Listed Agri-business firm
The firm has received the GLOBALG.
According to Kakuzi Plc Managing Director Mr
"Following a series of intensive onsite audits undertaken by
He added that at its Avocado and Blueberry sites,
"At our Avocado and Blueberry orchards', we continue to bank on technology enabling water conservation and efficient agricultural production," Flowers said.
Under the SPRING -
SPRING is a farm-level add-on that helps producers, retailers, and traders demonstrate their commitment to sustainable water management and can be implemented together with the GLOBALG.A.P.
SPRING incorporates a wide range of criteria to assess sustainable water management on the farm, including legal conformity of water sources and extraction rates, monitoring of water consumption, the impact of producers on sustainable watershed management, best practices in water management, protection of water sources and measures to demonstrate continuous improvement of water management.
The SPRING add-on was originally developed by the Swiss retailer Coop in 2016 in collaboration with GLOBALG.A.P. The ownership of the standard was officially transferred to GLOBALG.A.P. in
GLOBALG.A.P. is a brand of smart farm assurance solutions developed by
The most widely used GLOBALG.A.P. standard is Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA), applicable to fruit and vegetables, aquaculture, floriculture, livestock, and more. This standard also forms the basis for the GGN label: The consumer label for certified, responsible farming and transparency.
The GLOBALG.A.P. brand began its journey as EUREPGAP in 1997. Twenty-five years later, over 200,000 producers have GLOBALG.A.P. certification in 134 countries. Nearly 150 team members worldwide are dedicated to spreading responsible farming practices to ensure safe food for future generations. www.globalgap.org
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