Bangladesh Good Agricultural Practices Policy, 2020

ffiD Bangladesh Good Agricultural Practices Policy 2020 Ministry of Agriculture Gdvernment of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ,. December,2020 Bangladesh Good Agricultural }lractices Policy 2020 Ministry of' Agricultu re (iovcmmcnt of thc Pcoplc's ltcpr-rblic of Ilangladcsh I)cccmbcr,2CI20 Index Subjcct l'agc 01 . Irrtroduction I 02. I)cfinition of Good AgriculturalPracticcs 2 03. Objcctivcs o[ Implemcntation of'Good Agricr-rltural Practiccs 2 04. hnporlalrt'l'opics of Iixcrcising Good Agricultural Practiccs 2 05. Importancc ol'Good Agricultural Practiccs in the Production of Safc 3 crops 06. Cornponcnls of Implcmcnting Good Agricultural Practiccs 4 07. StrLrcturc of []angladcsh GAI'} Standard 4 0tt. Compliancc Criteria 4 09. Ilangladcsh Good Agricultural Practiccs (GAP) hnplcrnentation 5 Iiramcu,ork and Structurc Systcm 9.1 l;ormation and I{csponsibilitics ol'Schcmc owncr/ Coordinating 5 Organization 9.2 Itolcs and Itcsponsibilitics of thc Schcmc owrlcr 5 9.3 I'rivacy Protcction 6 9.4 lrormation of Commitlccs and 'l'crms of l(cfcrencc 6 g.4.1 Stcering Commitlcc 6 9.4.2 'l'crms of Rcfcrcncc ol-stccring Committcc 8 9.4.3 Ccrtification Committcc 9.4.4 'l'crms of Rcl'crcncc of Ccrtification Committcc 9 99.4.5'l'cchnical Committcc 9.4.6 't'crms of Rcl'crsnce of'l'ochnical Comrnittcc l1 9.5 Usc of Ilangladcsh Good Agricultural Practiccs (GAI')Logo and I I llangladesh Good Agricultural Practiccs Numbcr (BGN) 10. Formation and Rcsponsibilitics ol'Ccftification llody 1 l. f.ccrcditation Ilody 12. Cc(ification Guidclincs 13. tlangladesh GAI'} Ccrtification Proccss 1l t2 l2 t3 Subjcct ', 'l 13.1 Application for Bangladcsh Good Agricultural practiccs Ccrtificatisn Pagc 13 14 14 t4 l5 l5 l5 15 t6 16 t6 16 16 14. 15. 16. fi. 18. 1 3.2 Certification,'Rcview I 3.3 Certificatiofl: Agrecment/ /Undctuking Audit Followcd standard Sarnple Tcsting ', ' ' . I)ocumcntation I Iuman ltcsourcc Dcvclopmcnt 18.1 'l-raining Partncrs : 18.2 (-'ovcragc of 'l'raining 18.3 [.)ducation 'l'cchrrology'l'ransfer Priority of llcngali languagc 19. 20. 01. Introduction '[.hc agricultural sootor of l]angladcsh is gradually changing I'rom 'subsistcnco Agriculturc' t<l Commcrcial Agriculturc. ln vicw ol producirrg moro food as wcll as incrcasing crops production for growing population, high yiclding and hybrid varictics ol crops arc bcing uscd with cxccssivc chcmical I'crtilizcrs and pcsticidcs. Somctimcs organic lcrtilizcrs that containcd hcavy mctals or chcmicals harrnftil to human hcalth arc also uscd. 'l'lrcsc arc also nscd in thc production of agricultural products cornrncrcially. Safc lood is bcooming incrcasingly irnportant in tcrms of human hcalth and cconomic aspccls. Salc lood production is urgcnt bccausc of thc colnpctition in thc global c.xport nrarkct, as wcll protccting pcoplc firom I'ood bound illncss. Indiscriminatc usc ol pcsticidcs and chcmicals, prcsencc olhcavy mctals. inlcctious olmicroorganisms ctc. lrorn thc carly stagcs of production to thc various stagcs of lood chain rnadc lbod unsalc. l;orlhcsc roasolls, considcringthc availability of sal'c food, it is vcry important to follow Good Agricultural Practiccs (GAP) liom thc beginning of production, hancst and post-harvcst proccssing, such as collcction from ficld, packaging, transportaliou ctc. to ensurc salc l'ood. (iood Agricullural Praclices (GAP) cnsurc producing safc and quality food as wcll as to play rolc to tlrc cnvironmcntal and social dcvcloprncnt. GAP cncouragcs 1hc optimurn uso ol agricultural irrputs such as pcsticidcs, chcnrical I'crtilizcrs, rvatcr ctc. and cnvironmcnt I'ricrrdly rnanagcrncnt. 'l'lrc hcalth safcty of lvorkcrs cugagcd in agricrrltural aclivitics nrust bc cnsurccl lrorn thc inapproprialc usc o[thc pcsticidcs and various chcmicals.'l'o crrsurc lood salcty and quality ntost oItltc importcrs, rchilcrs, hotols/restaurants rvho arc bcing making foods as u'cll as oonsllmcr.s considcr to l'ollow application of GAI' as prccondilion fronr thc production stagc. 11 is vcry important that thc certification organization lbllows thc uniform and accllralc proccdurcs in all lcvcls. to cnsurc that thcrc is no bias, thorcby incrcaSing thc crcdibility and confidcnoc of thc consurncr. 