Download or read book Costs of Adopting Good Agricultural Practices GAPs to Ensure Food Safety in Fresh Strawberry Production written by Mollie Woods and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good Agricultural Practices Food Safety For Fresh Produce written by A. K. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Agricultural Practices: Food Safety For Fresh Produce Presents The Various Aspects Of The Good Agricultural Practices And Certification Of Its Product. Chapters Cover Information On Issues And Challenges Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetable Export; Contaminants And Toxicants; And Concept And Requirements Of Good Agricultural Practices (Gap). It Presents Global Gap, Asian Gap And India Gap A Voluntary Standard Required By Many Supermarket Chains In Europe, And The National And Regional Gap Standards Currently Operating In Asia. Standards For Good Manufacturing Practices (Gmp) Also Included For Those Who Process Agricultural Products To Produce Foods. The Chapter Goes On To Describe On-Farm And Microbial Food Safety For Fresh Produce; Pathogen Contamination During Production And Harvest; Packaging Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetable For Exports; Gap For Production Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables; And Worker Health, Safety And Welfare. These Standards Are Relevant To Fruits And Vegetables Growers, Researchers, Students And Extension Officers As They Cover The Agricultural Production Process, From Inputs To The Production.
Download or read book Knowing and Learning Good Agricultural Practices gaps written by Jessica Bagdonis and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past several years, food consumers around the world have witnessed a succession of foodborne disease outbreaks. As a result of these events, the safety of the global food system is now called into question and government regulators and private food retailers have responded by focusing on, in part, on-farm practices. Many local and international food retailers have begun requiring that produce growers obtain third-party certification ensuring that their produce is grown using Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to minimize food contamination risks. And in the United States, Congress recently passed into law the Food Safety Enhancement Act to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greater regulatory powers to enforce adherence to on-farm food safety practices.The purpose of this research was to examine grower perceptions regarding on-farm food safety. Such an examination can help to identify appropriate means of communication through which extension educators and other stakeholders in the food system can help growers learn about and meet food safety standards. Because fruit and vegetable value chains span across national borders, case study research was conducted in the states of Pennsylvania in the United States and Sao Paulo in Brazil. From the results of this comparative case study, a new model for teaching on-farm food safety was developed. Such a model helps us to understand grower perceptions about various issues associated with the topic of on-farm food safety. This understanding provides agricultural extension educators and other professionals with a starting point for developing appropriate on-farm food safety educational materials.
Download or read book Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices Food Safety Standards on Mid Atlantic States and New York Produce Farms written by Roshan Nayak and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of multistate outbreaks and subsequent economic cost and health causalities, food industry stakeholders formulated policies for their produce suppliers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations guidance on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) have been the basis for most of the industry initiated GAP certifications or audit processes. In this food safety regulatory setting, a third-party audit is a critical tool to ensure neutral and impartial assessment of safety standard compliance by the produce growers. Growers reported audit burden when they have to meet multiple duplicative standards and GAP audits. In response to the growing audit burden, the United Fresh Food Safety and Technology Council harmonized GAP standards. The Produce GAPs harmonized food standards are accepted by major food retailers and auditing agencies. In this given scenario, which recognizes the undeniable significance of GAPs in preventing microbial contaminations of produce, it is not always the case that growers were able to have successfully implemented GAPs on their farms and pass the audits. Therefore, it becomes necessary to assess the areas of frequent GAP noncompliance along with the barriers that growers are facing in implementing GAP programs. The study employed evaluation and monitoring stage of a policy cycle model and a mixed method approach to assess the implementation GAPs of harmonized food safety standards by the produce growers of Mid-Atlantic states and New York. The primary purpose of the study was to identify the food safety standards of frequent noncompliance, aspects of noncompliance, barriers to GAP implementation and risk assessments, and GAP information sources. Produce USDA GAPs harmonized audits (field operations and harvesting) for the 2013-14 growing season were treated as a principal on-farm evaluation tool. Audits from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia were accessed and analyzed to identify standards as well as criteria of GAP noncompliance. Based on the findings from the analysis of 166 audits, a paper survey was designed and administered to 212 USDA harmonized GAPs certified growers of those six states. In total 116 usable mail surveys were analyzed to validate the findings from the audits, identify challenging food safety standards, and assess the barriers to GAP compliance and