Any agricultural producer can apply for GLOBALG.A.P. certification, with two options available: applying as an individual producer, becoming the certificate holder, or applying as a group of producers under a legal entity, which becomes the certificate holder.

The fundamental reasons that contributed to the development of the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scheme include: the need for traders to conduct global agricultural product trade without technical barriers and to gain the trust of their customers.

By possessing the certificate, agricultural producers and processors demonstrate adherence to good agricultural practices and that their products are safer than uncertified ones. This guides increasingly conscious consumers to purchase agricultural products with the assurance of their health safety, grown on farms where environmental protection, employee rights, and animal welfare were considered.

The concept of good agricultural practices is a modern approach to rational and sustainable agricultural management. It represents prevention of an ecological crisis that poses a serious threat to humanity across all aspects of human production activities.

For more information, visit: www.globalgap.org