'l'o achicvc this, thc Ccrtification Ilody musl bc rccognizcd by any ncutral aulhority and nccd to strictly tollow all thc rulcs- rcgulations to otrtain rccognition. Srrpcr shop arrd nrajor supplicrs of liuropc at first startcd thc activitics of GAI' irr thc rrarnc o[ IiurcpGAl) in 1997. which was rcnamcd as Clobal (i.A.l'. irt200'1. ASIiAN GAP was launchcd in thc mcmbc.r countrios by thc ASIinN Sccrctariat al thc rcgional lcvcl jn 2006. GAi' schcmc was staflcd in thc. l'our SAAI{C counlrics such as []angladcsli, l]hutan, IVIaldive.s and Ncpal by Irood and Agriculturc Organiz.ation (l;A0) ol'tJnitcd Nations for horticultural crops, vcgctablcs and liuits in 2013-14.'l'hc irnplcmcntation ol'thc GAP schcmc has rcsultcd in thc crcation ol'thc N+tional GAP Standards, Sclrcmc owncr organization anil Ccrtificalion Systcm in thosc countrics. Following GAP is essential for export market access along with safe crop production to thrive in the global competition. In Bangladesh due to the implementation of GAP, the agricultural produce will be safe, improved and of good quality, sustainable environment and social acceptance will be increased with income growth and economic momenturn; and food and nutrition security will be ensttred. The document prepared with this purpose will be named as 'Bangladesh Good Agricultural Practices Policy-2020 02. Definition of Good Agricultural Practices The GAP is the overall agricultural activities, following which safe and quality food and non-food products become available, environment, economy and social security' are well integrated. In GAP such procedLlres are practiced in the farms in ways that guarantee safe and quality food at production, collection and post-harvest level. This is a set of rules and regulations and technological recommendations that are applied at various levels of overall agricultural production, processing and transportation that improve human health protection, environmental conservation, improve product quality and working environment. 03. Objective's of Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices 3.1 Ensuring sustainable production of safe and nutritious crops, 3.2 Ensuring environment resilient crop production and protecting the health safety and well-being of the workers; 3.3 Following the specific procedures at alI levels of the food chain; 3.4 Consurner's health protection; and 3.5 lncreasing the production and export of quality high-value crops. 04.Important Topics of Exercising Good Agricultural Practices 4.1 Healthy Production: Ensure production following balanced application of fertilizers, irigation, pesticides; optimum use and management of planting materials (seedlings, seeds) and chemicals; 4.2 Safe and food quality protection: Crop harvest, post-harvest preservation and transport management; 4.3 Environmental Protection: Soil, water and waste ntanagement; , 4.4 Cleanliness: Cleaning of tilling equipments, fertilizers and pesticides application equipments, worker's uniforms, pack houses/storages; 4.5 Health of agricultural workers: Personal health protection of farmers and workers; 4.6 Itccordkccping and 'l'raccability: Kecping all information, at all stagcs of inpul r.rsc, production, post-harvcst managcmcnt and markcting; 4.1 Cc(ification and usc of logo: Providing ccrtificatcs basccl on thc GAI, standard and usc ol''llangladcsh Good Agricultural Practiccs' logo in thc products; 4.8 'l'raining: Itcgular training to thc conccrncd partncrs; 4.9 linsuring markct: Pricc sctling and cnsuring nrarl<ct of qr.rality agricultr,rral products; 4.10 Monitoring: Itcgular monitoring ol'produclion and post-harvcsl managcmcnt by irrspcctor. auditor and lcchnical obscrvcr. 4.11 Promotion and disscmination: Motivating lor promotion, disscminalion and usc oIGAP through print and clcctrouic rncdia. 05. Importance of ()oocl Agricultural l'racticcs in thc Production of Safc crops With globali'ntion, thc global sal'c foocl markct has bccn crcatcd, bcsidcs, thc incrcasccl clivcrsificd coltsumer?s food dcrnand, ancl l'ood itcms arc rcgularly bcing importcd and cxpotled frotn onc country to anothcr crossing thc gcogiaphical boundarics. 