risk assessments. Analysis of audits and surveys produced both confirmatory and contradictory findings. The across-validated evidence pointed to problematic food safety standards that included having a food safety policy for subcontractors, documentation of corrective actions, policy for glove use, workers compliance with hygienic practices, and writing water management plan and testing procedures. There were no significant differences in the proportions of growers who rated complying with food safety standards as a challenging task in states such as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Time and cost were two significant constraints for GAP incorporation. Preparing a risk assessment plan and understanding auditors expectations were major barriers to carrying out risk assessments on the farms. Survey respondents mostly obtain GAP information from Cooperative Extension, sell their produce to resellers and expressed their intention to renew their GAP certificate annually. Findings of the study have implications for Extension and outreach agencies to improve and tailor on-farm food safety programming. Emphasizing and prioritizing the problematic requirements in food safety programs, Extension can better assist the growers to successfully implement GAP programs on their farms and prepare them for the audit. Further study is necessary to determine the effect of farm size, marketing channels, and barriers on GAP compliance.
Download or read book On farm Food Safety written by Jason Dean Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Food Safety Begins on the Farm written by Anusuya Rangarajan and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good Agricultural Practices for Greenhouse Vegetable Crops written by and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2013 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication capitalizes on the experience of scientists from the North Africa and Near East countries, in collaboration with experts from around the world, specialized in the different aspects of greenhouse crop production. It provides a comprehensive description and assessment of the greenhouse production practices in use in Mediterranean climate areas that have helped diversify vegetable production and increase productivity. The publication is also meant to be used as a reference and tool for trainers and growers as well as other actors in the greenhouse vegetables value chain in this region.
Download or read book Food Safety written by North Carolina. Division of Marketing and published by . This book was released on 2012* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Risk Assessment Evaluation Process written by David Moss and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B, King`s College London, language: English, abstract: Risk management planning is undertaken to be able to identify the risks in a business, assess them, formulate strategies to mitigate the risks and monitor the resultant performance of the business. Preparing a risk management plan requires identification of potential risks to a business. This is done through understanding of the scope of possible risks which will be essential in developing a realistic, cost effective strategy for dealing with the risks. Assess the business need determine the risk. Risk assessment process is also essential and is done with proper knowledge on a business key services, staff, resources and major areas that could result to failure of the business. Risk management process will therefore involve systematic application of management policies, practices and procedures to all the tasks of establishing the context of business risks, identifying, analyzing, assessing, treating, monitoring and communicating (Culp, 2001). Each cycle in the process is vital since it contributes progressively to business improvement. This is through providing the management with greater insight into available risks and their impacts on operation of the business. To best analyze the risks and come up with the best strategies we got organized into a team having a good understanding of the tasks and objectives of the area of the business that needed to be analyzed. The marketing activities of the business bring both success and failure to a business if not carefully undertaken. Our risk management planning process was to determine the various risks associated with a business marketing activities and come up with best ways to help the business solve them. Understanding the internal environment of the company was our first stage in the process. It involved getting familiarized with the risk management philosophy of the business and various integrity and ethical values including the business commitments to competencies. Also we looked at the organizational structure with how authority and responsibilities are assigned and various marketing standards.
Download or read book Local Food Systems Concepts Impacts and Issues written by Steve Martinez and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
Download or read book The Farmer s Handbook written by International Correspondence Schools and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Commercial Storage of Fruits Vegetables and Florist and Nursery Stocks written by Robert E. Hardenburg and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note for the electronic edition: This draft has been assembled from information prepared by authors from around the world. It has been submitted for editing and production by the USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff and should be cited as an electronic draft of a forthcoming publication. Because the 1986 edition is out of print, because we have added much new and updated information, and because the time to publication for so massive a project is still many months away, we are making this draft widely available for comment from industry stakeholders, as well as university research, teaching and extension staff.
