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South East Asia: Environment:
Deforestation Rate 1990-
1990-2000 Pesticide Use
World 0.23 % per year Country Usage kg/ ha
ASEAN 1.04 % per year Vietnam .9 (est)(1996)
Asia overall < 0.1 % per year Malaysia 6.0 (1996)
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Philippines 4.2 (est)(1996)
FOREST LOSS IN ASEAN Cambodia 3.6 (est)(1996)
1970 – 1990 1990-
1990-2000
Thailand 1.1 (1996,2000)
(average annual 15,720 23,260
Decrease sq km/year)
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Agri-
Agri-Food trade
Developments
¾ Increased demand for food
¾ Increased shift to agri-
agri-food consumption
¾ Intensification of Agriculture
¾ Increasing concerns – Environment
- Food Safety
- Worker Welfare
¾ Agglomeration of Retail Business
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Agri-
Agri-Food trade Fundamental shift in the role of
Challenges standards today
Standards are strategic tools for :
¾ Need for certificated evidence to satisfy
¾ Market penetration
consumer concerns
¾ Management system coordination
¾ International credibility of Certificates
¾ Quality and Safety assurance
¾ Incorporation of Social and Environmental
production factors
¾ Product niche definition
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Proliferation of standards & quality
assurance schemes
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¾ Satisfies minimum consumer requirements ¾ Protocols based on GAP and Generic HACCP
¾ Transparent and credible ¾ Stakeholder Consultation / Communication
¾ Supported by major Retailers ¾ Open Access for all producers
¾ Permits benchmarking ¾ Integrity of Certification process
¾ Mutual Recognition on a Transparent Basis
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¾ Available EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP Reference Standards ¾ Principles of EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP’s
’s global integrity
building progress:
¾ Fruit and Vegetables
¾ Flowers and Ornamentals ¾ Democratic Bottom-
Bottom-Up Governing
¾ Integrated Farm Assurance Structure
(Livestock and Combinable Crops)
¾ Integrated Farmed Fish Assurance z Active member involvement
(Salmonide Species) z Elected Committees
¾ (Green) Coffee z National Member Working Groups
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National / Regional Technical Working Groups
NL UK ITALY
BELGIUM Jan 2002 Sept 2002 July 2002 ¾ Principles of EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP’s
’s global integrity building
Feb 2002 progress:
SWITZERLAND
July 2002
¾ Relying on ISO Guide 65 (EN 45011) Accreditation
FRANCE
June 2002
MALAYSIA z All certification bodies
February 2003 z Restricting initial non-
non-accredited certification activities
¾ Principles of EUREPGAP’s
EUREPGAP’s global integrity ¾ Principles of EUREPGAP’s
EUREPGAP’s global integrity
building progress: building progress:
¾ Mandatory annual training of each Certification ¾ Publication of all approved CBs on the Website
Body
z Status and Scope of Accreditation
z Product scope specific z Contact Details
z Understanding and Interpretation z Country Offices
z Two-
Two-way communication
z World-
World-wide choice of CBs
z Contribution to global harmonisation
z Exchange of best certification practice
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¾ Principles of EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP’s
’s global integrity ¾ Principles of EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP’s
’s global integrity building
building progress: progress:
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EUREPGAP Protocol for Fresh Produce-
Produce-
Control Point Criteria
¾ Fruit and Vegetables: What has been achieved?
Food Safety Environmental Social Responsibility
¾ 27 Retail and Food Service Members
Traceability Varieties & Rootstock Worker Health, Safety & ¾ ~20.000 certified farms in 50 countries
Record Keeping Site History & Site Management Welfare
Internal Self-Inspection Irrigation & Fertigation ¾ 65 approved certification bodies in over 40 countries
Harvesting Waste & Pollution Management, Others
Produce Handling Waste-Recycling & Re-use Complaint Form ¾ 5 national schemes benchmarked
Fertilizer Use Environmental Issues ¾ Applications for benchmarking received or
Crop Protection
announced to come from Austria, Switzerland,
Belgium, France, New Zealand among others
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¾ Principles of EUREPGAP’s
EUREPGAP’s global integrity Transparency in Benchmarking
building progress:
Independent Assessor
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Supplier Members Retail and Food Service Members
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Y 2002
10.7 million tonnes
47.5 % of total global import volume
US $ 6.2 billion
Philippines – Y 2002
2 million tonnes (US $375 million)
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Role of Department of Agriculture in
SALM and Department of Agriculture
SALM Scheme
¾ SALM is a national program developed by the ¾ Itsextension officers in the various states
Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and provide advisory services in setting up the
Agro-
Agro-based Industry, Malaysia. scheme on farms
¾ The basic references used in developing SALM --
¾ The evaluation and certification audit is
FAO Draft on Good Agricultural Practice
conducted by the agricultural officers of the
- EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP - Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- WHO/FAO Codex of Hygiene Practice for Primary Department
Production and Packaging of Fresh Fruits and ¾ The certification body is the Department of
Vegetables Agriculture
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Workers Welfare and Safety 1000 meters above sea level – exemption is
given to those operated before 2002
Quality of Farm Produces
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Minimum standard of conditions to be Total Number and Area of Accredited Farms
fulfilled for accreditation by Crop Type 2003
¾ The farm possesses a proper waste disposal plan Crop Types No. of Farms Area (ha)
¾ The farm practices good harvesting techniques,
handling and transport
¾ The farm employs workers that are legal (with ages Fruits 33 661
more than 16 years)
¾ Pesticide residues in farm produce are less than the
Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) of Schedule 16 of Vegetables 14 133
the Food Act 1983
¾ Contents of heavy metals below the permissible
limits of Schedule 14 of the Food Act, 1983 Others 0 0
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Working Group on MS-
MS-GAP
Organization
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Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority of Malaysia
Standards Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
Commercial Orchid Grower of Malaysia (COGAM)
Department of Agriculture (DOA KL)
Department of Agriculture (DOA Sabah)
Department of Agriculture (DOA Sarawak)
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority of Malaysia
Golden Hope Plantations
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute
Malaysian Herbal Corporation (MHC)
Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA)
Ministry of Health (MOH)
Ministry of Primary Industries
Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)
National Association of Small Holders (NASH)
Flower Growers Association of Malaysia
Federal Association of Vegetable Growers
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Way Forward
To Ensure Acceptance of Horticultural Products
¾ A GAP Standard should be developed
¾ Benchmarking to EUREPGAP
¾ Capacity Building
Area of Business & Expertise
- Basic Hygiene
•Quality Assurance Systems in the - IPM
food chain, from the farm to the Stores - GAP requirements
•Software and data base solutions for ¾ Active participation in EUREPGAP and International
the inspection and certification bodies
committees
•Software solutions for the food ¾ Auditor Training
Processors with emphasis on traceability
¾ Establishment of Certification Bodies.
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