'l'hcrc is a risk of inl'cction and sprcad oIgcrrls in 1hc food chain as a rcsult of impofls and cxporls of food itcms worldwidc, which is a major thrcat 1o public hcalth. In this contcxt, strict rcstrictions arc bcing irnpclsccl on irnporl and cxpoft ol'footl by dill'crcnt countrics providing cqual irnpollancc on guarantccing safc iood. Safc food rclatcd isstlcs in agricultural production/crop arc llrc rcsiducs of thc applicd chcmicals, thc prcscncc of pollutants, insccts, microorganisrns cansirrg discasc, cxlcrnal infcctions ctc. Ilcsidcs, thc prcscncc <rf othcr nralcrials in lirod, suclr as hcavy mctals or toxic sttbstatrccs. Sal'c lood hazardsl risks can occur a1 any stagc ol'thc foocl chain, so problcms rclatcd to safc food at cvcry lcvcl of lbod chain nccd to bc prcvcntcd or climinatcd. Follor.ving spccific practiccs at all Ievcls of food chain is thc basis of GAP. In ordcr to achicvc salb food following GAP, cvcry worl<cr with tlic rcsponsibility to thc sulrjcct of his/hcr control must propcrly rccord and prcscrvc thc dctail dcscriptions ofl all thc activilics at cvcry lcvcl from thc primary i.c. larmcr Icvcl ol'fooil chain.'l'hc produccr tttusl cnsurc that thc products arc risk frcc and salc as lbod. In this casc, bcsiclcs thc prodnccr, it is thc rcsponsibility of evcrybocly in thc proccss ol" packaging, supply, transport, r.varchousc storagc ctc. to kccp food sal'c and of good quality. 'l'hc crops produccd tlrrougl-r thc irnplcrncntation of GAI'> arc salb to 1akc as Ibod lbr lrcalth. Ilccatlsc, at all lcvcls of produotion, food standarcl, cnvironrncntal balancc, lrealth, sccurity and wcll bcing ol'thc wclrkcrs will bc cnsurcd. 06. Componcnts of implcmcnting Good Agricultural Practices . 6.1 Ilangladcsh GAP Stanclarcls: As a first stcp, sclcction of schcmc owncr/coordinating organization ol- Ilangladcsh GAI'} and prcparaticxr oI llangladcsh GAP Standards capablc of mccting thc nccds of produccrs and cousulncrs through technical comrnittccs consisting of subjoct rnaltcr cxpcrls; 6.2 Cornpliance Critcria/Indcx Sctting: Classil'ying GAP in tcnns o1' rccluircmcnts; Managcmcnt Framcwork: Preparation of GAP Standards by Schcmc Owncr and implcmcntation progrcss monitoring. Sctling up ol' thrce committccs namcly Stccring, Ccrlif'icalion and 'l'cchr-rical Comrniltccs at policy lcvcl to irnplcmcnt GAI' in thc country: Ccrtification Ilody Nomination: Nomination of GAP Ccrlificatc Awarding Ilody 'llangladcsh Agriculturc Ccrlil'ication llody (llACll))'. In this casc, finalizing the IIACI] by thc Stccring Conrmittcc with tlrc approval of thc 'l'cchnical and Ccrtification Comrnittcc; Certilication Proccss: IIACI] will conduct all activitics to issuc (iAP ccrtificatcs to the inlcrcslcd crop procluccrs or produccr group lollowing thc proccssos prescribcd in thc GAI' standard. In casc of providing ccflificalcs, ccrtificales will bc providcd according to thc ncocssary inslructions of sohcmc o\irncr and as pcr ISO17065:2012 through cvaluation, inspcction and vcrification of activitics of produccr or produccr group in a sirnilar manllcr; tlangladesh ()Alt logo usc: l;orrnLriating spccific logo sclting and usagc guidclincs by thc Schcrnc owncr lor llanglaclcsh GAP; and Accrcditation: 'l'hc cntirc ccrtification proccss conductcd by liAOl) is rccognizccl and monitorcd timc to timc by thc indcpcrrdcnt rcbognilion agcncy.Bangladcsh Accrcditation lloard (llAl]); 07. Structurc of llangladcsh GAP Standarrl In crop production as critcria of Ilarrgladcsh GA[' standard airning 1o producc safc food, various clcmcnts and practiccs will bc dctailcd undcr multiplc modulcs including sulrjccts of l"ood Safcty Modulc; Producc Quality N,lodulcl linvironmcnt Managcmcnt Modulc; V/orkcrs Ilcalth Safcty and Wcll'arc Modulc. Iror Conducting Produccr's sclf audit and inspcction and vcrilioation proccss by thc Accrcdilation lloard including ccrtification agcncics thc classificar.ion of control point o. GAI' is very imporlant. CAP Standard cxcrciscs and control stcps that the produccr has to lollow is tlrc control arca which has bccn catcgorizcd in tlrrcc classcs. 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Compliancc Criteria f,evels of compliance Vcry impoftant (Major Must) GAP involvcd in crop production that dircct the need for 100% compliancc in all control arcas of practiccs and if not followed scvcrcly impairs thc quality and characteristics of food and products bccausc of GAP Corrpliance Criteria will not be acccptablc. Important (Minor Must) In this case, it is mandatory to oomply 90%. Gcncral Of coursc, imporlant bul 50Yo compliancc is must based on the product (crop). 09.Ilangladcsh Good Agricultural Practiccs (GAl) Implementation I'ramcwork and Structurc System 9.1 l'ormation and responsibilitics of Schcmc owncr/Coordinating Organization Nornination of a suitable institution/organization as a Scheme owner by the govcrnlncnt I'or the implemcntation of GAI'} in thc country. Stcering, Technical and Ccrlification Committec will bc sct up in coordination with various stakeholders to conduot the activities ,,of Bangladesh GAp 'l'he stccring committee will bc at thc highcst lcvcl, that will bc conductcd with thc coopcration of thc Ccrtification Comrnittce and thc 'l'cchnical Committcc. 