

organiZation name CountrYA. Espersen Alex Olsen Denmark

Ahold Aldin Hilbrands The netherlands

ALDI SÜD Julia Adou Germany

ALDI UK Caroline Miller United Kingdom

Aqualife Services Ltd Philip Brown United Kingdom

ASDA Stuart Smith United Kingdom

Binca Seafood GmbH Peter niedermeier Germany

Carrefour france Stephanie Mathey france

Carrefour Spain Matilde ramirez Spain

El Corte Ingles Alicia Garcia Miravete Spain

Havsbrún Hjordis frida

Gregersen

faroe Islands

Heiploeg

International BV

Mark nijhof The netherlands

Icelandic Seachill Simon Derrick United Kingdom

Marine Harvest

ASA

randi norstoga

Haldorsen

norway

Marine Harvest Pieter Anje Mattheeuws Belgium

METrO Group Joseph Locqueville Germany

rEWE Tjark Goerges Germany

Sainsburys Ally Dingwall United Kingdom

Scottish Sea farms John Barrington United Kingdom

Skretting/nutreco Trygve Berg Lea norway

Tesco Charlotte Maddocks United Kingdom

Wm Morrison

Supermarkets Plc

Huw Thomas United Kingdom

young's Seafood Ian Michie United Kingdom

• Preparation of a proposal for the Workers’ Health, Safety and Welfare chapter for IfA Version 5.

• Specification requirements for CB in-house trainers for GrASP.

• Development of a guideline for how to deal with sub-contractors.

• Adaptation of the definition of “family farms”.

organiZation name CountrYALDI Süd romy feldmann Germany

ALDI Süd Klaas Gerd nuttbohm Germany

Coleacp Morag Webb france

Coop raphael Schilling Switzerland

Greenleaves

- Greenlights

Laurent Vonwiller Switzerland

Migros André radlinsky Switzerland

SGf Alexandra Heinermann Germany

SGS Elise Wieringa The netherlands

Sustainable Michael Schaller Austria

tegut Matthias Brommer Germany

Univeg Expofrut S.A. Alejandra Pistagnesi Argentina

Univeg Group Ben Horsbrugh Germany

VBT Ann De Craene Belgium

sHc GRAsP - GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on social Practice


organiZation name CountrYALDI SÜD Ulf Berbig Germany

Best Produce

International UK Ltd.

Patricia Obichukwu nigeria

Bureau Veritas fernando Sarria Spain

Det norske Veritas

Italia S.r.l.

Angela filotico Italy

Dirafrost Benoit Ducroux Belgium

DnV Sandhya Chaudhury norway

EDEKA Catharina Streit Germany

European Traceability

Institute

Miodrag Mitic Belgium

sHc chain of custody GGN

GGN

• review of the draft CPCC and Gr for CoC before the public consultation.

• revision of relevant CPCC for IfA V5.• risk assessment for the use of PPP for specialty/minor crops.

