is a brand of farm assurance solutions[buzzword] based on Good Agricultural Practice, owned by FoodPLUS GmbH.

First created in the late 1990s by several European supermarket chains and their suppliers under the name EUREPGAP,[1] standards were developed using the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) guidelines published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and is governed according to the ISO/IEC 17065 for product certification schemes.

standards are voluntary and developed in collaboration with sector stakeholders – including producers, certification bodies, and retailers – and cover production processes in agriculture, floriculture, aquaculture, animal feed manufacturing, and chain of custody.

The decision was taken to reflect its expanding international role in establishing Good Agricultural Practices between multiple retailers and their suppliers.

[9] The Primary Farm Assurance (PFA) program – formerly “localg.a.p.” – is a stepwise, entry-level assessment of good agricultural practices designed for smallholder fruit and vegetable producers in emerging markets.

For flower and ornamental producers, the entry-level Impact-Driven Approach to Sustainability (IDA) module supports the collection and analysis of farm data.

The flagship standard among GLOBALG.A.P.’s core solutions is Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA), which is a frequently requested trading requirement by retailers and buyers worldwide.

[10][11] IFA is applicable to the production processes of fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamentals, hops, combinable crops, plant propagation material, tea, and aquaculture (finfish/crustaceans/molluscs/seaweed).

standards are created in collaboration with supply chain stakeholders to reflect both market needs and the daily realities of producers on the ground.