GLOBALG.A.P

What GLOBALG.A.P does

GLOBALG.A.P. (legally operated by Agraya GmbH, formerly FoodPLUS GmbH) is a Cologne, Germany-headquartered private certification standards body founded in 1997 as EUREPGAP and rebranded in 2011. It develops and operates third-party farm assurance standards — primarily the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6 standard in Smart and GFS editions — for primary production across fruit and vegetables, aquaculture, flowers and ornamentals, and compound feed, with add-ons covering social practice (GRASP), water management (SPRING), US import compliance (FSMA-PSR), sustainability metrics (IDA), and non-GMO verification (NON-GM). The organization works through 190+ approved certification bodies in 130+ countries, supported by 440+ community member organizations, Registered Trainers, and National Technical Working Groups in ~50 countries, with 195,000+ producers currently certified covering 4.5 million+ hectares of plant production, 2.8 million+ metric tons of aquaculture products, and 21 million+ metric tons of compound feed annually.

The commercial backbone is an IT platform comprising the Supply Chain Portal (which replaced the legacy GLOBALG.A.P. Database on 3 November 2025), the Audit Online Hub (CertifierOS), the CB-AT administration portal, and the consumer-facing GGN label portal at ggn.org covering 2,700 products in 40 countries. Technology integration runs on Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Customer Insights — Journeys, Jotform, and Piwik PRO, with payment processing via BS Payone (EU) and Payeezy (US). The technology functions as a certification data and verification utility rather than a differentiated software product; the proprietary value sits in the registered GGN label brand, the 13-digit GLOBALG.A.P. Numbers, and Chain of Custody identifiers that create traceability infrastructure across the supply chain.

GLOBALG.A.P. generates revenue through four streams: (1) certification registration and license fees invoiced by approved CBs and scaled by farm size and metric tons of production, (2) paid community membership from 440+ organizations providing governance participation and discounted services, (3) GGN label licensing fees paid by entities applying the label visual elements on product packaging, and (4) Academy training and Registered Trainer program services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. Distribution is multi-channel: enterprise sales through approved CBs and the direct IT platform, mid-market training via Registered Trainers and NTWGs, and consumer/small business engagement via the GGN label portal. The organization maintains a wholly-owned North American subsidiary (GLOBALG.A.P. North America Inc.) and an office in South Africa, with leadership under CEO Dr. Elmé Coetzer-Boersma.

Name

GLOBALG.A.P

Legal name

Agraya GmbH

Website

https://globalgap.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GLOBALG.A.P. (Agraya GmbH) is a private, Cologne-based certification standards body that issues the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard and 10+ related farm assurance solutions to 195,000+ producers across 130+ countries, distributed via 190+ approved certification bodies, with the consumer-facing GGN label as its branded traceability asset.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Certification Standards

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Safety & Quality Scheme Certifications (GFSI Programs) (AFALAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Management System Certification (Food Safety + Quality/Environment/OHS) (AFALACAI), Traceability & Chain-of-Custody Certification (Mass Balance, Segregation, Identity Preserved) (AFALAMAK), Sustainability & Environmental Certifications (Carbon, Water, Regenerative) (AFALAMAC)

Keywords

• Farm assurance certification
• Good agricultural practices
• Supply chain transparency
• Food safety certification
• Aquaculture certification standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Registration and License Fees: GLOBALG.A.P. charges registration and certificate license fees calculated based on farm size and production volume (metric tons of aquaculture products). These fees are invoiced by the certification body after the audit.
2. Community Membership Fees: GLOBALG.A.P. offers paid community membership providing benefits including ability to support standards development, contribute to governance structure, and access discounted services. Over 440 organizations participate.
3. GGN Label Licensing: The entity that legally owns products at the time GGN label visual elements are applied must obtain a GGN label license. License holders pay fees and are responsible for getting packaging materials approved.
4. Training and Capacity Building: GLOBALG.A.P. Academy provides training courses on certification solutions. Registered Trainer program offers authorized training and services worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

GLOBALG.A.P. sets and licenses voluntary international farm assurance standards covering food safety, environmental sustainability, animal welfare, worker welfare, and traceability for agriculture, aquaculture, floriculture, and compound feed production. Certification against its flagship Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard is delivered through a global network of 190+ independent accredited third-party certification bodies, with certificate validation and supply chain transparency enabled by the company's cloud-based IT platform.