organiZation name CountrYAfInOA Gloria Perez Argentina


ALDI SÜD Ulf Berbig Germany

Arava Export Tali Sarig Israel

Ardo nigel Thorgrimsson Belgium

Bakker Barendrecht rob Wessels The netherlands

BelOrta Luc Peeters Belgium

Bratzler & Co. Matthias Bratzler Germany

Coleacp Christine Moreira france


ECPA Claudia Michel Belgium


fEPEX Miguel Vela Spain

forumPhyto Jean-francois Proust france

freshfel/Shaffe Philippe Binard france


Institute for Plant Protection

in Horticulture and forests

Dr falko feldmann Germany

IP Ltd./ASDA Ian Harrison United Kingdom

IPL/Asda/Walmart Jim Jefcoate United Kingdom

IrAM - Instituto

Argentino de normalización

y Certificación

Enrique Kurincic Argentina


Sainsburys Joann reid United Kingdom

sHc crop Protection

organiZation name CountrYADfSC/farmer's

Service Center

Peter Ensor United Arab Emirates

Ahold Leon Mol The netherlands

AWS - Alliance for

Water Stewardship

Alexis Morgan United Kingdom

Coleacp / PIP Morag Webb Belgium

Coop raphael Schilling Switzerland

Dutch Produce

Association


East Malling

research

Chris Atkinson United Kingdom

eLEAf Patrick Sheridan The netherlands

Eurofruits Ltd. Bharat Thosar India

Tetrapak Dr. Sabine von

Wirén-Lehr

Belgium


fleet Consultants Ltd. Alexio Maseka Zimbabwe

fyffes Tom Divney Costa rica

GIZ Berthold Hansmann Germany

Globus Sabrina Schackmann Germany

Greenleaves

- Greenlights

Laurent Vonwiller Switzerland


IP LTD./ASDA Katie Knaggs United Kingdom


Lohmann Animal

Health

Dr Ina Bräunig Germany

Migros Kathrin rutishauser Switzerland

Price Waterhouse

Coopers

Dr. Matthias retter Germany

Sainsburys Theresa Huxley United Kingdom

SGS Sander Buijs The netherlands

Soil and More Tobias Bandel Germany

South African Table

Grape Industry

Elaine Alexander South Africa

Syngenta Martin Kodde Switzerland


WWf felipe fuentelsaz Spain

sHc Responsible water Management

• Evaluation of current IfA V4 CPCC.• Development of a proposal consisting of modified

current points and new points. • The proposal was trialed and the proposal was

updated and modified based on the trail results. • The proposal has been forwarded to TC Crops to

incorporate the point in IfA V5.• A cooperation is planned with SHC Microbiological

risk Assessment on overlapping points.


organiZation name CountrYAgrosol Pakistan Shahid H. Sheikh Pakistan


royal Ahold Leon Mol The netherlands

ASDA/IP Ltd. Bas Tramper United Kingdom

BLOOM raimon Loman The netherlands

BOPP Anna Cook United Kingdom

EDEKA Catharina Streit Germany

fEPEX Miguel Vela Spain

finlays Horticulture Martin de la Harpe United Kingdom

florverde Ximena franco Colombia

Genetic Engineering

and Biotechnology

research Institute,

GEBrI Sadat City

University Egypt

Mohamed fathy

Salem

Egypt

• Definition of the framework under which the F&O Standard will be developed in the coming years.

• Definition of the scope of the certification for flowers and ornamentals.

• Evaluation of existing requirements to update them to current industry needs and customer expectations, especially in the area of sustainability.

• identification of non-applicable requirements for simplification of certification.

sHc fLOwers & ornamentals

• Implementation of a practical toolkit for producers to help them identify the hazards to microbiological contamination on their farms and address them.

• Definition of the principles for the development of the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard in the control of risks of microbiological contamination, e.g. not establishing different product categories based on the way of consumption or product morphology.

• Analysis of different sources (EFSA, FDA, FAO/Codex, private standards) and scientific researches.

• Preparation of a proposal for an extended checklist for sprout producers.

