Africa-Observer Project Dr. Johannes Kern Meckesheim – Germany How to make developing countries'...
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„Africa-Observer Project“
Dr. Johannes Kern
Meckesheim – Germany
www.africa-observer.info
How to make developing countries' voices heard in the
private standards' arena?
How to make developing countries' voices heard
in the private standards' arena?
1. Smallholder/Stakeholder involvement
a) Overview
b) National Technical Working Groups
2. Activities
a) Smallholder task force
b) Call for proposals and return
c) Workshop
3. Lessons learned and way forward
1.a) Smallholder/Stakeholder Involvement
NATIONAL TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS AFRICA OBSERVER +
SMALLHOLDER TASK FORCE
SMALLHOLDER/STAKEHOLDER VOICES
1.a) Smallholder/Stakeholder Involvement
Open Standard Setting Procedure* and stakeholder
involvement during the standard revision
• public consultation phase (single proposals and
round table discussions)
• members peer review
* see: www.globalgap.org
NTWG‘s Czech RepublicSept. 2006
SpainMay 2002
FranceJune 2002
ItalyJuly 2002
BelgiumFeb 2002
NetherlandsJan 2002
MalaysiaFeb 2003
Argentina Mar 2004
GreeceSep 2004
BrazilJune 2004
GermanyMay 2005
ColombiaDec 2006
PolandDec. 2006
TurkeyApril 2005
DenmarkJune 2007
ThailandSep 2007
BulgariaJuly 2006
UruguayMay 2008
IndiaMay 2008
UkraineSept. 2006
Chile Jun 2008
1.b) National Technical Working Groups (NTWG)1. Actual status• In 21 countries; several approved National Interpretation Guidelines • Pro-active strategy of GLOBALGAP (countries with > 300 certificates)
2. How to start a NTWG’s?• On initiative of members (GLOBALGAP) from single countries• All organisations can become a member (Producers, retailers, exporters, CBs,
government, NGOs etc.)• Smallholder experts should be invited and represented
3. What are the NTWG’s major task?- Define local agenda and priorities- Develop Interpretation Guidelines- Close cooperation with FoodPLUS and Sector Committees- Improve transparency and integrity of GLOBALGAP in the country- Facilitate implementation of GLOBALGAP in the country by adapting the global criteria to
local situation- Get connected to the other NTWGs
2.a) The Smallholder Task Force
Ruth NYAGA Africert/GTZ KenyaKevin MAART DFPT* South AfricaKofi BINEY GTZ Ghana Babacar SAMB Bioscope/NL SenegalAndrew GRAFFHAM NRI/IIED UKSteve HOMER Biospartners UK
Interfaces to SC**: Richard Yudin, Andreas Kreuzmair (Edeka)
Moderation: Elme Coetzer, Johannes Kern Back Office (BO): Bianca Untied (GTZ), Kerstin Uhlig
*DFPT (Deciduous Fruit Producer’s Trust) ** SC (GLOBALGAP Sector Committee)
2.b) Call for proposals (I)
Targets• carry out public call for innovative
proposals to improve GLOBALGAP standard for smallholders
• gather feedback on best practices from projects around the globe
• prepare high score proposals for Sector Committee
2.b) Call for proposals (II)Methodology• Proposal sheets were divided into three parts:
- Related topic (General Regulations or CPCC)- Justification- Impact assessment
• Independent evaluation by the “Smallholder Task Force”• Discussion on proposals during the Workshop
“GLOBALGAP Group Certification”: A challenge for smallholders in Europe and developing countries”
• 64 proposals from various stakeholder groups (Experts, CB‘s, NGO‘s etc.) throughout the world
General Regulations• Internal auditors and farmers ratio; quantity of
inspections; relationship between internal and external audits
• Farmer group vs. individual farmer as certificate holder
• Option 1 for smallholder groups• Registration and certification fees
2.b) Return – key issues (I)
CPCC (Control Points and Compliance Criteria)
Examples: • Capacity development on food safety issues• Number of CPCC• Practicability of some CPCC
2.b) Return – key issues (II)
QMS• Harmonisation (mutual recognition) of
producer QMS/ICS across various standards• Capacity development concerning QMS• Functioning of sanctioning system
2.b) Return – key issues (III)
2.c) The Workshop• Organised by GTZ together with GLOBALGAP,
Marktkontor Baden and the Observer Project• 52 Participants from 16 countries• Presentations from Belgium, South Tirol, Turkey,
Kenya, Ghana and Senegal• Report under: www.africa-observer.info
2.c) The Workshop
Work group 1: The revision of GLOBALGAP Control Points to reflect the needs of smallholders
Work group 2: The revision of General Regulations to reflect the needs of smallholders
Work group 3: The participation of producer associations in the standard-setting process, e.g. in
National Technical Working Groups
Work group 4: QMS and the question of how producer associations can be supported during
the implementation
3. Lessons learned and way forward
• Expert(s) from retailers in task force
• Selection of themes from call for future task force work
• Second call for proposals, more transparent, more languages
• Linking up with UNCTAD project on smallholder communication
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