GLOBALG.A.P. for producers
The GLOBALG.A.P. portfolio of smart farm assurance solutions offers world-leading standards for producers of plants, aquaculture, and compound feed. Get certified, access new markets, and secure your status as an advocate of safer and more sustainable farming worldwide.
Your passport to global markets
How GLOBALG.A.P. certification can benefit you
The GLOBALG.A.P. portfolio holds some of the most respected and internationally recognized standards for the certification of agriculture, aquaculture, floriculture, and supply chains. Designed for flexibility and efficiency and developed in collaboration with sector stakeholders – including producers like you – GLOBALG.A.P. standards are a trusted sourcing requirement for many major supply chains. Join the almost 200,000 producers around the world already implementing our cost-efficient farm assurance solutions and take your business to the next level.
The GLOBALG.A.P. certification system explained
Our flexible portfolio of standards
and add-ons enables producers to meet their farm assurance needs – whether as an individual or as a group
Our standard setting procedure
involves producers and buyers alike – contributing to robust, realistic, and fit-for-purpose standards
Third-party certification bodies
carry out audits to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons, verify compliance, and issue GLOBALG.A.P. certificates
Verify certification status
in real time with a GLOBALG.A.P. identification number – a unique identifier assigned to every producer in our certification system
Increase market opportunities
with international buyers who look to source from GLOBALG.A.P. certificate holders
Demonstrate compliance
through certification to international standards that highlight efforts towards environmental and social sustainability
Our flexible portfolio of standards
and add-ons enables producers to meet their farm assurance needs – whether as an individual or as a group
Our standard setting procedure
involves producers and buyers alike – contributing to robust, realistic, and fit-for-purpose standards
Third-party certification bodies
carry out audits to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons, verify compliance, and issue GLOBALG.A.P. certificates
Verify certification status
in real time with a GLOBALG.A.P. identification number – a unique identifier assigned to every producer in our certification system
Increase market opportunities
with international buyers who look to source from GLOBALG.A.P. certificate holders
Demonstrate compliance
through certification to international standards that highlight efforts towards environmental and social sustainability
Our flexible portfolio of standards
and add-ons enables producers to meet their farm assurance needs – whether as an individual or as a group
Our standard setting procedure
involves producers and buyers alike – contributing to robust, realistic, and fit-for-purpose standards
Third-party certification bodies
carry out audits to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons, verify compliance, and issue GLOBALG.A.P. certificates
Verify certification status
in real time with a GLOBALG.A.P. identification number – a unique identifier assigned to every producer in our certification system
Increase market opportunities
with international buyers who look to source from GLOBALG.A.P. certificate holders
Demonstrate compliance
through certification to international standards that highlight efforts towards environmental and social sustainability
Our flexible portfolio of standards
and add-ons enables producers to meet their farm assurance needs – whether as an individual or as a group
Verify certification status
in real time with a GLOBALG.A.P. identification number – a unique identifier assigned to every producer in our certification system
Our standard setting procedure
involves producers and buyers alike – contributing to robust, realistic, and fit-for-purpose standards
Increase market opportunities
with international buyers who look to source from GLOBALG.A.P. certificate holders
Third-party certification bodies
carry out audits to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons, verify compliance, and issue GLOBALG.A.P. certificates
Demonstrate compliance
through certification to international standards that highlight efforts towards environmental and social sustainability
Five reasons to choose GLOBALG.A.P.
GLOBALG.A.P. certification is widely trusted as a sourcing requirement for many major supply chains worldwide.
A GLOBALG.A.P. certificate can help you demonstrate your safer, more responsible production practices in a global marketplace and present opportunities for accessing new supply chains.
GLOBALG.A.P. standards are designed by sector experts and consulted publicly, giving stakeholders the chance to submit feedback.
This process results in standards that are robust and science-based, yet lean and fit for purpose – with practical implementation and farm realities at the forefront.
The GLOBALG.A.P. Advisory Board, with an equal number of members from producer/supplier and retail/food service backgrounds, is responsible for adopting the standards.
The GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat operates a range of harmonization activities that aim to reduce duplication for producers. This is achieved primarily through add-ons to core solutions that can widen the scope of a single audit.