organiZation name CountrYBakkavor Ltd niall Cameron UK

Bakker Barendrecht

BV

Joyce Ligtvoet

van Praat

The netherlands

Dutch Produce

Association

Paul Bol netherlands


sHc Microbiological Risk Assessment

organiZation name CountrYflorverde Ximena franco Colombia

foodcert Int Beata Karkocha United Kingdom

Frankort & Koning Paul Schreurs The netherlands

Frankort & Koning Michel Wulms The netherlands

fyffes Jon Tugwell USA

fyffes richard yudin United Kingdom

ISACert Gerard van der Ven The netherlands

Kiwa España Javier Garcia ruiz Spain


Legacoop

Agroalimentare

Giulio Benvenuti Italy

nedalpac frans Hagens The netherlands

nSf Amanda McCarthy United Kingdom

Okay Gmbh & Co. -

tegut... Einzelhandels-

unternehmen KG

Matthias Brommer Germany

PariPassu Thomas Eckschmidt Brazil

Pipfruit new Zealand

Incorporated

Gary Jones new Zealand

Santec Daniel Velloso Brazil

SGf Peter rinke Germany

SGS Judith van der Lelij The netherlands

TUV Austria

Hellas Ltd

filaretos Kaminaris Greece

Van Oers United Jeroen Hermse The netherlands


organiZation name CountrYfEPEX Miguel Vela Spain

florette SAS David Barney United Kingdom

forumPhyto Jean-francois Proust france

freshfel Europe frédéric rousseneu france

Gemüsering

Deutschland

Thorsten Strissel Germany

Hortgro

South Africa

Lindi Benic South Africa

IEH Mansour Samadpour USA

IP Ltd./ASDA Ian Harrison United Kingdom

Kiwa España Javier Garcia ruiz Spain


McDonald's Bizhan Pourkomailian United Kingdom

natural resources

Institute

Andrew Graffham United Kingdom

nature's Way food richard Barrett United Kingdom

Prince de Bretagne Eléonore faucher france

red Tractor Luise Sutherland United Kingdom

United fresh David Gombas USA



organiZation name CountrYADfSC Amer Alkatheeri United Arab Emirates

ADfSC fazal Hamid United Arab Emirates

Agrofair Arjan van ruijven The netherlands

Anecoop Mari Carmen Morales Spain

Coleacp yessie Meyer Belgium


fyffes richard yudin USA

OPST Willi nuster Austria


Incorporated


TheAgBridge Susan Pheasant USA

Univeg Manfred Puelm Germany


VIP Coop yvonne Bernhart Italy

VIP Coop Wolfgang Graiss Italy

VOG Marion Handel Italy

sHc Producer Group certifIcation

• Analysis of current industry concerns regarding the certification of multi-site operations and producer groups and drafting an adequate response to them.

• Discussion of alternatives to current inspection frequency and sampling methods.

• Approval of the extended requirements for internal traceability and segregation of products.

• Proposals for the development of current requirements for internal inspectors and auditors and the internal controls.

• Discussion on a communication strategy to make transparent the multiple strengths and benefits of producer group certification.

organiZation name CountrYLandgard Svea Pacyna-Schürheck Germany

Luxcontrol GmbH Eva Crass Germany

nSF Certification Claire Eaton United Kingdom

Quality Care Services

Private Limited

Mr. Sohrab India

R&D Simone Heemskerk The netherlands

rEWE rusdiana Lumban

Tobing

Germany

Syngenta Christine Bronsch Switzerland

Syngenta Lennart Johnsen Switzerland

UnIOn fLEUrS Sylvie Mamias Belgium

ZVG Zentralverband

Gartenbau Bonn

frithjof Gutberlet Germany

sHc sustainability in crops Production 1

• The first meeting was held in Cologne, Germany (on-site and webinar) on 4 June, where the Scope and Terms of reference were discussed. More than 70 persons signed up for the committee, with more than 40 active members and the remaining acting as observers.

• The second meeting was a webinar held on 9 July. Initially 4 subgroups were formed but 2 were merged. Subgroup 1 focuses on Integrated farm Assurance and the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard, Subgroup 2 focuses on Open-Access Add-ons, and Subgroup 3 on Corporate Add-ons.

• The third meeting was a webinar held on 6 August and the fourth meeting was held on 3 September.

• The output of these 3 subgroups was the basis of the proposal sent to TC Crops and the Board to determine the best strategy for GLOBALG.A.P. in addressing environmental sustainability.

• A roundtable discussion will be held on the proposal made by the committee at the SUMMIT 2014 in Abu Dhabi on 27 October.

• The fifth and final meeting (webinar) was held on 6 October 2014.

organiZation name CountrY

Active membersAEOn Katsumi Otsuka Japan

AgroChron Stephan Imbery Austria

Agrosol Pakistan Shahid H. Sheikh Pakistan

Ahold Leon Mol netherlands

Bioagricert S.r.L. nikola Damljanovic Serbia

Bodensee Stiftung Kerstin fröhle Germany

Consultant robert Denny Lithuania

Consultant

Sustainability in

Agriculture

Alfons Sagenmüller Germany

Delmonte / SISC Steve Balling USA

Driscoll's Tamara Muruetagoiena USA

Exportadora Subsole

S.A.

Andrea Araya Bosch Chile


federal Institute for

Materials research

and Testing (BAM)

Tilman Denkler Germany

food Alliance Portland Karen Lewotsky USA

fyffes richard yudin United Kingdom

GLOBALG.A.P. north

America

roberta Joy Anderson USA

iT2 (institut

technique tropical)

Laetitia nelson Martinique


organiZation name CountrYJaksons Uganda Ltd John Kavuma Uganda

Koppert BV Karel Bolckmans The netherlands

Landwirtschaftskammer

nordrhein-Westfalen

Dirk Teuber Germany

MPS Harold Beek The netherlands

n&S del Trópico S.A. Arno Van der Maden Costa rica

nSF Certification robert Evans United Kingdom

nSF Certification nova Sayers USA

nSF-CMi Certification Stephen Cox United Kingdom

Produce Smart

Business Services Inc.

