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ANALYSIS OF THE KEY ASPECTS OF GLOBAL G.A.P. AND PERSPECTIVES OF ITS
IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE
Yuliia Slyva, Nataliia Silonova

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine;
E-mail.: silonova@ukr.net
New consumer demands, retail demands, and legislation have led to development the
new requirements for farmers and producers of agricultural products, such as: reducing the
impact of rural production on the environment, minimizing the use of chemicals and the
rational use of natural resources, while worrying about workers, farm animals and marine
fauna. The necessity for commitment and good agricultural practice has become the primary
objective of certification of farms under the GLOBALG.A.P standard also known as "Integrated
Farm Assurance Standard" (IFA) – Integrated Farm Assistance System.
Today GLOBALG.A.P. is an internationally recognized standard of agricultural
production, which is the result of many years of intensive research and collaboration with
industry experts, manufacturers and retailers around the world. It is the only integrated
standard for primary products that allows the use of separate modules for different product
groups - from plant production, animal production, to the production of mixed fodder and
which defines the minimum safety requirements required by the consumer. In order to
develop the GLOBALG.A.P standard, in addition to good agricultural practices, the concept of
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) has been applied, which has proven
among food manufacturers and processors of agricultural raw materials. On this basis, the
main sections of the new standard, covering the whole process of growing, processing, storing
and even transporting products to the buyer, were developed.
A characteristic feature of the standard is the tracking of the entire production chain.
One of the main requirements for the manufacturer is the scrupulous attitude to fixing all the
actions in the production process. GLOBALG.A.P standard provides for a number of risk
assessments to be made to promote food safety, employee hygiene and health, environmental
protection and the social module. The social model is referred to as GRASP which stands for
good risk assessed social practice. Some retailers require this add-on module before they will
accept the certification. Other customers will require a stronger and more specialist social
practice audit. The grasp model is actually a risk assessment and not a social audit. The grasp
module looks at the basic aspects of legal employment and health and safety on the farm and
provides a minimum standard that reflects international law. It does not address many of the
social complications such as migrant labor, sexual harassment, and trade unions. However
temporary workers, lack of employment contracts and the use of young workers such as
students can cause complications and the grasp module is often a good way that the farm can
measure itself against the international requirements in a common sense way.
First of all, for Ukrainian manufacturers in the primary sector, certification is
GLOBALG.A.P. is a prerequisite for the export of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products,
guaranteeing the safety of products for consumers of retail chains. Consumers seek to obtain
assurances that any food they receive from the fields does not pose a risk to their health and
production is carried out using environmentally sound methods.

Keywords: standard, GLOBALG.A.P, safety, farmer, requirements, risk assessment, agriculture.

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