Our benchmarking activities can also help to minimize the number of audits required of you by recognizing other schemes as equivalent to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons.
GLOBALG.A.P. standards are widely recognized in global supply chains, but worldwide standards are only effective if they also consider local practicalities.
GLOBALG.A.P. national technical working groups exist to review local challenges to the implementation of GLOBALG.A.P. standards and develop guidelines (national interpretation guidelines) for how best to implement the standards where you are.
We understand that the journey to certification can be challenging.
Our extensive capacity building activities – including training courses from the Academy, maintaining a trusted network of Registered Trainers, participating in capacity-building projects, and collaborating on TOUR stops – present a range of opportunities for you to connect with GLOBALG.A.P. experts and find help along the way.
GLOBALG.A.P. IFA certification has helped us establish a management system that allows us to improve our processes, comply beyond national regulations, and implement the strictest quality standards.
Judith Collins
Head of Management System and Certifications at Invermar SA | Chile
10 GLOBALG.A.P. terms you need to know
The third-party responsible for conducting audits to GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons.
A verification activity, carried out by certification bodies, to determine whether standard criteria are adequately met. This usually includes document reviews, interviews, and on-site observation.
A flexible way to extend an audit to include additional topics. Usually audited together with a GLOBALG.A.P. core solution, each add-on has its own principles and criteria and results in a letter of conformance following a successful audit.
While some GLOBALG.A.P. standards are accredited and a successful audit results in a certificate, other standards – and the majority of GLOBALG.A.P. add-ons – result in a letter of conformance. It is similar to a certificate in that it acts as proof of a successful audit, displays similar information fields to a certificate, and can also be validated in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems.
Unique numbers given to producers (and any other legal entities registered in the GLOBALG.A.P. system) made up of a prefix (often referring to the standard) and a 13-digit number, separated by a space.
These numbers allow real-time verification of certification status in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems. You can find it on your certificate/letter of conformance and it should always accompany your use of the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks.
Rules that define how the certification process works, from application to certification, including requirements for certification bodies and auditors. The rules are defined for each standard (e.g., Integrated Farm Assurance) and scope (e.g., plants).
Each standard/add-on has a list of fundamentals that set the foundation of a GLOBALG.A.P. requirement – known as the principles – and a list of corresponding methods that producers can use to demonstrate a principle to be true – known as criteria.
Principles and criteria (P&Cs) replace “control points and compliance criteria (CPCCs)" in standard/add-ons published after 2021.
Standard criteria are usually graded in three levels of importance: Major Must, Minor Must, and Recommendation. To pass a CB audit, producers must comply with the specified percentage of Major/Minor Musts. For example, in IFA for fruit and vegetables, producers must comply with 100% of the Major Musts and at least 95% of the Minor Musts.
A list of principles and criteria which the auditor will check during an audit – they may differ from farm to farm depending on the relevant criteria.
There are different ways to apply for GLOBALG.A.P. certification, depending on whether you are an individual producer or a producer group.
Option 1 is for individual producers, whether you operate a single site or multiple sites, and Option 2 is for group certification, where the group (as a legal entity) is the certificate holder.
Get started: Five steps to certification
GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons can be applied to the production processes of more than 700 different plant and aquatic species. Use the Smart Checklist Builder to find information on standards and add-ons that are applicable to your specific production practices or explore our full portfolio. Download the necessary normative documents for the relevant standards and add-ons.
Implement the requirements of the standard and/or add-on and perform a self-assessment using the relevant checklist. The GLOBALG.A.P. Academy and our worldwide network of GLOBALG.A.P. Registered Trainers can assist with audit preparations and training.
Find and contact a GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification body (CB) of your choice to request an audit. All audits against our solutions are conducted by qualified, experienced auditors from accredited and independent third-party CBs.
Complete the CB audit according to the relevant checklist. CB auditors enter producer and audit information into Audit Online Hub, which transmits the necessary data to our secure IT systems and facilitates the real-time validation of GLOBALG.A.P. certificates and assessment results in the market.