Judy Chong USA

QS Qualität und

Sicherheit GmbH

Gabriela Centeno Germany

red Tractor Elizabeth Kerrigan United Kingdom

SAI Global robin Levin United Kingdom

SCS Global Services nathan Smith USA

SMK Anton Kool The netherlands

Solidaridad Annelot van Leeuwen The netherlands

Stoian Land

Cooperativa Agricola

Iuliana Grigoriu romania

Stoian Land

Cooperativa Agricola

Cristina Vasii romania

Sustainable

Stewardship Index

Alison Edwards USA

Syngenta roberto Vega Switzerland

TUV Austria Hellas Helen Stavropoulou Greece


ycera Ltd Ken Chong Hong Kong, China

Zerya Javier Arizmendi ruiz Spain

organiZation name CountrY

Observer MembersApofruit Massimiliano Laghi Italy

BordBia Alice McGlynn Ireland

Carrefour China Michel Xu Kai China

Carrefour China Clotilde Pallier China

Coleacp nursel Gumusboga Belgium


Consultant Amós Martínez

Mingorance

Spain

Dutch Produce

Association


EDEKA Jasmin Mangels Germany

GIC Group rick Gilmore USA


HZPC Holland Andries Zwager The netherlands


LTO frank van Oorschot The netherlands

Mahindra Shublabh

Services Ltd

Anirudha Deshmukh India

Mahindra Shublabh

Services Ltd

Chaitanya rajwade India

McLeskey Consulting

Inc

Michele McLeskey USA

nedalpac frans Hagens The netherlands


Incorporated


Savanna Seed

Services Co. Ltd

Patrick Apullah

Adingtinah

Ghana

SCS Global Services rebecca Anderson USA

SGf Alexandra

Heinermann

Germany

SMK Stefanie de Kool The netherlands

Suluqua Conseil Souleye Diouf Senegal

Syngenta Martin Kodde Switzerland

Tetrapak Dr. Sabine von

Wirén-Lehr

Germany

Uwac Mousa Al Jabda Gaza, Palestine

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the g.a.P. aWardS 2013GLOBALG.A.P. Is PROud tO AnnOunce tHe wInneRs Of tHe G.A.P. AwARds 2013.

maniagro Sa | argentinaGGn: 4052852553797 www.maniagroargentina.com.ar

“Maniagro Argentina (Maniagro SA) is the first peanut producing company in Argentina and the only one in South America to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. Certification. GLOBALG.A.P. Certification has helped us ensure and demonstrate that our exported products are in compliance with the highest standards of food safety, quality, health, traceability and sustainable development.”

G.A.P. Awards kindly sponsored by

tankaY | ecuadorGGn: 4050373714437www.tankay.org

“We are a social company that prioritizes human beings and respect for the environment. Grown by our highly trained women, our Physalis is produced according to the high standards set by GLOBALG.A.P. for food safety and social responsibility. We grow our Physalis with a great sense of pride, passion and joy and we are always looking to produce the best quality. And we are happy to share our story with you.”

kiBButZ alumim | israelGGn: 4049928143273www.alumim.co.il

“Our experience has taught us how much we benefit by implementing GLOBALG.A.P. Standards throughout the year and at every stage in our wide range of cropping cycles. We believe that the GLOBALG.A.P. Standards help us manage our entire range of crops better. They help us make smarter use of the resources available to them and, most importantly, they help us improve the environment that is our home.”

Craigmore PlantationS Private ltd | indiaGGn: 4050373762827www.craigmoreplantations.com

“As a pioneer in GLOBALG.A.P. Tea Certification in india we practice environmentally friendly and sustainable cultivation & manufacture on our farms and factories while ensuring the welfare, health & safety of our workforce and the local population.”

