On 26 April , GlobalGAP launch the revised Integrated Farm Assurance ( IFA ) stock rendering 6 and the GlobalGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practice ( clench ) add - on version 2 . “ It represents the first effectuation stage of the new smart farm sureness solution imaginativeness . The fresh merchandise offer sleek , impact - driven , and connected solutions for the entire sector ” , says Juan Carlos Isaza , GlobalGAP ’s Team Leader Standards & Technical - Senior Technical Expert Floriculture . In this article , more about the new versions of IFA and GRASP , but much more will be give in the webinars that will take place the end of May .
From leave to right wing : Moderator Bianca Thomas , Managing Directors Dr. Kristian Moeller and Dr. Elmé Coetzer - Boersma , Vice Chairman of the GLOBALG.A.P. Advisory Board Dr. Leon Mol and Chairman of the GLOBALG.A.P. Advisory Board Guy Callebaut .
IFA v6 for bloom and ornamentalsGlobalGAP touchstone for flowers and ornamental have been operational for almost 20 years and are develop through encompassing collaboration with stakeholder throughout the sector . “ IFA is taste , tested , and trusted across the globe , with GlobalGAP certify production processes covering over 47,000 hectares of floriculture production p.a. . ”
But what is IFA for bloom and ornamentals ? “ It is a global touchstone for responsible for floriculture practice that pass over all stages of production , from preharvest activities such as soil and water management to implant shelter products and postharvest activities . The standard follow a holistic approaching , with rationale and criteria that cover the cardinal matter of environmental sustainability and biodiversity , workers ’ well - being , production processes , and traceability . ”
And what is adaptation 6 ? “ It takes a fresh advance , introducing more rigorous sustainability requirements on nursery gas , ecosystem return , intellectual nourishment waste , and more , as well as moving towards streamlined , customized checklists that reduce duplication and simplify the audited account summons at farm degree ” , she explain .
Farm - level social direction with GRASP v2GRASP , a farm level societal management tool for global supply chains . has date increased espousal across the sector , with over 110,000 producers in more than 90 body politic successfully demonstrating compliance at the closing of 2021 . Version 2 of the add - on tackles some of the most pressing societal issue facing the global supplying concatenation include worker victimisation , tyke labor , and human rights . “ GRASP can be appraise at the same time as the IFA audit , provide a cost - effective mode for producers to show societal province practices and for retailer to transparently source product from operations that are aligned to their corporate societal province policy . ”
Webinar seriesGlobalGAP will be running afree smart farm assurance solutions webinar serieson the updated product range . focalise on the new versions of IFA and GRASP , the webinars will take an in - depth and scope - specific smell at everything connected with the standard and add - on , including novel and retool content , the two editions of IFA v6 ( Smart and GFS ) , compliance requirement , GlobalGAP IT system , and much more .
The sessions , comport in English , Spanish , and German across several time zone , will provide the chance for all concerned party to see directly from GlobalGAP technological expert about the transition to the new rendering and the next two pillar of smart farm assurance solutions that will be rolled out over the course of the next year : Smarter systems and services and the smarter consolidation of data .
“ assist a webinar is the perfect first step if you are new to GlobalGAP . or unsure about committing to a full education school term . Whether you are a manufacturer seeking GlobalGAP certification , a consultant thinking about becoming a Registered Trainer , or a certification body looking for a concise overview of the new banner , we seem forward to welcoming everyone . ”
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