Receive your certificate following a successful audit. Certificates are issued by the CB – valid for one year – and are available through the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems. Producers and supply chain companies must be audited annually to retain their certified status. Certificate holders are encouraged to promote their certified status in their relevant network in accordance with the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks use: policy and guidelines.
Our most popular solutions
Integrated Farm Assurance for fruit and vegetables
IFA is a global standard that aims to promote safer and more responsible farming practices in fruit and vegetable production.
Integrated Farm Assurance for aquaculture
IFA is a global standard that aims to promote safer and more responsible farming practices in aquaculture production.
Integrated Farm Assurance for flowers and ornamentals
IFA is a global standard that aims to promote safer and more responsible farming practices in flower and ornamentals production.
Find a CB to conduct your audit
We encourage you to evaluate and compare offers from different CBs to find the one that best suits your needs. Explore the list of approved CBs to find one near you.
Growing together with GLOBALG.A.P. capacity building
Adopting safer and more sustainable farming practices is only possible if you have the tools you need to succeed – including access to training and support. Capacity building is designed to help you on your journey to GLOBALG.A.P. certification by offering:
Training courses via the GLOBALG.A.P. Academy
Expertise to local projects together with our collaboration partners
Interactive TOUR stops with partners around the world
An expanding network of Registered Trainers
A gateway to GLOBALG.A.P. certification via primary solutions
Learn more about how capacity building can help you.
GLOBALG.A.P. Capacity building
Need assistance with the certification process? Our capacity-building program offers a range of options for training, consultation, and more!
Get more from GLOBALG.A.P.
Already certified? Unlock your full potential
Find out how you can extend your certification coverage, help shape our standards, join the membership community, or add the GGN label to your products.
Upgrade your certification coverage with add-ons to core solutions
Add-on solutions are designed to expand the scope of existing core certification, offering tailored or more comprehensive assurance on a specific topic, for example:
Workers’ well-being
Biodiversity
Water use
Digital recording of environmental metrics
The United States Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act – Produce Safety Rule
Add-ons must be audited in combination with a GLOBALG.A.P. standard.
Our most popular add-ons
GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice
GRASP is an add-on that aims to support the evaluation of workers' health, safety, and welfare at farm level.
Sustainable Program for Irrigation and Groundwater Use
SPRING is a farm-level add-on that aims to promote responsible water management in plant production processes.
Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule add-on
The FSMA PSR add-on addresses FDA requirements for the import of fruit and vegetable products to the US market.
Contribute to the future of GLOBALG.A.P. solutions
Become a GLOBALG.A.P. community member
Get exclusive benefits, help shape the future of GLOBALG.A.P. solutions, and join the 400+ organizations across six continents who already support GLOBALG.A.P. with their membership.
Explore membership benefits
Have your say on our standards
GLOBALG.A.P. standards are driven by our stakeholders around the world, designed to reflect both market needs and the daily realities of producers on the ground. Learn about the standard-setting process and how you can contribute.
View solutions in development
Contribute your localized knowledge
National technical working groups (NTWGs) help the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat identify challenges in the adaptation and implementation of GLOBALG.A.P. standards, based on local legislation or structural conditions. Join an NTWG today to contribute your local knowledge.
Learn more about NTWGs
Contribute your expertise in a working group
Focus groups support the innovation of GLOBALG.A.P. smart farm assurance solutions by providing sector-specific insights and problem-solving expertise on concentrated topics. Learn how you can represent your sector to support positive change.
Discover the GLOBALG.A.P. governance structure
Share your experience!
Are you already part of our mission to foster the global adoption of safer and more sustainable farming practices? We would love to hear from you!
Submit a testimonial about working with GLOBALG.A.P. for a chance to be featured on our website and social media channels – with more than 80,000 followers across five platforms.
Join the GGN label initiative
Based on GLOBALG.A.P. standards for farms and the supply-chain, the GGN label is a consumer label that stands for certified, responsible farming and transparency. Unique codes on product packaging link to profiles on the ggn.org platform, connecting conscious consumers to the roots of their products. Build trust in your brand, demonstrate your sustainability efforts, and raise your profile in competitive markets by joining the initiative today!