Kibbutz ALUMIM


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kakuzi limited, kenyaGGn: 4049929945616www.kakuzi.co.ke

“We strongly share in the belief that there is enough water in the universe to meet ecological, private, agricultural, and corporate needs, on condition that we pull together toward managing the surface, sub-surface and underground aquatic resources.”

tadeCo, inc. Philippines GGn: 4052852670371www.anflocor.com

“Our greatest achievements are both the natural and material blessings that we continually enjoy. These are transparent in the loyalty of our employees and dependents, smiles and gratitude of the people from the nearby communities to distant regions, and the high regard of our customers throughout the world.”

tropical nordeste Sa., Brazil GGn: 4049929274594www.bananapuravida.com.br

“In one of the poorest and most undeveloped regions of the country, we are proud to provide stable jobs that guarantee our workers social and labor rights, medical care, free transport, education, and equal opportunities for all.”

Standard Fruits de honduras, honduras GGn: 4049928187147www.dolecrs.com

“Our employment relationship is based on respecting human dignity, following internationally recognized ethical principles, cultivating a climate of trust, openness and honesty in all communication, and fostering a work environment that ensures respect for the workers and the environment.”


the ntWg aWard 2014HOnORInG OuR MOst ActIve And dedIcAted nAtIOnAL tecHnIcAL wORkInG GROuP

GLOBALG.A.P. launched the first-ever GLOBALG.A.P. nTWG Award in 2014. This award honors our most active national Technical Working Group for its hard work, commitment and dedication. The nTWG Award 2014 was open to all established GLOBALG.A.P. nTWGs worldwide (currently 44). See complete list on our website: www.globalgap.org/ntwg

GLOBALG.A.P. members have set up national Technical Working Groups (nTWGs) in several countries to help adopt GLOBALG.A.P.’s universal Standard on a local scale. nTWGs identify specific local adaptation and implementation challenges and develop guidelines, known as national interpretation Guidelines (niG), which provide guidance to certification bodies and producers on how best to implement GLOBALG.A.P. Control Points and Compliance Criteria at a national level.

nTWG Argentina, hosted by iRAM, has been very active and dedicated for more than 10 years and has fulfilled the tasks set out in the Terms of reference for nTWGs and beyond. nTWG Argentina has organized more than 260 meetings with the participation of over 80 professionals. They have worked on solutions for growers to achieve certification in Argentina and have representatives in 3 of GLOBALG.A.P.’s Committees (Crop Protection Working Group, ShC GRASP and Certification Body Committee - Latin America). nTWG Argentina is a highly committed group of around 80 people who firmly believe in GLOBALG.A.P.’s objectives and, in particular, production quality and safety as well as social and environmental sustainability.

www.globalgapargentina.com.ar

and the Winner iS... NTWG ArGeNTiNA FV, LB

aPPliCation ProCeSS

13 June – 31 July 2014: Application period for nTWG Award. All applicants were featured on the nTWG Extranet as they applied.The deadline for submission of nTWG Award applications was 31 July 2014.

August 2014: The jury selected the winners. The jury consisted of 3 members from the GLOBALG.A.P. Technical Committees and the Board: 1. Richard Yudin of Fyffes (Board member)2. Mark nijhof of heiploeg international Bv (Chairman TC Aquaculture) 3. ian harrison of ASDA/iP Ltd (Member TC Crops)

September 2014: Official announcement of the nTWG Award 2014 winner.

27 October 2014: nTWG Award Ceremony at the member’s dinner during the GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT 2014 in Abu Dhabi.

• Argentina Fv, LB • Germany Fv• Brazil Fv • Ghana Fv• Costa Rica Fv, FO

• Japan Fv, CC, TE• Pakistan Fv • Romania Fv• Germany FO • The netherlands Fv

APPLICATIOnS WErE ACCEPTED frOM 10 nTWGS:


memBer ComPanYEmanuel Almada AEL COnSULTInGGloria Perez AfInOALaura Abraham ArGEnCErT S.A.Laura Montenegro ArGEnCErT S.A.Veronica Bolthauser ArGEnCErT S.A.raquel Brevi ArnALDO BrEVIGabriela Garrido AUDITOrADarío Ariel Aziarte BLUEBErrIES/APAMAHugo Spain BSI InSPECTOrATEMartín Lower CAfESGDaniel Satragni CAfIOscar Domínguez CECnEASebastian Couto CITrOMAXnoelia Lezcano CITrUSVILramón robles CITrUSVILLiliana Troilo EEA MEnDOZA InTAAlejandra Pistagnesi EXPOfrUT ArGEnTInA S.A.Andrea Millauro f. ArGEnInTAAlfredo fonzar fACULTAD CIEnCIAS

