What is Good Agricultural Practice?
Required by the fast-paced life of our age with the, increasing the income level and educational level, also increased the importance of safe food consumption. Directly consumed by consumers of agricultural products, mainly, Want to be sure that the safety of all food products they purchase have become. With this awareness, agricultural products, both directly, In order to provide assurance to consumers of processed foods as well as the derivation of confidence, some systems and the need for the establishment of standards has been the inevitable.

For this purpose, the World Trade Organization (DTÖ), external trade in agricultural products, "Animal and Plant Health" for the protection of international standards on food safety regulations constituted an agreement that contains. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures – SPS Agreement)'The first food of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), the other is to be applied to agricultural production, "Good Agricultural Practice (İTU)Which means "the GAP (Good Agricultural Practices)'Shooting. The World Food Organization (FAO) the Good Agricultural ITUtice (İTU)'S and worked on the principles of. Finally, Major retailers in the European Union countries came together in the European Retailers Produce Working Group (EUREP) formed and 1999 fresh fruit and vegetables in the principles of good agricultural practices related to the EUREPGAP (European Retailers Produce Working Group Good Agricultural Practices) Protocol prepared.

The progress of agriculture, who led the efforts of the countries in the world, In Turkey, a variety of internationally accepted standards, monitoring and implementation make it necessary to. Our country climate, soil and water conditions for agricultural production has a very advantageous position. In contrast, manufacturers to carry out production and related manufacturing techniques inherited as an unwillingness to take the technical service of agricultural issues has revealed a number of our production. Applications of pesticides, especially the unconscious, residues of agricultural product exports has caused us to live. In our country, “Good Agricultural Practice” conditions, consultants, particularly in agriculture, adopted by all industry professionals, proper implementation and enforcement, is of great importance for the future of the country tarımımızın. Thanks to advances in Good Agricultural Practices, particularly fruit and vegetable production, including, All of the agricultural production and exports will catch the chance to compete with domestic and international market. Foreign market safe products are supplied, people in our country will be provided so that a healthy and safe product to consume. Good Agricultural Practice in the progress of our country to provide the necessary, training of agricultural engineers and producers working in the profession and the subject will be able to inform.

Good Agricultural Practice (ITU) By FAO, "Livable social aspects of agricultural production system, economically viable and efficient, protective of human health, emphasis on animal health and welfare and the environment to make the implementation of a procedure "is defined as. Good Agricultural Practices The purpose of production is done harm to human health and the environment. For this, ITU, Integrated Pest Control (Integrated Pest Management, IPM) and Integrated Crop Husbandry (Integrated Crop Management – ICM) techniques, recommends the implementation of production.

First post-harvest and storage, to ensure hygienic conditions and the product in order to prevent any contamination of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point – HACCP) principles utilized.

Good Agricultural Practices and quality of agricultural production, agricultural production on the environment and also considering the welfare of workers in production;
• ISO 9001 Quality Management System,
• ISO 14001 Environmental Management System,
• OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard is also used in.

Thus, the product obtained in accordance with the requirements of good agricultural practices, chemicals harmful to human health, does not include microbiological, and physical remains of; polluting the environment and is produced without harming the natural balance; adversely affected during the production of human and other living things; produced and consumed is produced in accordance with the laws of the country's agricultural document is guaranteed by the.