Product overview

GLOBALG.A.P. offers a portfolio of smart farm assurance solutions for the certification of agriculture, aquaculture, and floriculture production processes. The core offering is Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA), a flagship standard available in sector-specific versions for fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamentals, and aquaculture. Supporting the core IFA standard are compound feed manufacturing (CFM) and chain of custody certifications, plus add-ons including GRASP (social practice), SPRING (water management), FSMA-PSR (US compliance), IDA (sustainability metrics), and NON-GM (GMO-free). The GGN Label provides consumer-facing transparency with tracking codes linked to farm profiles. Technology infrastructure includes the GLOBALG.A.P. IT Platform, Audit Online Hub, Supply Chain Portal, and CB-AT Portal for certification management. The Academy and Registered Trainer program support capacity building. The portfolio operates in over 130 countries with 190+ approved certification bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GGN label: A cross-category consumer label that stands for certified, responsible farming and transparency. Found on fruit and vegetables, farmed seafood, flowers, and plants. Owned by Agraya GmbH, it offers transparency via unique tracking codes on product packaging.
• Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA)
• GRASP
• SPRING
• Compound Feed Manufacturing (CFM)
• Chain of Custody (CoC)
• Agraya

Products and services

• Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) GLOBALG.A.P.'s flagship certification standard that promotes safer and more responsible farming practices through a holistic approach covering food safety, environment, animal health and welfare, workers' health, safety and welfare, production processes, and traceability. Available for fruit and vegetables, flowers and ornamentals, and aquaculture. Customers are individual producers, producer groups, and smallholders seeking internationally recognized assurance.
• Compound Feed Manufacturing (CFM) Global feed mill certification standard for commercial compound feed production processes. Aquaculture producers with IFA certification must source feed from manufacturers with CFM certification. Customers are compound feed manufacturers supplying certified aquaculture operations.
• GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification standard specifying strict requirements for segregation, traceability, and integrity of products' GLOBALG.A.P. certification status throughout the supply chain lifecycle. Customers are supply chain participants (traders, packers, processors, retailers) handling certified products.
• GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice) Add-on that supports evaluation of workers' health, safety, and welfare at farm level. Mandatory for IFA for aquaculture and assessed during the IFA audit. Used by producers seeking to demonstrate social compliance on top of IFA.
• SPRING (Sustainable Program for Irrigation and Groundwater Use) Farm-level add-on that promotes responsible water management in plant production processes. Used by plant producers needing to demonstrate sustainable water and groundwater use.
• FSMA-PSR (Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule) Add-on addressing FDA requirements for import of fruit and vegetable products to the US market. Used by producers exporting fruit and vegetables to the United States that need to demonstrate FSMA Produce Safety Rule compliance.
• Impact-Driven Approach to Sustainability (IDA) Add-on promoting more responsible farming practices through collection and analysis of input consumption data and other farm metrics. Used by producers seeking data-driven sustainability assessment on top of IFA.
• NON-GM / Ohne Gentechnik Add-on enabling aquaculture, compound feed, and supply chain stakeholders to demonstrate that their products are free from GMOs. Used by producers and supply chain participants making non-GMO claims.
• GGN Label Cross-category consumer label for certified, responsible farming and transparency, applied to fruit and vegetables, farmed seafood, flowers, and plants. Features 13-digit tracking codes (GGNs) that connect to farm profiles on the ggn.org portal. Customers are retailers, brand owners, and supply chain entities that legally own products at the time the label is applied and must obtain a GGN label license.
• GLOBALG.A.P. IT Platform Cloud-based IT platform for certification management, certificate validation, audit management, and data access. Includes Audit Online Hub (CertifierOS), Supply Chain Portal, CB-AT Portal, and a bookmarking API for retailers and supply chain participants to verify GLOBALG.A.P. certificate or letter of conformance validity using the GLOBALG.A.P. identification number.
