Environmental conditions, ecological balance, safe and healthy nutrition conditions are now becoming an unimaginably dangerous situation in today's fast and dizzying pace. The 14 retailer operating in the European Union countries, with this concern, came together in 1999 and established the European Retailers Product Working Group (EUREP - Euro Retailer Producer Group). The retailers who set up the group are large retailers holding three-quarters of the fresh fruit and vegetable market, especially in the European Union. These organizations are reliable food in order to meet their demands, they set up the European Retailers Product Working Group. This group published the Good Agricultural Practices Protocol (GAP - Good Agriculture Practices). This protocol sets out the minimum requirements for internationally recognized agricultural production and trade.

After the publication of this protocol, the Working Group did not remain idle, and in 2001, he established the EUREPGAP Technical and Standards Committee. This committee also carried out studies to check the compliance of agricultural products with the protocol rules and to carry out certification procedures. Good Agricultural Practices when studies are completed certification procedures It has been launched.

This application has spread throughout the world in a short time and has received names such as ChileGAP, ChinaGAP, JGAP (Japan). As such, EUREPGAP changed its name to GLOBALGAP in 2007. As of 2007, about 80 has been awarded 80 thousand producer company, Good Agricultural Practices Certificate.

EUREPGAP Principles of Good Agricultural Practice prepared on the basis of. It is a voluntary standard that sets out the minimum requirements for international agricultural production and trade in accordance with its legal regulations. This standard has served to create a common ground between manufacturers, suppliers and customers in international agricultural production and trade, thus making the trade easier and more understandable. Exports of agricultural products from our country to European Union countries EUREPGAP certificate It is being sought.

Today, in the European Union countries, the Good Agricultural Practices standard is implemented in five different areas:

·         Certificate of Good Agricultural Practices in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

·         Good Agricultural Practices Certificate of Flower and Ornamental Plants

·         Integrated Agricultural Enterprise System Assurance Certificate

·         Integrated Aquaculture System Assurance Certificate

·         Coffee (Green) Good Agricultural Practice Certificate

With good agricultural practices in agricultural production, globally, food safety In the solution of its problems, it has helped to develop policies that bring economic income, socially livable, environmentally friendly and sustainable development. In this way, the principles of integrated struggle and the principles of integrated product management have been introduced and the use of chemicals in agricultural food production, stopping the practices that harm the environment, and thus long-term agricultural production have been provided.

TÜRCERT certification body carries out agricultural product certification studies. If you need more information about Good Agricultural Practices and the development of Good Agricultural Practices in Europe, don't waste time in contacting the experienced managers and employees of TÜRCERT certification body.