JULY 2016 EDITION

Dear Colleague,

Is Certification a Failure of Governments?

Some people believe that the growth of certification is due only to the inability of governments and societies to regulate trade requirements. If the public sector would become more effective, there would be no need for certification.

I strongly disagree with this statement. However, I do believe that both the public as well as the private sector need to find new ways of working together. But what are good examples of that future model of co-regulation? Let's ask those government bodies that are on the forefront of the debate: FDA, EU Commission and the Dutch Government, all together on one stage at our SUMMIT 2016, on 27-28 Sept. in Amsterdam.

Make sure you register today and join the representatives of already 129 companies and organizations from 39 countries.

Do you already want to become active beforehand? Then follow the discussions in our LinkedIn group and on Twitter at #ggsummit2016.

One other major SUMMIT topic – big data in agriculture – was already discussed with scientists of agribusiness schools at the IFAMA Global Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, last month. We can only begin to imagine what impact new digital technologies will have on the future of farm certification. Are you ready to embrace that future?

I see immediate cost saving opportunities for farmers, in particular with those certification standards that require less frequent on-farm visits by auditors, like the proposed GLOBALG.A.P. Crops for Processing Standard. Have you checked out the opportunity for adding your comments? Please observe the public consultation period, which ends 7 August 2016.

Please note that you have several opportunities for discussions with our team even before our SUMMIT in Amsterdam. These include not only last month’s successful TOUR Stops 2016 in Mexico and Ecuador, but also the upcoming Vietfish, and the Fresh Produce Safety Conference, where you can meet our new colleague in Australia: Belinda Millard. She has been working for over 20 years with fast moving consumer goods companies, and most recently had the role of Supplier Approval Manager at Woolworths Limited, Australia’s largest retailer, where she worked in a corporate function to deliver strategic compliance and ethical sourcing policy and audit programmes for the business. As part of this role she was able to focus on working together with a number of industry and regulatory groups on innovative initiatives.
 
Developments from our GLOBALG.A.P. Community:

• New Supplier Member: Köster Marine Proteins

• New IFA Version 5 - The GLOBALG.A.P. Best Practices for Nurseries

• The Boutique Citrus Company from Australia is the Largest Grower of Premium Finger Limes in the World

• Goshogawara Agricultural and Forestry High School, Japan: Now Proud Producer of GLOBALG.A.P. Certified Apples

• GLOBALG.A.P. in Ecuador: Farm Assurer Training for Aquaculture and TOUR 2016 Event

• G.A.P. Awards 2016 – Calling all Producers! Tell Us Your Story and We’ll Share It with The World

Our next TOUR 2016 Events:

• Ethiopia: 1-3 August 2016, Ethiopia, Bahir Dar & Mekele organized by EHPEA supported by IPD
  

• Colombia: 29-30 August 2016, Armenia, organzied by CCI - Corporación Colombia Internacional
  
  
• Chile: 18 October 2016, Santiago - organized by Primus Chile

Save the date and stay connected with GLOBALG.A.P.:

• Vietfish: 3-5 August 2106, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

• Public Seminar at Vietfish 2016, 4 August 2016, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

• Langesø Christmas Tree Trade Fair : 18 August 2016, Denmark, Langesø
  
  
• Asia Fruit Logistica: 7-9 September 2016, China, Hong Kong
  
  
• GLOBALG.A.P. SUMMIT 2016: 27-28 September 2016, The Netherlands, Amsterdam

• GLOBALG.A.P. Capacity Building & Farm Assurer Workshop - Aquaculture:
  7-10 November 2016, Korea, Jeju, in English, local partner: Isidor Sustainability Research Institute
  

Best regards,

Kristian Moeller
CEO, GLOBALG.A.P.

GLOBALG.A.P. Media Partners
 

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