'l'hc Stccring Committec will direct thc preparation and operation ol' thc country's GAP schcmcs. 'l'he certification and tcchnical comrnittec will bc reprcscntcd by thc paflncrs and experts in the rclcvant subjccts (Agronorny, Plant I'hysiology, Iliotcchnology, Ilorticulture, [intomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Scicncc, I.invironmcntal Scicncc, Agricultural Economics, Chcmistry, Nutrition ctc.). 9.2 Rolcs and Rcsponsibilitics of thc Schcme owncr; 9.2.1 ltnsurc the public awarcncss and availability of all information rclated to the GAP in tlangladcsh; 9.2.2 Crcate, control and protcct adcquatc documcnts (I'}olicies and Managemcnt I{esponsibilitics) l'or the management, maintenancc and development of Activitics. 9.2.3 Prcparc llangladesh GAP Ccrtificate Symbol (GAP Ccrtification Mark) or logo and approval and rcgistration by thc appropriatc authorities; 9.2.4 Monitor the progrcss of prcparation and implcmentation of llangladesh GAP along with i1s rcvision, addition, updating from time to time; 9.2.5' Monitor production and ccrtification activitics; 9.2.6 Organizc steering, technical and ceftification cornmittcc mcetings rcgularly for caring out overall activitics, devclopmcnt and management; 9.2.1 Rcsolvc complaints al any level relating to thc product quality and protect confidcntiality in case of sensitive complaints; g.2.g Formation ol.ncutral/indepcndcnt appcal pancl to rcsolvc anyappcal rcgarding thc aclivitics/dccisions of thc ccrtification body in linc with thc intcrnational standards; g.2.g 'l'ahc initiativcs to incrcasc cfficicncy and implcmcntation capacity through . organizing training and workslrops oI tlrc ccrtification body (supcrvisor, auditor, tcchnical observcr/tcchnical rcvicwcr), produccr and irnplcrncnting agcllcy: g.2.10 Providc thc noccssary tcchnical assistanQc for thc lormation of cluality and cfficicnt ccrtificatkln body at tho govcrnmcttt and privatc lcvcl and g.2.11 Dcvclop wcb portdls rclatcd to thc llangladcsh GAP and upload all instructions on thc wcbsitc' 9.j I'rivacy Protcction 9.3.1 'l'hc Schcme owrlpr has to protcct thc privaoy of all policy and lcgally -enforccablcinformationduringirnplcmcntatiorrofl}angladcslrGAI,; 9.3.2 ',['hc schcmc ownor lras to cllsllrc that thcrc is no inlbrmation mistakc during imPlcmcnting GAI']; and 9,3.3 '['akc ncccssary action by thc officcr in chargc in ordcr to protcct thc privacy syslcm ol'thc sohcmc owncr' 9.-1 I'ormation of Committccs and'l'crms oIRefcrcncc 9.4.1 Stccring Committcc: I ) Sccrctary, M inistry of Agriculturc' Chainnarr 2) A<Jditional Sccrctary (l'l'C)' Ministry of Agriculturc Mcmbcr 3) Additional Socrctary (lrxtcnsiorr)' Ministry of Agriculturc Mcmbcr M irr istrY ol- Agrictrlturc4) Additional Sccrctary(ltcscarch)'Mit-tistryol ngrrcullu . Mctrrbcr .5) Joint Chicf (Planning Wing), Ministry of Agriculturc Mcmbcr 6) Chairman,IlangladcshAgriculpralDcveloprncntCorporation Mcmbcr j) I)ircclor Gcncrat, Dircctoratc olNational Consumcr l{ights Protcction Mcmbcr 8) Iixccutivc Chainnan, llangladcsh Agrioultural l{cscarch Council Mcmbcr 9) I)ircctor Gcncral, I)cpaflrncnt of Agricultural lixtcnsion Mcmbcr 10) I)ircctorGcncral, llangladcshAgricultural l{cscarch'lnstitutc Mcmbcr i l) l)ircctor (icncral, tlangladcsh Iticc ltcscarch lnstitutc Mcmbcr I lZ) [)ircctor (icncral, l]arigladcsh lnstitr.rtc o[Nuclcar Agriculturc I rvlc,rbcr l3) I)ircctor (icncral, I)cpartlnont of Agricultural Markcting Mcmbcr l4) l)ircclor (icncral, tlangladcsh Standards and 'l'csting Institution Mcmbcr l5) l)ircctor (icucral, Soil ltcsorrrcc l)cvcloprnont Institutc Mcmbcr l6) Ijxccutivc I)ircctor, llangladcsh Institutc of ltcscarch and 'l'raining on Applicd NLrtrition Mcmbcr ' 17) Chairrnan, llangladcsh Irood Sal-cty Authority Mcmber I ,tll Vicc Chairrnan, lixport promotiott llurcatt' n Mctnbcr 19) I)ircotor (icncral, South Asian I{cgional Standards Organization (SAI{SO) I\'lcrrtbcr 20) I{cprcscntarivc. l}arrgla.dcsh Accrcclitation l]oard (l]n B) Mcrnbcr 2l) , Managing Dircctor, I Iortex lroundation IVlcrnbcr 22) Prcsidcnt, llangla<lcsh Fnrits, Vcgctablc and Allicd Products ljxportcrs Association (llFVAPl)n) Mcmbcr 23) Prcsident, consumer Association of rlangradcsh (cAI)) Mcrnbcr 24) I)ircctor, Sced Ccrtification Agcncy Mcmbcr 25) Mcmbcr Dircctor (crop), Ilangradcsrr Agric,rturar Itcscarch councir Mcrnbcr-Sccretary g.4.2 'I'crms of Rcfcrencc of Stccring Commitfec 9'4.2,1 'l'hc ovcrzll dcvcropment, crrangc antJ monitoring of scrrcmc owncr ancr I}ACI}; 9'4'2'2 'l'aking dccisions bascd on rccommcndalions of thc certification and tcchnical committcc; 9'4'2'3 l;inal approval of stantlard and tcchnical guidclincs made for Bangladesh(iAI'; 9'4'2'4'Co-opting thc cxpcricrtccd pcrson in thc rclcvant ficld i, this committcc if noccssary and 9.4.2.5 Consulting with the conccrncd commitlcc if ncccssary. 