Your GLOBALG.A.P. certification journey
Useful resources for producers
Find a certification body (CB), browse the frequently asked questions, and access support for your certification journey.
GLOBALG.A.P. educational video series
Explore short videos specifically designed for producers and trainers eager to learn more about implementing good agricultural practices.
Transitioning from IFA v5 to IFA v6?
Our transition tools can help you cross-reference the requirements and support your transition to the newest version.
How to…
Locate documents
All of the normative documents for GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons including rules, principles and criteria, national interpretation guidelines and more, can be found in the GLOBALG.A.P. document center.
Go to document center
Participate in public consultation
The creation of robust, measurable, and fit-for-purpose solutions that promote safer and more sustainable farming is only possible if value chain participants are engaged in the development process.
Have your say
Find GLOBALG.A.P. training courses
The GLOBALG.A.P. Academy provides targeted, up-to-date, and science-based courses on GLOBALG.A.P. certification online and in locations around the world. With a variety of training options available, all taught by highly qualified and experienced trainers, you can choose how and when you want to learn.
View the Academy course catalog
Get local support
Registered Trainers are independent farming experts who are supported by the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat to train producers and on the implementation of GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons. They can answer questions about standard content, break the requirements down into practical steps for implementation, and impart a well-rounded understanding of the GLOBALG.A.P. certification system as a whole.
Find a Registered Trainer near youGLOBALG.A.P. approved CBs
The list of GLOBALG.A.P. approved CBs can be filtered by region, country, scope, and status. Click a CB to find more information and contact details.
If you do not filter your search, or filter only according to region and/or country, your search results will also show CBs that offer certification against benchmarked schemes, but which may not have approval for any GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons.
CERTIPAQ
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France
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4.14CTR Uluslararası Belgelendirme ve Denetim Ltd. Şti.
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3.99Green Certificaciones e Inspecciones S.C.
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PendingBureau Veritas Certification Denmark A/S
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3.71UK Food Certification Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Pending1st Solution Certification USA, Inc.
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PendingAGROCOLOR S.L.
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3.5Eurofins Assurance Vietnam Limited Liability Company
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Viet Nam
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4.24SGS Italia S.p.A.
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Italy
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3.46Japan Organic & Natural Foods Association
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Japan
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3.994PLUS INGENIEROS Y ARQUITECTOS S.L
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Spain
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4.33ABCERT AG
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Germany
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4.17ACERTA Certificación, S.L.
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Spain
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Morocco
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4.26Acoura Marine Ltd. trading as LRQA
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United Kingdom
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3.98AFRICERT LTD
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Kenya
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3.49Yellow Card sanction according to GR v6, Rules for Certification Bodies, 11.3.
The GLOBALG.A.P. database
Use your 13-digit GLOBALG.A.P. identification number (e.g., GGN 1234567891011) found on your certificate or letter of conformance to verify your status in real time.
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Using the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks to promote your products
A GLOBALG.A.P. certificate is something to be proud of!
To promote your certification status we invite you to use GLOBALG.A.P. claims, selected trademarks (logos), and your unique GLOBALG.A.P. identification number in business-to-business contexts.
To learn about the dos and don’ts of using the GLOBALG.A.P. logo, see the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks policy.
FAQ – Certification process
For the initial (very first) audit, all production processes must be audited, including harvest and product handling. The harvest season is therefore the best time for an initial audit. If not all the products are harvested during the same period, a scope extension audit is needed. For recertification, the certification body has more flexibility to plan the next audit (depending on the expiry date of the certificate).
Yes, an annual audit is required (for the majority of GLOBALG.A.P. standards).
For re-certification audits, the certification body usually has more flexibility to plan the audit. In the case of Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA), the recertification audit should be conducted within four months of the expiry date of your IFA certificate.
Each farm is unique, and the total costs of certification depend on a combination of factors such as farm size, number of sites, location, necessary preparation measures (such as establishing new procedures), and more. In general, certification costs are made up of three elements:
Implementation costs
To ensure compliance with a GLOBALG.A.P. standard, you may need to make changes to your operations. The cost of changing your procedures are the so-called “implementation costs”.Certification body (CB) service fees
These are the fees charged by your certification body to cover their time, travel, or administrative costs for your audit.GLOBALG.A.P. registration and certificate/assessment license fees
This is the “price” of the certification which goes to GLOBALG.A.P. The fee is calculated based on farm size and invoiced by the CB after the audit.