Download or read book Fruit and vegetables your dietary essentials written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV), as declared by the UN General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/74/244, aims at raising awareness of, directing policy attention to, and sharing good practices on the nutritional and health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, the contribution of fruit and vegetable consumption to the promotion of diversified, balanced and healthy diets and lifestyles, and reducing loss and waste of fruits and vegetables. This background paper outlines the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, but also examines the various aspects of the fruit and vegetable sector from a food systems approach: from sustainable production and trade to loss and waste management. This paper provides an overview of the sector and a framework and a starting point for discussion for the Year, highlighting the interlinkages of stakeholders and key issues to be considered for action during the IYFV.
Download or read book Postharvest Handling written by Nigel H. Banks and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-02-21 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consideration of the interactions between decisions made at one point in the supply chain and its effects on the subsequent stages is the core concept of a systems approach. Postharvest Handling is unique in its application of this systems approach to the handling of fruits and vegetables, exploring multiple aspects of this important process through chapters written by experts from a variety of backgrounds. Newly updated and revised, this second edition includes coverage of the logistics of fresh produce from multiple perspectives, postharvest handing under varying weather conditions, quality control, changes in consumer eating habits and other factors key to successful postharvest handling. The ideal book for understanding the economic as well as physical impacts of postharvest handling decisions. Key Features: *Features contributions from leading experts providing a variety of perspectives *Updated with 12 new chapters *Focuses on application-based information for practical implementation *System approach is unique in the handling of fruits and vegetables
Download or read book Mountain agriculture Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountain food security and nutrition are core issues that can contribute positively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals but paradoxically are often ignored in Zero Hunger and poverty reduction-related agenda. Under the overall leadership of José Graziano da Silva, the Former Director-General of FAO, sustainable mountain agriculture development is set as a priority in Asia and the Pacific, to effectively address this issue and assist Member Countries in tackling food insecurity and malnutrition in mountain regions. This comprehensive publication is the first of its kind that focuses on the multidimensional status, challenges, opportunities and solutions of sustainable mountain agriculture development for Zero Hunger in Asia. This publication is building on the ‘International Workshop and Regional Expert Consultation on Mountain Agriculture Development and Food Security and Nutrition Governance’, held by FAO RAP and UIR in November 2018 Beijing, in collaboration with partners from national governments, national agriculture institutes, universities, international organizations and international research institutes. The publication provides analysis with evidence on how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security, to transform food systems to be nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient, economically-viable and locally adaptable. From this food system perspective, the priority should be given to focus on specialty mountain product identification (e.g. Future Smart Food), production, processing, marketing and consumption, which would effectively expose the potential of mountain agriculture to contribute to Zero Hunger and poverty reduction. In addition, eight Asian country case studies not only identify context-specific challenges within biophysical-technical, policy, socio-economic and institutional dimensions.
Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education in the Field written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest is growing in sustainable agriculture, which involves the use of productive and profitable farming practices that take advantage of natural biological processes to conserve resources, reduce inputs, protect the environment, and enhance public health. Continuing research is helping to demonstrate the ways that many factorsâ€"economics, biology, policy, and traditionâ€"interact in sustainable agriculture systems. This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on the findings of a broad range of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The areas of study, such as integrated pest management, alternative cropping and tillage systems, and comparisons with more conventional approaches, are essential to developing and adopting profitable and sustainable farming systems.
Download or read book Fresh Cut Fruits and Vegetables written by Olusola Lamikanra and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-02-14 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference for the emerging fresh-cut fruits and vegetable industry, Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Science, Technology and Market focuses on the unique biochemical, physiological, microbiological, and quality changes in fresh-cut processing and storage. It highlights the distinct equipment design, packaging requirements, production economics, and marketing considerations for fresh-cut products. Based on the extensive research in this area during the last 10 years, this reference is the first to cover the complete spectrum of science, technology, and marketing issues related to this field.