9.4.3 Ccrtification Committcc: l) l)ircctor Gcncrar, Dcpaftment of Agricurturc lrxtension convcnor 2) Dircctor Gcncral, Departmcnt of Agricurturar Markcting Mcmbcr 3) Joint sccrctary (llxtcnsion), Mirristry oIAgriculture Mcmbcr 4) Managing Dircctor, I Iortcx Iioundation Mcmbcr 5) Dircctor, Plant Protcction Wing, I)cpartmcnt of Agricultural ljxtension Mcmber 6) I)ircctor, Ccrtification Marks, llS'l.l ' Mcmbcr 7) I)ircctor, Secd Ccrtification Agcncy; Gazipur Mcmbcr 8) Dircctor, Ilangladcsh Accrcjitation lloard - Mcmbcr 9) (icncral Managcr(Sccd), IIAI)C Mcmbor l0) Chicf Scicntific Officcr (Crop). l]Al{C Mcmlrcr I I ) Chicl- Scicntific Officcr (l:nrornology l)ivisiorr). IIAI{l Mcmbcr 12) Chicl'Scicntific O[f iccr (lrlant Pathology t)ivision), l]AI{l Mcmbcr l3) l)ircctor, l;icld Scrvicc, I)opaflrncnl ol' Agricultural lrxtc6sign . Mcnrbcr Srx.rctary 9.4.4 I'crms of ltcfcrencc of Certification Committec 9-4-4.1 Modil'ication and rccordkccping ol'ccrtification proccss as roc;uircd; 9.4.4.2 Crcating instruclional inlormation hclpl-ul 1o application of ccrlificati<ln; 9.4.4.3 l)olicy formulatiot-t, rccordl<ccping and cditions of llangladcsh GAI, logo usc; 9.4.4.4 l{csolving any issnc rclatcd to ccrtification; 9.4.4'5 Final approval of thc application ol llublic and privatc <lrganizatior-r aftcr verification; and 9.4.4.6 Co-opting thc cxpcricnccd pcrson l'rorn 1hc rolcvant ficld ip this comm ittcc, if ncccssary, 9.4.5'I'cchnical Committcc: I ) lixccutive Chainnan, llangladcsh AgricLrltLrral Itcscarch Council- Convcnor 2) Mcmbcr I)ircctor (crop), Ilangladcsh Agricultr-rral l{cscarch Council - Mcrnbcr 3) Mcmbci I)ircctor (Fcrtilizcr Managcmc'nt), Ilangladcsh z\gricullural I)cvcloprncnt Corporation- Mcmbcr {) I)ircctor, I)lant Protcction Wing, I)cparlmcnl of Agricultural Ijxtcnsion- Mclnbcr 5) l)ircctor, Plant Quarantine Wing, I)cpaftmcnt o1' Agricultllral Ijxtcnsion - Morirbcr 6) "'r""ilJ,l"#icurrurc wing. I)cparr,rcn1 0r' AgricLr rlurar r,xlcnsio, - 7) l)ircctor/ Itcprcscntativc, Scccl Ccrliljcation Agcncy Mcmber tl) conccnrcd I)ircctor, I:nvironmcnt l)cpartmc,t or (iovcrrlrrcrt Mcmbcr 9) I)ircct'r/ I{cprcscntati'c, Soir l{csourcc I)cvcropmc,t Instilutc Mcmbcr l 0) I )irccror( rtcscarch). Ilangrarrcsh A gric url ura r rtcscarch Irstitutc Mcrnbcr I I) I)ircctor(l{cscarch), I}a,gla.csh Iticc I{cscarc' Institutc- Mcmbcr l 2) I)i rcctor(r{cscarcrr), I}angracrcsh I,stitutc o r. N uc rcar Agricu hurc Mclnbcr i3) I)irccl<lrl l{cprcscntativc, I}angracrcsrr LrstitLrtc oilrcscarch and .r.raining on Applicd Nutrition Mcnrbcr l4) I)ircclor' ccflification Marks, Iliurgladcsh Sta,crards a,d 'r'csting Institution-Mclnbcr l5) I)ircct.r, Irrstitulc or r;.od Scicncc a,d 'r'ccrrrr.r.g1, (rjs.r.). rlcsrR Mcnrbcr I 6) Ilcproscntativc, I)cparlrncnt oIAgricultLrral l\4arltcting-Mc.mbcr '---"'D I 7) ('o,ccrncd ncprcscrrrativc. I iortcx r;'rlrd.tiorr- Mcmbcr I {l) I{cprcscntative, Iitmd procossing Industrics Mcrnbcr l<)) l)ircctor. l;icld Scrviccs Wing. I)cpaflrncnt Mcnrbcr-Socrctary ol' Agricultr:ral Ilxlonsion 9.1.6 9.4.6.1 9.4.6.2 9.4.6.3 'I'crms of Ilcfcrencc o[..I'cchnical Conrmittcc iffifj[f;,1]'i,'11]:',T:iing rcqLrircd standard and tcchnicar gLrirrcrincs ror I)rrrv id ing ncccssary cxplalrat ions rll. par.agraplrs; Sctting ccr1ifi cati.n starrdarcrs arrcr rcsor virrg rcratcir c,n Ir icrs: 10 () '4.6.4 l)cvcloping llangladcsh ()AI'} logo ancl acccpting rcgistratigu l'rom thc con ccntcd organ izationl 9'4.6.5 l{csolving any ariscn problcms by thc ccrlil'icalion boclv and 'l'cchnical clarification of' any rnaltcr, il. nccdcill anci 9'4.6.6 Co-opting thc cxpcricrrccd pcrson in thc conccruccl subjcct in.this committcc il' ltcccssary. 