Both verification bodies and certification bodies are third parties responsible for carrying out assessments/audits, but GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies must be accredited to accredited to ISO/IEC 17065, whereas verification bodies need not be.
Certification bodies are therefore authorized to carry out audits that result in accredited certification, whereas verification bodies may only carry out nonaccredited assessments, which – in the case of the primary solutions from GLOBALG.A.P. – result in a letter of conformance rather than a certificate.
Option 1 is for individual producers, with a single site or multiple sites that do not function as separate legal entities.
If you are an individual producer with a single site, you will apply for individual certification and will become the certificate holder once certified. You need to follow the “Rules for individual producers”. The same is true for individual producers operating multiple sites (as one legal entity) without a quality management system.
If you are an individual producer or one organization operating multiple sites (as one legal entity) with a quality management system, then you will still become the certificate holder as an individual, but you need to follow the “Rules for producer groups and multisite producers with QMS."
Option 2 is for producer groups (cooperatives etc.) where the legal entity of the group is the certificate holder once certified. The group must implement a quality management system and follow the “Rules for producer groups and multisite producers with QMS.”
Before applying for an audit, be sure to conduct a self-assessment to estimate your compliance level. You can then make improvements based on that, before undergoing a CB audit.
If you are not yet ready to implement the full standard requirements, explore our primary solutions, offering a basic level of assurance for smallholders and producers in emerging markets.
FAQ – The GLOBALG.A.P. certification system
Via the GLOBALG.A.P. Academy for training courses
Via Registered Trainers for localized training
Via the five steps to certification guide
Via your certification body (if already registered with one)
Via customer support
Unique numbers given to producers (and any other legal entities) registered in the GLOBALG.A.P. system made up of a prefix (often referring to the standard) and a 13-digit number, separated by a space (e.g., GGN 123456789101).
These numbers allow real-time verification of certification status in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems. You can find it on your certificate/letter of conformance, and it should always accompany your use of the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks.
National technical working groups (NTWGs) help bridge the gap from global to local by assisting with the implementation of GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons in specific countries. The NTWGs identify adaptation and application challenges at a national level and develop national interpretation guidelines (NIGs) which must be followed, once published.
There are approximately 50 NTWGs worldwide. You can find all our NTWGs here, or search the GLOBALG.A.P. document center for a national interpretation guideline for your country.
Certification to a GLOBALG.A.P. standard/holding a GLOBALG.A.P. certificate is not the same as being a GLOBALG.A.P. Community Member.
GLOBALG.A.P. Community Membership is a paid partnership opportunity, offering a variety of benefits including the ability to support the development of GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons, contribute to the GLOBALG.A.P. governance structure, and access discounted services. Learn more about how to become a GLOBALG.A.P. Community Member today.
Producers under GLOBALG.A.P. certification may use the GLOBALG.A.P. logo on marketing materials, accompanied by their ID number. However the GLOBALG.A.P. logo may never appear on consumer product packaging. The GLOBALG.A.P. ID number, e.g., a GGN, may appear on product packaging.
Please see the GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks policy for the rules in full, or our FAQ document for other questions on this topic.
Generally, a producer’s certification/conformance status for GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons (excluding other party private add-ons) is publicly visible in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems. Audit reports are not publicly visible.
For complete and up-to-date information, please see the data access rules.
Data access rights are the rights of a user of the GLOBALG.A.P. IT system to access certain data. The rules outlining the groups and the relevant rights are outlined in the data access rules.
The data owner is responsible for granting and determining the level of data access. However this responsibility may be transferred to others (e.g. from producer to certification body) if desired. For further questions on data access rights, please contact your certification body.
FAQ – The GLOBALG.A.P. portfolio
Created by stakeholders, for stakeholders, GLOBALG.A.P. standards are developed in a collaborative approach with a broad network of contributors.
