These new videos are based on our existing posters related to waste management, hygiene during and after harvest, and plant protection products. These topics were considered key for a successful adoption of the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard among Jamaican producers to increase their competitiveness in international markets. We are now happy to be able to share these videos publicly so that stakeholders all over the world can use them for training, sharing knowledge, and facilitating the spread of good agricultural practices.

With the support of the Ministry of Industries, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, GLOBALG.A.P. has now been able to bring three additional G.A.P. posters into video format.

Between 2019 and 2020, GLOBALG.A.P. supported the Government of Jamaica in reviewing its approach towards GLOBALG.A.P. facilitation. This review lead to recommendations on how to build a framework that could promote a long-term sustainability of its approach on GLOBALG.A.P. The framework includes the identification of key challenges in implementation, training technical experts, and creating training materials to be used by those experts in producer trainings. Developing new videos was part of this training concept.

Waste Management Video
The video gives an introduction into waste management as part of the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA approach. It is based on the waste management "GAP in Action" poster. Click here to watch the video.

Post-Harvest Hygiene Video
This video introduces hygiene considerations after harvest and during produce handling. It includes elements from the "GAP in Action" posters on personal hygiene during harvest, personal hygiene instructions for produce handling, produce handling pest control, and hygiene instructions for harvest equipment. Click here to watch the video.

Plant Protection Products Video: Selection and Application
What to consider when selecting and applying plant protection products in line with the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA standard. The video includes elements from the plant protection products "GAP in Action" poster. Click here to watch the video.

With the "G.A.P. in Action" initiative, GLOBALG.A.P. is inviting everyone to join us on our mission to promote good agricultural practices around the world. To do so, we have developed 15 "G.A.P. in Action" posters – a series of instructional posters breaking down complex food safety requirements into basic implementation instructions. The initiative was part of the "G.A.P. in Action" project in Latin America between 2014 and 2016. In a later project, one of the posters turned into the first G.A.P. in Action video on integrated pest management (IPM).

 

Overview G.A.P. in Action Posters:
If you want to download the posters free of charge, please click here.

  • Storage of Plant Protection Products
    Visualizes requirements for storing plant protection products (PPPs) as defined in the GLOBALG.A.P. IFA standard including preventative safety considerations and precautionary measures.
  • Plant Protection Products (PPPs): Applications and Safety Instructions
    Shows the necessary personal protective equipment during the application of PPPs and additional safety measures to be taken while handling the PPPs.
  • Hygiene Instructions for Harvesting
    Illustrates the hygiene dos and don’ts for workers during the harvest.
  • Hygiene Instructions for Harvesting Tools and Equipment
    Demonstrates an appropriate example cleaning schedule as well as example harvest tools and equipment to be cleaned on a regular basis.
  • Personal Hygiene Instructions for Produce Handling
    Illustrates workers’ hygiene dos and don’ts during the produce handling (including in-field packing) that are always based on the risk assessement.
  • PPP Records of Application
    Shows an example of an PPP record of application that can be used to record all the required details as part of the PPP applications on those crops covered under the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scope.

  • Produce Handling: Pest Control
    Shows how a pest monitoring checklist could look like, and how to prevent and control pests.
  • Fertilizer Storage
    Illustrates how fertilizers should be stored in order to not pose any risk to the produce or the environment.
  • Fertilizer Records of Application
    Shows an example of  fertilizer application record that can be used to record all the required details as part of the fertilizer applications (organic and inorganic) on those corps covered under the GLOBALG.A.P. certification scope.
  • Water Sources
    Illustrates potential water sources that can be used for production.
  • Types of Irrigation
    Illustrates the different types of irrigation depending on the farm conditions and crop.

  • Integrated Pest Management
    Explains the three principles of integrated pest management (IMP): prevention, monitoring, and intervention to keep pests and weeds at a tolerable level.

  • Soil Management
    Shows the consideration of a reasonable fertilizer application schedule to keep soils healthy. Shows suitable control practices to minimize erosion e.g. use of mulches, sowing grass on the borders of the site and planting trees as windbreakers.

  • Waste Management
    Waste comes in many different forms, and this poster serves to show the different waste forms and principles of waste sorting.

  • Waste Management and Re-Use
    As waste management should also include re-use, this poster shows ways to re-use different types of waste and promotes the use of recyclable materials.
  • Special: COVID-19
    This poster is dedicated to the special circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic that require particular attention to the specific symptoms, additional hygiene measures, and social distancing to prevent the virus from spreading on farm level.


All posters are available in the following languages:

  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • Bosnian
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Japanese
  • Latvian
  • Portuguese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Spanish