9.5 I-Isc ol'llangladcsh ()ootl Agricurtural l)racticcs (GAp) Iogo and Ilanglatlcsh (]Al, Numbcr (l|(iN) 9.5.I llangladcsh (iAl' kr-eo to bc rcscrvcrr [ry thc Schc'rr.rc owucr, 9'5.2 In ttsin-q Ilanglaclcsh GAI'}logo by thc ccrtiliccl procluccr or prociuccr groutrr must hc approvcd by thc ccrti|icatio, body/Schcrnc ow.cr; 9'5.3 Logo shoLtld bc uscd in suclt a way tha{ in proclucl/crop procluctiorr it bccomcs cvicicnt tlral lhc (iAI, havc hcctr lirllorrccl arrcl L)'5.4 l)r<lvicling (iAI) ccrlificatc 1o procluccr or procluccr group usc <ll'[]anglaclcsh (iAI) Ntrrrrbcr (tlGN) is cssctttial. For IX}N, l3-ciigir clcsciiptivc scrial iurrbcr aligncd 10 (ilobal (iAI, has to bc crcalccl I 0. F,rnratir. antl llcsp,nsihilitics,l' Cc'riricatirn llorly 'l'lrc Ccrtificatiorr brldy will ctxcluct ccrlification proccclr,rrc to lnaintain thc cluality of Iarrn proclucc ancl to cvaluatc thc cornpliirrrccs lbr rcdLrcing infcction ancl pollLrtion.'f'hc organizali<tt'r having sul'f'icicnt manpowcr and capacity to bc nominatccl as Ccrtification Ilody (CI)). 'l'hc Ccrtillcalion llocly as an indcpcndcrrt organization rvill proviclc GAI, ccrlificalc corrrpatiblc lvith rccluirclncnts ol- natioual ancl inlcrnational (]AI, slanclards to thc conlract procluccr/ produccr group. Irr this casc, ccrtificatiolt bocly must bc accrcdilcrJ by tlrc rccognizccl aLrlhority as pcr thc stanclarcls of ISOl7065:2012. 'l'hc Ccrtificatiorr body will rnonitor arrd ilnplcnrcut thc conrplianccs/control pgints in modulcs of llangladcsh (lAP Standards rvhclhcr thcsc havc bcon flollowccl propcrll, as pcr slandards. Ac{ivities ol'Ccrtilication I}ocly (CI}) arc :rs follows: r (lcrtificatiotl systcrt-r ttcccl 1o bc dcvclopccl bascd on thc schcrrc standard and ISOl7065:2012: t t-lbdatirrg rclatcd inlorlnatiou and translcr to tlrc ccrlificcl produccr or procluccr . group by 1hc Schcmc owltcr. 11 ' 'l'al<ing cffcctivc stcps to providc ccflificatcs to thc produccr or produccr grgup inlcrcstcd in rccciving llarrgladcsh GAI) ccrtilicatc; e ltcsolving any complaints and appcals rcgarding implcmcntation of llanglaclcsh (iAI'; arrd e I)ctcrminirrg thc stratcgy ol cnsuring opportunitics to lbllow GAl, lor intcrcstccl produccrs or produccr groups and uploacling alI infbnnation in thc wcbsitc. I I. Accrettitation llody As an indcpcndcnt organiZalion Accrcditation bocly would looli aftcr the skill, inspccting and auditing ol'thc ccrtillcatiorr bocly ol' Ilanglaclcsh GAI) schcnrc. 'l'hc acclcditation body will lollow ISO170l I and work undcr thc rulcs ancl rcgulations ol thc Itttcrnational Accrcditation liorum (lAlr). Ilangladcsh will lollow ISdlT0ll as a signalory 1o tlrc IAI;. In this casc, Ilanglaclcsh Accrcclitation lloard (llAI]) will worl< as thc accrcditation lrody o[-thc l]angladcsh GAP schcmc. 12. Certilication Guidclines 'l'o crcatc trust, Ilangladcsh GAI'} ccrtification guiclclincs will cnsurc irnpartiality, cligibility. privacy and transparcncy, rcsponsivcncss ancl rcspopsibility whosc cxplanalions arc as lollows: Imparriality - (lcflificatiorr body and its staff rvill bc irnparrial so tftar thcy havc confidcncc in thcir activitics and rcsults. In casc of irnparliality, biasncss duc io own intcrcsts, kinship, r,cry lamiliarily, intcrruptirrg and conlcsting arc rncntionablc among tlrc risl<s. Qualilicalion - For cnsuring conficlcncc in ccrtilicaticln thc olficcrs/crnployccs nccd to havc adcquatc qualification. Privacy arrd 'I'ransparcncy - 'l'hc cc(ificatir:rn body nrusl aohicvc confidcncc in thc privacy ol- inlormation in implcmcnling llangladcsh GAP, so that thc informatiol is. not discloscd any way. 'l'hc ccrtification bocly must cnsurc transparcncy at all lcvcls clf implcmcnlation ol'thc llangladcsh GAP. Opcnncss - Opcnncss is thc policy of acccss or disclosing propcr information. 'l'hc ccrtil'ication body must providc and publish inlirrmation on cvaluation and ccrtificatiorr proccss in appropriatc form in duc tirnc. 'l'hc inlonnation regarding thc status of thc product ccfliflcation to bc proviclod/publishcd tirncly in corrccl forrn. Ccrtificalion approval, managclllcttl, incrcasc or dccrcasc soopc, sr.rspcnsion, withclrawal or dcnial so that confidcncc can bc achicvcd in thc solidarity and crcdibilily oIthc ccrtification. Itight ttl inl'ormation* Ccflification body lravc 1o providc 1hc in[orrnation rclalcd to 1hc cvaltratiotr artd ccrtification of thc product sLrl-rjcct to thcir rcqucst whilc contractccl with a produccr, produccr group or organization. t2 lLcsponsc to complaints and appeals- Complaints and appcals lncans protcction against mistakcs, drop out or illogical bchaviour in cvaluation of thc ccrlification body's clicr,t and othbrs'compliancc.'l'hc confrdcncc in compliancc cvaluation is prcscrvcd whcn thc proccss of cornplainl and appcal is propcrly rcsolvcd. Rcsponsibility-l'hc apptying produccr ancl procluccr group nccd to fulfill thc rcquircmcnls olccrtification, which is not oonccrnod with thc ccrtificalion body.'l'hc corlificaliorr body undcrtakcs dccision bascd on thc supporting clocurncrrts. It is casicr to approvc by thc Ccrtilication Colnmittcc if cornpliancc is mcct up dr-rly bascd on thc cvidcncc of thc rovicw. 