GLOBALG.A.P.’s most widely used product is the Integrated Farm Assurance standard, which was available in version 5.2 in 2019. IFA is applicable to the following 3 scopes and 11 sub-scopes.
Share of Producers under IFA Certification per Region in 2019
Total Number of Producers under IFA Certification
Total Number of Producers under IFA Certification per Option
IFA for Crops
For the IFA Crops scope there are 6 sub-scopes, of which Fruit & Vegetables and Flowers & Ornamentals are the most used.
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
producers under certification
0
since Dec 2018
+0%
countries
0
hectares of covered crops
0
hectares of non-covered crops
0
Total No. of Fruit & Vegetable Producers under Certification
IFA Fruit & Vegetables: Total Hectares Covered and Non-Covered Certified Crops per Region
IFA Fruit & Vegetables: Percentage of Producers under Certification per Size Class Worldwide
IFA Fruit and Vegetables: Certification according to Size Class and Region
Highlighted figures show highest percentage per size class.
FLOWERS & ORNAMENTALS SUBSCOPE (FO)
producers under certification
0
since Dec 2018
+0%
countries
0
hectares of covered crops
0
hectares of non-covered crops
0
Total No. of Producers under FO Certification
*Does not include MPS-GAP certified growers as MPS had not yet applied for re-benchmarking. MPS successfully re-benchmarked for IFA FO version 5.1 in 2018 and for 5.2 in 2019.
FURTHER SUBSCOPES FOR IFA CROPS
HOPS
21 producers under certification
-8.7% producers since Dec 2018
2 countries
TEA
161 producers under certification
-10.1% since Dec 2018
4 countries
PLANT PROPAGATION MATERIAL
336 producers under certification
+93.1% since Dec 2018
39 countries
COMBINABLE CROPS
1,111 producers under certification
+3.7% since Dec 2018
29 countries
IFA FOR AQUACULTURE
producers under certification
0
since Dec 2018
+0%
species
0
countries
0
tons of IFA Aquaculture produced
0
Total No. of Aquaculture Producers under Certification
IFA FOR LIVESTOCK
producers under certification
0
since Dec 2018
+0%
countries
0
metric tons of pigs certified worldwide
250k +
metric tons of dairy certified worldwide
350k +
metric tons of cattle and sheep certified worldwide
8k +
metric tons of poultry certified worldwide
444k +
localg.a.p.
customized programs in use
0
ready-to use programs in use
0
countries
0
localg.a.p. is a key building block for those farmers beginning the journey towards certification and access to demanding markets. It helps producers (in particular smallholder producers or producers who are new to standards) to adopt good agricultural practices which, in turn, improve the efficiency of farm management, cut exposure to food safety risks, ensure compliance with legislation on food safety, and enable access to local and regional markets.
localg.a.p. may be the first step in a journey towards achieving full GLOBALG.A.P. certification, or it can be applied as a local standard for agricultural supply chains, especially in developing economies and emerging markets.
In 2019 localg.a.p. launched a rebranding of the entry-level standard and introduced Primary Farm Assurance (PFA).
PFA will replace all localg.a.p. ready-to-use programs by October 2020. It is available in two levels (foundation and intermediate) and available for the following sub-scopes: Fruit and Vegetables, Combinable Crops, and Plant Propagation Material.