• GLOBALG.A.P. Academy Training program offering targeted, up-to-date, science-based courses on GLOBALG.A.P. certification online and in locations worldwide. Courses taught by qualified trainers. Customers are certification bodies, auditors, consultants, and producers seeking structured training.
• GLOBALG.A.P. Community Membership Paid membership program providing benefits including ability to support standards development, contribute to governance structure, and access discounted services. Over 440 organizations from all sides of the value chain participate. Customers are retailers, producers, consultancies, and industry bodies seeking to influence standards and access member benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• 195,000+ producers certified globally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Collaboration on shrimp standard development in 2008, utilizing IUCN criteria for high conservation value areas.
• Oxfam-NovibcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Collaboration on social criteria for shrimp farming standards in 2008.
• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGFSI benchmarks food safety schemes against agreed criteria. IFA v6 GFS edition has achieved GFSI recognition for aquaculture.
• Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSSI provides benchmark for seafood certification schemes. GLOBALG.A.P. IFA is recognized by GSSI for all species of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and seaweed.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFA is aligned with FAO Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification across four pillars.
• World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFA aligned with WOAH Aquatic Animal Health Code for aquaculture standards.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationProcessing of registration data via Microsoft Dynamics. Training registrations and communications via Microsoft Customer Insights - Journeys. CB-AT portal runs on Microsoft SharePoint and Dynamics. Analytics via Microsoft Forms.
• Microsoft Ireland OperationscoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Customer Insights - Journeys used for sending newsletters and informational emails. Microsoft SharePoint used for content sharing in committees.
• GLOBALG.A.P. North America Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary operating in the USA. Joint controller arrangement under GDPR Article 26 for CRM system. Located outside EU/EEA with standard contractual clauses for data protection.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BRCGS (BRC Global Standards): BRCGS issues GFSI-recognized food safety and quality standards for food, packaging, storage and consumer products, mirroring GLOBALG.A.P.'s role as a GFSI-recognized scheme owner with global CB networks.
• SQF Institute: SQF (Safe Quality Food) Institute runs a GFSI-recognized food safety certification program for primary production, manufacturing and retail, directly comparable to GLOBALG.A.P.'s IFA scheme.
• FSSC 22000: FSSC 22000 is a GFSI-recognized food safety management system certification scheme based on ISO standards, used by food manufacturers and their supply chains in a similar scheme-owner-plus-CB model to GLOBALG.A.P.
• IFS (International Featured Standards): IFS provides GFSI-recognized food safety, quality and product safety standards for retailers and wholesalers, a direct competitor to GLOBALG.A.P. in the private food-safety scheme market.
• ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council): ASC runs a global aquaculture certification and consumer label for responsibly farmed seafood, the most direct aquaculture-side peer to GLOBALG.A.P.'s IFA aquaculture standard and GGN label.
• MSC (Marine Stewardship Council): MSC certifies sustainable wild-capture fisheries and supply chains with a consumer-facing seafood eco-label, comparable to GLOBALG.A.P. in standard-scheme-plus-label structure across seafood.
• Rainforest Alliance: Rainforest Alliance certifies sustainable agriculture, forestry and tourism with a consumer label, overlapping with GLOBALG.A.P.'s crop, social and environmental assurance offerings for buyers.
• Fairtrade International: Fairtrade operates a global ethical sourcing certification and label for agricultural products, an alternative scheme for buyers seeking social and economic assurances comparable to GLOBALG.A.P.'s GRASP add-on.
• ECOCERT: ECOCERT is a leading organic and sustainability certification body active across agriculture, food, cosmetics and textiles, providing a comparable farm-level certification model to GLOBALG.A.P.'s crop assurance.

Regional players

• Soil Association Certification: Soil Association is a UK-based organic and sustainability certifier, sharing GLOBALG.A.P.'s farm-assurance, third-party audit model but concentrated in the UK and EU markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/globalgap

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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