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Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provides scientific, technical, and market-related advice and recommendations for the development of standard content. It features stakeholder representatives from across the value chain and the GLOBALG.A.P. certification system.

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?

Consultation 1, Consultation, input, feedback, exchange, alignment, CBC, other committee, certification body committee
Offer strategic technical advice

to the Research and Development Team

Consultation 4, Consultation, discussion, dialogue, exchange
Collaborate with technical working groups

and align output with the vision and mission

Strategy 2, Strategy, collaboration, discussion, peer review, decision-making, consultation
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.

Infographic showing the structure and composition of the GLOBALG.A.P. Technical Advisory Committee

TAC members

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Ann de Craene

Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperatives (VBT)

Paul Adams

PepsiCo International

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Manal Saleh

Blue Moon LLC

Betina Jahn

Betina Jahn

SGS Germany GmbH

Andreas Bierke

ALDI Nord

Ondina Afonso

Sonae MC

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Teresa Fernández

Hilton Foods

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Kathrin Pirchstaller

VOG (Alpoma)

Séverine Maldes

Blue Whale SAS

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Katrin Matheis

Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG

Headshot of Gerald Erbach from EDEKA

Gerald Erbach

EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG

Carlos Suarez Isaacs

U.S. Grains Council

Vincenzo Gerri

NSF

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