13. Ilangladesh GAI' Ccrtilication Proccss 13.1 Application for Ilangladcsh Goocl Agricultural Practices certilication l3.l.l Individual produccr or produccr group (two or morc) may bc 1hc applicant; 13.1.2'l'hc samc rcquircmcnts will bc in cflcct for thc individual procluocr and . produocr group; 1 3. 1 .3 'l'hc produccr must cvaluatc GAP proccdurcs according to ISO I 7065:20 I 2 through sclf-asscssmcnt for at lcast throc monlhs bclbrc submilting thc application; 13.1.4 Applicalion has to bc madc in thc prcscribcd lbrnr so that thcrc is a clcar undcrstanding of thc produccr or thc produccr group. h-r thc lorrn thcrc havc to bc tl-rc nafflc, addrcss, oontact dctails, proof o[ lcgal crodcntial and dctail inl'crrmation about thc l'arm of applicant produccr or produccr grolrp. Ilcsidcs, informalicln about thc producls such as proc{uction sitcs, atrnual productiott, lypcs ol'cuhivation, poly house/nct housc/groon housc or ficlcl produclion, orop dctails (varictics, planting timc, usc olvarious inputs ctc.), statcmcnt and. datcs of inlcrnal inspcction havc to bc rr-rcntioncd; 13.1.5 Applioation form and ncocssary inlbrmation havc to bc uploadcd on 1hc wcbsitc of Ccrtification llody; 13.1.6 'l'hc applicant has to fulfil a plcdgc to infonn whethcr i1 has bccn ccrtificcl undcr this schclnc or by any othcr ccrlification body and in that casc, thc prcvious rcport will havc to bc providcd to thc norv Cc(ification llody. Ccrtification Ilody rnay considcr to vcrillz tho inlormation providcd by thc prcvior-rs ccr1illcation body: and 13.1.? 'l'hrough furlhcr dcclaralion thc applicant has to providc its rnanagcmcltt inlonnation. lJcsidcs, any minutcs or GAP cc(ificatc rcvokcd or approvcd in arry policy or law by any othcr ccrlification body lras to bc rttcnti<lncd. 13 ,r-,,r"r,rtcation l{eviow 13.2.1 Any shortcoming if obscrvcd during rcvicw. thc applicant has to inl'orm thc cerlification body as carlicst possiblc; 13.2.2 'l'hc application will lrc rcgislcrcd if all thc informatiorr providcd are acccptablc and a rcccipt with an unicluc idcntification nurnbcr will bc issucd; 13.2.3 Application l'or cerlifioalion cannot bc rcgistcrcd within ollc ycar in Ibvour o[ any producer if alrcady bcing rcjcclcd l'or rnisusc of Ilangladcsh GAP [,ogo or punishcd by a courl or lor violatior-r of thc tcrms ol'thc prcvious ccrlification body; 13.2.4 l{cvicw will cnsurc that all rcquircmcnts lor thc cvaluation arc hrllrllcd and thc applicant has thc skills and corxpctcnco to lbllow ccrlification proccss. II'thc Ccrtification llody's proccss is lound dclcctivc or insufficicnt, it must bc mcntioncd in thc rcvicw as obscrvation; and 13.2.5 All rccords of rcvicw havc to bc prcscrvcd. 13.3 Certilication AgreemcntAJndcrtaking Ccrtification agrccmcnt betwccn rcgistcrcd applicant (producer/produccr groLrp) and ccrlil'icatiorr body shall bc signcd whcrcin ccflain conditions and rulcs.rogulations arc mcntioncd, which arc to bc complicd by thc produccr or produccr group. 'l'hc applicant must submit a l'arm managcmcnt plan along with thc ccrtifioalion agrccmcnt. [Jntil lhc produccr is using thc I]angladcsh GAP logo, thc applicant has to bc committcd lor continucd implcrncntaliorr ol' thc standard fann managcmcnt plan spccificd by thc ccflification authority so that compliancc critcria is rnaintaincd. 'l'hc cc(ification agrccmcnt format will bc uploaded in thc wcbsitc. 14. Audit 'l'hc planning and arrangcmcnts of auditing shall bc suoh that thc audit is cffcctivc, pcrtincnl and rcliablc. Auditing shall bc conductcd using cstablishcd mcthods and stratcgics. 'l'hc certification of crop produccs shall bc auditcd by compclcnt organization. Iior such activilics objcctivcs, ncLrtrality and systcmatic proccdurcs arc csscntial. llcl'orc auditing, it is ncccssary to havc a clcar undcrslanding on its opporl-unitics, goals and standards and shall bc agrccd with it. 'l'hc audit tcarn mcmbcrs and 1hc prograrnme managcr nccd to bc oarclul having intcgrity as profcssionals t<fivards thcir rvork aptitudes and rulcs- rcgulations. 