Report of the FAO Internal workshop on Good Agricultural Practices
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The concept of Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) has evolved in recent years in the context of a rapidly changing and globalizing food economy and as a result of the concerns and commitments of a wide range of stakeholders regarding food production and security, food safety and quality, and the environmental sustainability of agriculture. FAO provides a neutral platform for intergovernmental, private sector and civil society dialogue at national, regional and international level on the developmen t of Good Agricultural Practice approaches that can contribute to concrete implementation of sustainable agriculture and rural development. Many country activities and field projects relating to GAP have been implemented by different FAO divisions since the validation of the FAO GAP approach by the 17th Session of the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) in April 2003. While different divisions provide assistance on specific aspects of GAP (food safety and quality, sustainable crop production a nd protection, animal production and health, marketing and agribusiness development, and more), it was recognised that synergies could be more efficiently harnessed to provide coordinated support to FAO member countries. In this context, a workshop on GAP was organized for FAO divisions from 27-29 October 2004, to determine how FAO could best draw upon its various areas of expertise to respond to needs of farmers, government services exporters, and others in developing countries. This docume nt serves as a summary of the Internal Workshop, including its objectives, summary of presentations, practical lessons learned on implementation, synergies identified and recommendations.