The GLOBALG.A.P. Advisory Board – elected by GLOBALG.A.P. Community Members – adopt the final standards.
You can use our Smart Checklist Builder to get an initial understanding of which GLOBALG.A.P. solutions are recommended for your production practices.
Alternatively, we invite you to choose a GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification body and discuss your potential certification journey with them.
Our mission is to foster the global adoption of safer and more sustainable farming practices.
This means implementing practices that address the range of challenges that face the global farming industry and threaten its future viability, from water scarcity and deforestation to food waste and animal welfare.
GLOBALG.A.P. smart farm assurance solutions offer a variety of ways to address the different aspects of responsible farming, and our science-based criteria provide practical steps to improve farm management.
Our flagship Integrated Farm Assurance standards adopt a holistic approach to:
Food safety
Environmental sustainability
Workers’ well-being
Animal welfare
Legal, management and traceability
Production processes
Find out more about our impact and how we measure it:
The GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody standard specifies strict requirements for the segregation, traceability, and therefore integrity of a product’s GLOBALG.A.P. certification status throughout its lifecycle.
Applicable to products originating from Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) or Compound Feed Manufacturing (CFM) certified production processes, it ensures that any product sold with a GLOBALG.A.P. claim or bearing the GGN label visual elements is truly sourced from a GLOBALG.A.P. certified production process.
It is relevant for any company handling or trading in products originating from GLOBALG.A.P. certified production, e.g., producers, packers, brokers, processors, logistics companies, retailers, and – in some instances – restaurants.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is a private, business-driven organization that has developed an agreed set of rules and criteria for food safety schemes. Certification schemes can undergo benchmarking to determine whether they meet the criteria and achieve GFSI recognition.
Since many markets require GFSI recognized certification, the GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat is committed to continuously providing a selection of GFSI recognized standards.
Each company is different and it is important that you, as a producer, consider your customers and determine whether you will need a GFSI-recognized certificate in order to supply them.
Add-ons represent a flexible way to extend the audit scope to include additional topics. Usually audited together with Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) or another GLOBALG.A.P. core solution, each add-on has its own list of principles and criteria. Example topics of add-ons include workers’ well-being (GRASP) and the responsible water use (SPRING).
A letter of conformance represents proof of a successful audit to a GLOBALG.A.P. add-on and some GLOBALG.A.P. standards. While some GLOBALG.A.P. standards are accredited and a successful audit results in a certificate, other standards – and the majority of GLOBALG.A.P. add-ons – result in a letter of conformance.
It is similar to a certificate in that it acts as proof of successful audit, displays similar information fields to a certificate, and can also be validated in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems.
The GGN label is a cross-category consumer label that can be found on a variety of products, including fruit and vegetables, farmed seafood, flowers, and plants. It stands for certified, responsible farming and transparency and exists to offer shoppers consistent, consumer-relevant assurance and orientation throughout the store.
Along with the GGN label, unique 13-digit GGNs that are linked to producers with GLOBALG.A.P. certification are printed on product packaging. When shoppers find a GGN on their product, they can enter it into the online GGN label portal to find a farm profile for the producer.
Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) certification at farm level is one part of the requirements for featuring the GGN label on product packaging. Learn more about the process for joining the GGN label initiative today.
Latest news
04 December 2024
GLOBALG.A.P.’s social responsibility solution is ready for US farms
GLOBALG.A.P. North America is excited to announce that the updated version of the GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) is ready for implementation by US producers.
27 November 2024
Understanding the role of national interpretation guidelines in the GLOBALG.A.P. system
How are global agricultural standards applied at a local level? Discover how national interpretation guidelines empower producers by aligning global standards with local regulations and realities – making implementation simpler and more effective.
Contact us
For general questions about GLOBALG.A.P., please contact us at customer_support@globalgap.org.
For questions about technical topics or interpretation of a standard/add-on, please contact us at standard_support@globalgap.org.
If you are located in the USA or Canada, you may also contact GLOBALG.A.P. North America at northamerica@globalgap.org for more tailored information.
For questions on your specific audit or farm situation, please contact your certification body.