'l'herc shall bc such rclationship bctwccn thc audit tcam and tlic produccr/produccr grolrp so that con{'idcntiality is mairrtaincd. l4 15. F'ollowcd Standard l5' l In casc olorganic and chcmical fcrtilizcr uscs lcrtilizcr rccomn-lcndation guidc publishcd by thc IIARC and in casc ol'pcslicidcs uscs, approvccl rcgislcrcd pcsticidcs nccd to bc applicd in appropriatc doscs. Ilcsidcs,'l'crtilizcr Eo.*g.,will bc acccptablc on thc basis ol irpazilalunion soil guidciincs publisn"J'Uy thc Soil Itcsourcc I)cvclopmcnt InsiitLrtc or soil tcstiig mcthocl. I1 addition, fcflilizcr and- pcsticidc dosagcs will also bc acccptablc as pcr rccommcndatiorr of diflcrcnt l{cscarch lnstilutcs, AgrioLrltural/'l'ccirnical tJnivcrsitics; l5'2 l)osagcs ttsq of othcr chcmicals likc l)lant Growh Ilcgulalor-(pGI{) shall bc rccommcndcd as pcr lcrtilizcr rccomnrcndalion gUidc p-uUtirtl"a ty ilnnC or rccomtncndcd by thc l{cscarch Institutcs, Agricu lturalT'l'cchnical ijnivcrsitics and l5'3 Prcvalcnt laws and policics in thc country shall bc followcd in casc of approvcd GMO crops. 16. Samplc Tcsting 'l'hc food products shall be examincd from llrc accrcclitcd/approvcd laboratory lbr dctcrrnining thc prcsence of fcrtilizcrs, pcsticidc rcsiducs, t,"ury mctals, harrnful microorganism. 17. I)ocumcnlation For managcmcnt and dcvclopmenl ol'thc llarrgladcsh GAP, thc Schcrnc Owncr shall have to prcparc, control and prcservc various matlcrs such as suflficicnt publicatiol of various GAP modulcs in llcngali and linglish vcrsion, various organizational slructurcs lor irnplcmcnlation of thc nalional GAI, ccrtification and accrcdilation proccdurcs, kcy actions to rccognizc thc GAI, of thc Accrcditation Iloard ctc. 'l'hc documcntalion shall spccify thc rnanagcmcnt and rcsponsibilitics of thc Schcrnc Owrrcr. 18. IIuman Rcsource I)evclopmcnt Skillcd human rcsourccs arc csscntial l'or Appropriatc tcchnology innovation, institulional skills and cntrcprcncurship dcvclop,r"nt. in achicving prollssional skills implcmcntation of suitablc training and cducation packagc bascd-programmcs will spccd up activitics of llangladcsh GAI'}.'l'hc followingactivitics shall be conductcd for human resourccs dcvelopmcnt: 18.1 I'raining lrartncrs 18' l 'J 'l'hc compctcncy ol' conccrncd in dcvcloprncnt and implcmcntation of Ilangladcsh GAP including produccrs, cxtcn.sionist, agricultural rcsearchcrs.' cxtcnsion and markcting stal'l'has to bc incrcascd through training. 15 I tt.2 Covcragc of I'raining 1ti.2.1 Providing training on Ilangladcsh GAI, policy and modulcs; 18.2.2 OI'fcring training on sucscssful application of ncw inriovation and on all areas including rescarch in llangladcsh GAI); 18.2.3 Organizing scasonal/crop-bascd training and providing group basccl training to thc l'anncrs; 18.2.4 l'roviding training in arcas of managcrncnt or.r salc locld production, soil, fcflilizcr and watcr, integratcd pest, poslharvcst and marl<cting, c1c. 18.2.5 Provide spccial priority on wolncn and youth training to draw tlrcir attcntion on Ilarrgladcsh GAI, activitics and 18.2.6 Inclr"rdc llangladcsh GAl'} in thc intcrnal training of all conccrncd organization, agcncy, dopartmcnts. 18.3 llducation 1 8.3. I Includc GAP courscs at graduatc and post-graduatc lcvcls of thc Agricu ltural/'l'cchnical [Jnivcrsitics ancl 18.3.2 Includc GAP in training ofNA'l'A and agricr-rltLrral diploma courscs. 19. I'cchnology I'ransf'cr l9.l lixpanding cxtcnsion skills with an aim to rcsolve 1hc iclcntificd problcms and accelcralc tcchnology translcr proccss through organizing rcgular workshops, scl.ltinars, vicws cxchangcs and lraining by thc NAI{S inslilutcs and thc agricultural/tcchrrical univorsitics with parlicipation ol'rcscarchcrs, cxtcnsion and markcting stal'ls. 19.2 Iror quick cxtcnsion of thc novcl tcchnologics, thc invcnting organization will initially takc spccial activitics and thc tcchnology will be irnprovcd by cvaluating its uscfulncss and 19.3 ltcscarchers and cxtension worlccrs shall jointly undcflakc and implcmcnt rcscarch plans I'or innovating cll'cctivc tcchnology transfcr rncthods. 20. Priority of llcngali Language Aftcr accomplishmcnt of llangladesh Good Agricultural practices Policy-2020, thc govcrnmcnt sltall bc ablc to publish a rcliablc tcxt in linglish through govcrnmcnt gazellc notification. If therc is any confusion/inconsistcncy bctwccn llangla and Iinglish tcxt, thc policy compilcd in tlmgla shall sustain. t6