Technical Advisory Committee

A strategic technical advisor

What is the Technical Advisory Committee?

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is responsible for the technical overview of standard and add-on content, covering a range of topics including legal compliance, food safety, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, industry recognition, certification methods, and supply chain transparency. The TAC members work closely with our Research and Development Team and ensure that the output from technical working groups and focus groups aligns with the brand vision and mission.

What are the responsibilities of the TAC?

Offer strategic technical advice

to the Research and Development Team

Collaborate with technical working groups

and align output with the vision and mission

Establish ad-hoc focus groups

to provide topic-specific input where required

Offer strategic technical advice

to the Research and Development Team

Collaborate with technical working groups

and align output with the vision and mission

Establish ad-hoc focus groups

to provide topic-specific input where required

How is the TAC structured?

The TAC is initially composed of up to 14 members. This includes 12 members from industry – with an equal representation of the plants and aquaculture scopes, as well as buyers/traders/retailers and producers/suppliers – plus two members from GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies (CBs).

Chaired by an elected member of the TAC, members are appointed for a term of four years. The committee holds regular meetings to discuss the content and technical strategy of GLOBALG.A.P. solutions.

In cases where the TAC is unable to provide equal representation and/or depth of knowledge on a specific topic, product category, or GLOBALG.A.P. solution, technical working groups (TWGs) are consulted to provide the necessary technical input.

Additionally, the TAC and/or a TWG may decide to form ad-hoc focus groups to provide detailed input on specific technical or scientific issues.