AGrArIAS UnCCarolina Johnson frAGAPAnE HnOS S.r.L.Lucio Illescas frUT. UnIDOS

CEnTEnArIO SrLAlicia Ortowski fUnDAnEALaura Tirri GOB. DE nEUQUEnMassera Monica GrAMM AGrOPECUArIA S.A.Susana Hubbe InSPECTOrATE/BUrEAU

VErITAS GrOUPAdrian Colodner InTACecilia Kulczycki InTADiego Ayarra IrAMEnrique Kurincic IrAMJosé Pierantonelli IrAMfernando Coria ISCAMEnClaudia Mancini KLEPPE S.A. Sebastian Garcia KLEPPE S.A. Carlos Lemir LA MOrALEJAHernan Gonzalez navarro

LEDESMA

Mauricio Castro LETIS S.A.

memBer ComPanYAdriana Vera LETIS S.A. Alejandra Cardona LETIS S.A.flavia rut Bella LETIS S.A.Amanda fuxman MAGyPM. Cristina Cervi MArIO CErVI E HIJOS S.A.Luis C. Brunetti MOÑO AZUL S.A.Laura Magnani nATUrAL JUICErita Cinca OAAGabriel Berardinelli OIASebastian Bisole OIAValeria López OIA CUyOyanina Guzman OLIVArES DE CUyO S.A.Sergio riskin PAI S.A.Karina Díaz PATAGOnIAn frUIT TrADE S.A.Luis fernández PATAGOnIAn frUIT TrADE S.A.florencia Guzmán PATAGOnIAn frUIT TrADE S.A.Erika Villagran PfTSoledad Eugeni SAn fOrMErIO SrLMaria Silvia fernandez SAn MIGUELJulieta Viglioni SCHUTTEr ArGEnTInA S.A.Alberto Alvisio SGS ArGEnTInA S.A.Pablo Gimenez SGS ArGEnTInA S.A.María José romero SGS ArGEnTInA S.A.Claudio Viale TEOrEMA SrLPedro Mortier TEOrEMA SrLroberto Ulloa TEOrEMA SrLHector Arraztoa TrES ASES S.A.rené Oscar Haded ZETOnE S.A.Andres PalouCristina reising Diana GagliettiDolores Sal PazEduardo BlancoGerardo OntanillaIndiana MendilharzuJuan MatheronMaria Cecilia StagnittaMaría rita ColombresMartín Orietarivas rodrigo

memBerS oF the ntWg argentina

nTWG Belgium

nTWG The netherlands


gloBalg.a.P. tour 2013we’Re On OuR wAy tO yOu!

Tucumán/Argentina16/17 AprilLocal Partner: IDEP

Somerset West/South Africa14 AugustLocal Partner: PMA South Africa

Hoogstraten/Belgium20 NovemberLocal Partner: NTWG Belgium & The Netherlands

Myazaki City/Japan28-30 NovemberLocal Partner: Syngenta Japan

Harbin/China6 SeptemberLocal Partner: Koeln Messe China

Tel Aviv/Israel11 JuneLocal Partner: Agro Mashov

Madrid/Spain16 OctoberLocal Partner: FEPEX

Quito/Ecuador27/28 JuneLocal Partner: CAIZ

Total No. of Delegates: 1.000+

Total No. Speaker/Panelists: 95+total no. of delegates: 1,000+

total no. speakers/Panelists: 100+

We thank our PartnerS

gloBalg.a.P. at the trade FairS “On our TOUr 2013 we connected with more than 1,000 delegates and stakeholders and engaged over 100 speakers and panelists, all without the need for intercontinental travel.

I wish to thank all our local partners around the world for their efforts in the success of these events and want to encourage all those who wish to collaborate and benefit from a local cooperation with GLOBALG.A.P. by organizing a TOUr event in their region in 2015. Join us. We’re on our way to you!”

Kristian Moeller, GLOBALG.A.P. CEO and Secretary

More information about TOUr 2015 at www.tour2015.org | #ggtour2015

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