AGRO – GLOBALGAP

ΑGRO 2.1 & 2.2

The Integrated Management of Agricultural Production system was developed by AGROCERT and is a combination of ISO 140001 and ISO 9001. It is an environmental management scheme which incorporates many elements from the quality assurance systems.

It is based on the following:

• Compliance with legal requirements

• Proper use of input (water, fertilisers, plant-protection products)

• Supervision and control of the production stages

and aims to protect the environment and the consumer.

The Integrated Management of Agricultural Production system is applied either by single producers, on an individual level, or by groups of producers on a collective level.

The key benefits of an Integrated Management of Agricultural Production system are:

• Agricultural exploitation management following proper production planning

• Reduction in production cost following proper input use

• Increase consumers’ feeling of security

GLOBALG.A.P.

GLOBALG.A.P. standard (Global Agriculture Practice) was developed by a non-profitable German company, FoodPLUS GmbH, which was established by Europe’s largest retailers in their effort to set a Good Agriculture practice policy.

It operates as an assessment tool for the standardization of production processes for specific products of the field of Crop production of fruit and vegetables for human consumption.

GLOBALG.A.P. standard is applied either by single producers, on an individual level, or by groups of producers on a collective level, and it involves the implementation of integrated food and farming and pest management systems in order to ensure sustainability.

The key benefits of agriculture practice, in line with GLOBALG.A.P, are the following:

• Agricultural exploitation management following proper production planning

• Reduction in production cost following proper input use

• Increase consumers’ feeling of security

• Employees Health and Safety

Samaras & Associates Ltd. one of the largest and most reliable companies in Food Safety Management Systems Development with experienced and highly-trained personnel guarantees to offer your company constant support during the development and after the implementation of the AGRO system, or the application of GLOBALG.A.P agricultural practices in order to ensure their longevity and effectiveness.