GLOBALG.A.P. ANNUAL REPORT 2022
INTEGRATED FARM ASSURANCE
Applicable to agriculture, floriculture, livestock, and aquaculture in 2022, it was developed in collaboration with stakeholders from across the global supply chain
and takes a holistic approach to responsible farming through the key topics of food safety, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, workers’ well-being,
production processes, and traceability. IFA is tried, tested, and trusted by almost 200,000 producers in more than 130 countries worldwide.
GLOBALG.A.P.’s most widely used standard is IFA, which was available in four versions in 2022 (v5.2, v5.3-GFS, v5.4-1-GFS, and v6).
Share of producers under IFA certification per region in 2022 (all scopes)
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*Latin America – Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean
Total number of producers under IFA certification per option
2021
2022
Note: Producers can have certified products for more than one Option (e.g. Option 1 and Option 2). The total is therefore slightly higher than in the overview by region.
IFA for plants *
The biggest sector under IFA certification is plant production. The plants scope encompasses six product categories: fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamentals, hops, plant propagation material, combinable crops, and tea.
Covered plants
Noncovered plants
*Please note that the method of calculation for productive area certified to IFA for plants was adjusted in 2023 and is now based on the first harvest only. The above data reflects the updated calculation for the period 2018–2022.Â
Fruit and vegetables
Countries with productive area certified to IFA for fruit and vegetables
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Productive area certified to IFA for fruit and vegetables by region
Africa
Asia and Oceania
Europe
2021
17,939
489,173
2022
18,133
502,130
2021
9,166
424,200
2022
6,733
416,034
2021
95,679
1,540,327
2022
103,118
1,510,751
Latin America*
North America
2021
12,261
1,019,058
2022
12,049
1,053,286
2021
14
438,365
2022
73
461,003
Covered crops
Non-covered crops
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*Latin America = Mexico, Central and South America, and the Carribean
IFA for fruit and vegetables: percentage of producers under certification worldwide by size class (hectares)
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Noncovered crops
Covered crops
IFA for fruit and vegetables: certification by size class and region
Highlighted figures show highest percentage per size class.
Noncovered crops
*Latin America = México, Central and South America and the Caribbean
Covered crops
*Latin America = México, Central and South America and the Caribbean
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News from IFA for fruit and vegetables:
Over 700 Malian smallholder mango farmers achieved IFA certification in 2022, gaining access to international export markets! This was the result of six years of collaboration between FoodPLUS and Bayer through BayG.A.P., Greenyard, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Flowers and ornamentals
Countries with floriculture production certified to IFA for flowers and ornamentals
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Total hectares certified to IFA for flowers and ornamentals
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Further product categories under IFA for plants
Hops
43 producers under certification
+0 producers since Dec. 2021
18,316 hectares (+12.8% since Dec 2021)
3 countries
Tea
40 producers under certification
+10 since Dec. 2021
4,199 hectares (+268.59% since Dec 2021)
5 countries
Plant propagation material
572 producers under certification
+84 since Dec. 2021
14,740 hectares (+4.63% since Dec. 2021)
43 countries
Combinable crops
2,126 producers under certification
+1,072 since Dec. 2021
239,499 hectares (+14.30% since Dec. 2021)
31 countries
AQUACULTURE
Countries with producers certified to IFA for aquaculture
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Metric tons of aquaculture produced in IFA-certified production processes
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LIVESTOCK
* including IFA and BMS IKB Nederland/IKB Varken Shouders
Countries with producers certified to IFA livestock
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571,500Â metric tons of pig
676,737Â metric tons of dairy
37,447Â metric tons of cattle and sheep
657,202Â metric tons of poultry
2,070Â metric tons of calf and young beef
Note: Metric tons are based on GLOBALG.A.P. certificates only (Benchmarked schemes of IKB Nederland & IKB Varken Shouders are excluded).Â
In the GLOBALG.A.P. transition to smart farm assurance solutions, it was decided that IFA for livestock would not be upgraded to IFA v6. This means that we will not continue to offer certification to IFA for livestock after the last IFA v5 certificate has expired. Learn more here.
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